WorksheetsBusiness Principles Ch. 1 Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Your needs and wants never end they are unlimited.
True
False
Products and money used in the production of goods and services are called natural resources.
True
False
The mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and limited economic resources is called the basic economic problem.
True
False
The first step in the economic decision-making process is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.
False
True
The United States could best be characterized as a command economy.
False
True
The right of private property means you can own, use, or dispose of things of value.
True
False
In a market economy, buying decisions are made by consumers.
True
False
If there is heavy competition for a product within a category but not the same product, businesses will keep its price low.
False
True
If many consumers want a particular service, its price will probably go up.
False
True
The higher the price, the higher the producer’s profits.
False
True
All of the following is a need EXCEPT
food and shelter
clothing
fine jewelry
clean air
The means through which goods and services are produced are called
economic resources
needs
spending opportunities
economic choices
All of the following is a capital resource EXCEPT
pick up truck
a factory
machinery
employees
The value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose is called
trade-off cost
scarcity
opportunity cost
economic cost
When a country decides to focus on advanced technology and a skilled labor force, it is primarily answering which of the basic economic questions?
What to produce?
How to produce?
Which needs to satisfy?
Which wants to satisfy?
The US is a __________________
command economy
market economy
mixed economy
traditional economy
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of capitalism?
freedom of choice
government ownership of resources
the profit motive
competition among businesses
Which of the following is a consumer?
the President
a student
the baseball player
all of the above are consumers
The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy is called
supply
an economic want
demand
an economic amount
In which of the following situations is demand MOST likely to be reduced?
customers see a number of products they believe will satisfy a need
customers cannot find a good substitute for a product they want
prices for a popular product are reduced
all of the above tend to reduce demand
Things that add comfort and pleasure to your life.
needs
goods
wants
consumers
People producing goods and services.
human resources
trade-offs
natural resources
services
Things that are required in order to live.
wants
scarcity
needs
producers
Things that you can see and touch.
wants
goods
consumers
needs
When you give up something to have something else.
goods
services
scarcity
trade-off
Those who determine which products and services will be available for sale.
producers
human resources
services
consumers
Raw materials supplied by nature.
economic cost
competition
human resources
natural resources
Not having enough resources to satisfy every need.
mixed economy
profit
scarcity
competition
Things that are intangible and have no physical characteristics.
consumers
employees
production
services
Those who buy and use goods and services.
producers
consumers
employee
buyers
Economic resources are sometimes referred to as factors of
trade-off
production
employment
competition
The process of choosing which wants, among several options, will be satisfied is called
economic decision making
market price
mixed economy
traditional economy
In a(n) _________ economy, goods and services are produced the way they have always been produced.
human
mixed
traditional
The rivalry among businesses to sell their goods and services is called
opportunity
profit
competition
The point at which supply and demand are equal is called the
market price
market cross
market meet
