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Introduction to Business Basic Concepts Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You went out to eat with your family, and tipped the server 15%. With that 15% tip, what was your family paying for?

a)

Service

b)

Product

c)

Need

d)

Good

2.

The employee at the pet store who cleans the animal’s cages is considered which type of resource?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreuneur

3.

The cages that the animals live in until they are purchased are considered which type of resource?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entreprenuer

4.

Scarcity is the idea that….

a)

We are scared of most things

b)

We have unlimited resources

c)

We have to use resources as quickly as possible

d)

We have unlimited wants but limited resources

5.

It’s Thursday night. You have a biology test tomorrow morning. Your friend texts you and asks if you want to go over to his house and play Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Switch. You love that game, but also want a good grade. You decide to stay home and study tonight. What is the opportunity cost of your decision?

a)

Your test grade

b)

Your friend’s grade

c)

Enjoyment from playing video games

d)

Price of the video game

6.

Right now, you are taking a quiz. However, you could also be going to the bathroom, eating a snack or reading a book. All these choices represent...

a)

Trade offs

b)

Opportunity costs

c)

Scarcity

d)

Economic decision making

7.

Competition is...

a)

Good. It can lead to lower prices as businesses compete

b)

Good. It can help you in starting your own business.

c)

Bad. It leads to higher prices when more stores open.

d)

Bad. The quality of the competing products gets worse.

8.

Which country would be the best country to produce tank tops? Consider the resources each country has, the cost to produce, and the need for tank tops in that country.

a)

Canada

b)

Russia

c)

North Korea

d)

India

9.

Which type of economy is North Korea closet to??

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

10.

Which type of economy is US closet to?

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

11.

This principle allows you to own and do whatever you want with your stuff, and allows businesses to sell what they want.

a)

Competition

b)

Profit

c)

Private Property

d)

Scarcity

12.

You open a shoe repair shop. You made $100 worth of sales in week one. You had to pay $10 for a shoe repair kit, and $40 to hire your sibling to help you repair shoes. What is your profit?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

40

d)

10

13.

It’s your freshman year in college and your roommate shares a fridge in the room with you. You’ve notices several of your Pepsi sodas have gone missing. One day you came back after class and saw him drinking one of your sodas. “What’s up, dude?” he says to you like nothing’s wrong. You say hi, and sit down at your desk, unsure of how to continue.

a)

Identify the problem

b)

Think of choices

c)

Evaluate your decision

d)

List the pros and cons of each choice

14.

In a market economy, businesses are mostly motivated by..

a)

Profit

b)

Kindess

c)

Government

d)

Traditional

15.

What is the next step in the decision making process, after you select a solution?

a)

Identify the problem

b)

List pros and cons of each choice

c)

Evaluate your decision

d)

Identify your choices

16.

What are the three economic questions that each society must answer?

a)

Who?

What?

When?

b)

What?

How?

For Whom?

c)

Who?

What?

Why?

d)

When?

Why?

How?

17.

You come home from school and tell your Mom that you really ______ the newest iPhone, but you actually _______ some food because you didn’t eat lunch today.

a)

Need, Want

b)

Need, Need

c)

Want, Need

d)

Want/Want