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Business Principles Ch. 1 Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your needs and wants never end they are unlimited.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Products and money used in the production of goods and services are called natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and limited economic resources is called the basic economic problem.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The first step in the economic decision-making process is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

The United States could best be characterized as a command economy.

a)

False

b)

True

6.

The right of private property means you can own, use, or dispose of things of value.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In a market economy, buying decisions are made by consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

If there is heavy competition for a product within a category but not the same product, businesses will keep its price low.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

If many consumers want a particular service, its price will probably go up.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

The higher the price, the higher the producer’s profits.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

All of the following is a need EXCEPT

a)

food and shelter

b)

clothing

c)

fine jewelry

d)

clean air

12.

The means through which goods and services are produced are called

a)

economic resources

b)

needs

c)

spending opportunities

d)

economic choices

13.

All of the following is a capital resource EXCEPT

a)

pick up truck

b)

a factory

c)

machinery

d)

employees

14.

The value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose is called

a)

trade-off cost

b)

scarcity

c)

opportunity cost

d)

economic cost

15.

When a country decides to focus on advanced technology and a skilled labor force, it is primarily answering which of the basic economic questions?

a)

What to produce?

b)

How to produce?

c)

Which needs to satisfy?

d)

Which wants to satisfy?

16.

The US is a __________________

a)

command economy

b)

market economy

c)

mixed economy

d)

traditional economy

17.

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of capitalism?

a)

freedom of choice

b)

government ownership of resources

c)

the profit motive

d)

competition among businesses

18.

Which of the following is a consumer?

a)

the President

b)

a student

c)

the baseball player

d)

all of the above are consumers

19.

The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy is called

a)

supply

b)

an economic want

c)

demand

d)

an economic amount

20.

In which of the following situations is demand MOST likely to be reduced?

a)

customers see a number of products they believe will satisfy a need

b)

customers cannot find a good substitute for a product they want

c)

prices for a popular product are reduced

d)

all of the above tend to reduce demand

21.

Things that add comfort and pleasure to your life.

a)

needs

b)

goods

c)

wants

d)

consumers

22.

People producing goods and services.

a)

human resources

b)

trade-offs

c)

natural resources

d)

services

23.

Things that are required in order to live.

a)

wants

b)

scarcity

c)

needs

d)

producers

24.

Things that you can see and touch.

a)

wants

b)

goods

c)

consumers

d)

needs

25.

When you give up something to have something else.

a)

goods

b)

services

c)

scarcity

d)

trade-off

26.

Those who determine which products and services will be available for sale.

a)

producers

b)

human resources

c)

services

d)

consumers

27.

Raw materials supplied by nature.

a)

economic cost

b)

competition

c)

human resources

d)

natural resources

28.

Not having enough resources to satisfy every need.

a)

mixed economy

b)

profit

c)

scarcity

d)

competition

29.

Things that are intangible and have no physical characteristics.

a)

consumers

b)

employees

c)

production

d)

services

30.

Those who buy and use goods and services.

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

employee

d)

buyers

31.

Economic resources are sometimes referred to as factors of

a)

trade-off

b)

production

c)

employment

d)

competition

32.

The process of choosing which wants, among several options, will be satisfied is called

a)

economic decision making

b)

market price

c)

mixed economy

d)

traditional economy

33.

In a(n) _________ economy, goods and services are produced the way they have always been produced.

a)

human

b)

mixed

c)

traditional

34.

The rivalry among businesses to sell their goods and services is called

a)

opportunity

b)

profit

c)

competition

35.

The point at which supply and demand are equal is called the

a)

market price

b)

market cross

c)

market meet