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Economics and business y8 part 2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The economy is the total of all activities for the purpose of...

a)

producing, marketing and selling goods and services in a country

b)

creating, designing and exploring goods and services in a country

c)

producing, distributing and consuming goods and services in a country

d)

producing, distributing and selling foods and services in a country

2.

The business sector can be described as...

a)

producers that provide goods and services to satisfy the needs and wants of households

b)

consumers that are working in the business sector to earn money

c)

consumers that purchase goods and services for the business sector

d)

producers that provide goods and services to consumers in order to make a profit

3.

Household demand is...

a)

the amount of goods or services that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a point in time

b)

the amount of products created throughout the production process that are available to the household sector

c)

the amount of goods and services that businesses produce for the household sector at a point in time

d)

the amount of goods required in the production process

4.

Opportunity cost can be defined as...

a)

Having fewer resources than needed to fill human wants and needs

b)

A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something

c)

Anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on social media

d)

The loss of other alternatives when one alternative is chosen

5.

Globalisation can be defined as...

a)

Economic transactions that are made between countries

b)

The exchange of goods and services among individuals and businesses in multiple countries

c)

The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide

d)

A change in global or regional climate patterns

6.

A product sent to another country to be sold is know as....

a)

circular flow

b)

income

c)

production

d)

an export

7.

A good brought into one country from another

a)

specialization

b)

labor force

c)

export

d)

import

8.
Which two groups of people are represented in the circular flow model?
a)
Buyers and Sellers
b)
Producers and Consumers
c)
Government and Private Individuals
d)
Households and Businesses
9.
What is the most common type of economic system today?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Market
d)
Mixed
10.

What is the main role of government intervention in the economy?

a)

To discourage enterprise and reduce foreign investment

b)

To protect the workforce and the environment and to promote competition

c)

To ensure that business is conducted in such a way that local businesses always win

d)

To prevent consumers from accessing what the economy produces

11.
Which economic system experiences the least amount of government interference?
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
12.
A major advantage of a market economy
a)
It can change direction quickly
b)
a high degree of individual freedom
c)
efficient government control of production and distribution
d)
People are likely to be offered goods and services they cannot afford
13.
A disadvantage of a market economy
a)
A high degree of uncertainty
b)
Restricts to personal freedom
c)
Discourages creativity and new ideas
d)
Does not allocate resources as efficiently
14.
Which is a problem associated with communist command economies?
a)
There is no competition.
b)
There are high taxes.
c)
Supply and demand control what will be produced.
d)
Individuals run the risk of losing their businesses.
15.

A market is defined as

a)

a physical place where people buy only goods.

b)

a physical place where people buy both goods and services.

c)

a store where people buy physical goods.

d)

any arrangements that brings buyers and sellers together.

16.
The point where revenue and costs are equal is known as?
a)
Profit
b)
Break Even
c)
Loss
d)
Cashflow
17.
Overheads are defined as;
a)
The start up costs of a business
b)
The everyday running costs of a business
c)
The variable costs of a business
d)
The fixed costs of a business
18.
A business has made a net profit if;
a)
All Costs are greater than Revenue
b)
Revenue is greater than All Costs
c)
Revenue is greater than Cost of Sales
d)
Cost of Sales is greater than Revenue