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Bus. Mang. Sem 1 Final

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 15hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is the study of how people satisfy unlimited and competing wants and needs through the careful use of limited resources.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How often do people make decisions about using resources?

a)

Every day

b)

Once in a while

3.

Which is a need?

a)

Car

b)

Food

c)

Desk

4.

Which is an example of a public want?

a)

Library

b)

Water

c)

Mall

5.

What do wants and needs determine?

a)

What you sell

b)

What businesses sell

6.

Which is not a service?

a)

Education

b)

Pro sports

c)

Office furniture

7.

To make the best use of limited resources, satisfy:

a)

Needs first, then wants

b)

Wants first, then needs

8.

What does competition cause for the consumer?

a)

Higher costs

b)

Lower costs

9.

Business activities should be supported by:

a)

Profits

b)

Competition

c)

Market research

10.

Businesses affect consumers by:

a)

Providing jobs

b)

Deciding what to sell

c)

All of the above

11.

The principle of scarcity states that there are limited resources for satisfying unlimited needs and wants.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How many factors of production are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

13.

Which is a renewable resource?

a)

Cattle

b)

Coal

c)

Oil

14.

People who produce goods and services are:

a)

Entrepreneurial resources

b)

Labor resources

15.

How many basic economic questions are there?

a)

4

b)

3

16.

In a market economy, economic decisions are primarily made:

a)

By the government

b)

In the marketplace

17.

In a market economy, citizens are responsible for:

a)

Being informed

b)

Making careful decision

c)

All of the above

18.

The amount or quantity of goods and services that consumers are willing to buy at various prices is:

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Equilibrium

19.

The contest between businesses to attract customers is:

a)

Profit

b)

Competition

20.

USA uses a:

a)

Command economy

b)

Mixed economy

c)

Market economy

21.

How many major economic shifts has the U.S. economy experienced?

a)

3

b)

4

22.

Economic indicators are used to measure 

a)

Unemployment

b)

Inflation

c)

all of the above

23.

The total value of the goods and services produced in a country in a given year is the country’s gross domestic product.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Changes in the unemployment rate show whether an economy is:

a)

picking up

b)

slowing down

c)

all of the above

25.

What can occur when the government allows too much money to circulate in the economy?

a)

Inflation

b)

Deflation

26.

When a government’s expenditures exceed tax revenues during a one-year period, it has a:

a)

budget deficit

b)

budget surplus

27.

The Federal Reserve is a federal government agency that influences the economy by controlling:

a)

interest rates

b)

the amount of money in circulation

c)

all of the above

28.

The rise and fall of economic activity is called:

a)

Recession

b)

Prosperity

c)

the business cycle

29.

The ripple effect was discussed to occur during a:

a)

Recession

b)

Inflation

30.

What does recovery lead to?

a)

increased employment

b)

Prosperity

c)

all of the above

31.

Ethics are based on a set of:

a)

specific behaviors

b)

moral principles

32.

A system of moral principles that govern the appropriate conduct of businesses is called:

a)

set of rules

b)

business ethics

c)

code of ethics

33.

A set of guidelines for maintaining ethics in the workplace is called a:

a)

business ethics

b)

code of ethics

34.

In many businesses, employees follow:

a)

a code of ethics

b)

Laws

c)

all of the above

35.

When making business decisions, employees have an ethical obligation to act in the interests of:

a)

Themselves

b)

the company

36.

What should you do when you encounter an ethical dilemma?

a)

ask yourself questions

b)

use the decision-making Process

c)

all of the above

37.

What can businesses do to be socially responsible?

a)

support community projects

b)

treat workers fairly

c)

all of the above

38.

Businesses have a social responsibility to provide employees with:

a)

safe working conditions

b)

equal treatment

c)

all of the above

39.

What is the biggest social issue facing businesses today?

a)

environmental responsibility

b)

unfair working conditions

c)

worker safety

40.

When a company keeps inaccurate accounting records, it is harmful to:

a)

Shareholders

b)

Employees

c)

all of the above

41.

A person who recognizes a business opportunity, and organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of starting and operating a business is called:

a)

entrepreneurship

b)

an entrepreneur

42.

Most entrepreneurs have this characteristic.

a)

leadership skills

b)

decision-making skills

c)

all of the above

43.

A small business is an independently owned business that serves a limited geographic area and employs fewer than:

a)

50 people

b)

200 people

c)

500 people

44.

An important advantage of owning a small business is the ability to:

a)

be in charge

b)

do what you enjoy

c)

all of the above

45.

A challenge of entrepreneurship is:

a)

getting funds

b)

working long hours

c)

all of the above

46.

What percent of U.S. firms are classified as small businesses? 

a)

25 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

99 percent

47.

Before you start a new business, you need to:

a)

conduct market research

b)

write a business plan

c)

all of the above

48.

What does a business plan help an entrepreneur focus on?

a)

what to do

b)

how to do it

c)

all of the above

49.

What statement establishes the scope and purpose of a company?

a)

a vision statement

b)

a mission statement

50.

The executive summary is a brief account of the key points in a business plan. It should be supported by evidence gathered through:

a)

the management team

b)

financial advisors

c)

market research

51.

About three-quarters of businesses in the United States are:

a)

sole proprietorships

b)

partnerships

c)

corporations

d)

franchises

52.

To start a partnership, you need a: 

a)

business plan

b)

corporate charter

c)

partnership agreement

53.

To operate as a corporation, a company must: 

a)

get a license

b)

have a board of directors

c)

all of the above

54.

A corporation’s owners are responsible for no more than the capital they have invested in it. What is this called?

a)

unlimited liability

b)

limited liability

55.

A business organization that is owned and operated by its members is a:

a)

sole-proprietorship

b)

cooperative

c)

nonprofit organization

56.

To run a franchise, you have to:

a)

invest money

b)

pay fees

c)

all of the above

57.

The textbook describes a common way to classify types of businesses by the types of:

a)

activities they perform

b)

goods they produce

c)

services they provide

58.

A producer is a type of business that: 

a)

gathers raw goods

b)

makes finished products

59.

Which of the following is NOT a function of business?

a)

production

b)

marketing

c)

sales

60.

The functional areas of a business are: 

a)

independent

b)

interdependent