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WorksheetsUnit 8 Review (CE.11 & CE.12)
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic questions of economics?
What will be produced?
How will it be produced?
What will it be produced with?
For whom will it be produced?
___________________ is the inability to satisfy all wants at the same time.
Scarcity
Resources
Choice
Production
_________________ is selection of an item or action from a set of possible alternatives.
Production
Scarcity
Resources
Choice
_______________ ______________is what is given up when a choice is made (the second best alternative).
Opportunity cost
Supply and Demand
Free Market
Mixed Economy
In what type of economy are decisions based on custom and historical precedent and people often perform the same type of work as their parents and grandparents, regardless of ability or potential.
Free market economy
Command economy
Traditional economy
Mixed economy
In what type of economy is there Central ownership (usually by government) of property/resources and centrally planned economy. Also there is lack of consumer choice
Traditional economy
Free market economy
Mixed economy
Command economy
In what type of economy is there private ownership of property/resources , profit motive, competition, consumer sovereignty, individual choice and minimal government involvement in the economy.
Traditional economy
Free market economy
Command economy
Mixed economy
The interaction of ______________ and ___________ determines price?
Consumer preferences
Opportunity cost
Production and Consumption
Supply and Demand
A person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business
Entrepreneur
competition
Resources
Scarcity
Which person would most likely be considered an entrepreneur?
Travis works as a mechanic at a car dealership
Jose took a risk to make a profit from home storage units
Emma sells cellular devices for a national company.
Ming teaches math in a public high school
Identify what risks entrepreneurs may have to take to turn a profit
Failure and loss of personal money
Using private funds to start a new business
Disappointing the government agency they work for
Public ridicule
Owing extra taxes for starting a new business
There are four types of economic systems. Most economies are _____.
Traditional
Command
Market
Mixed
"Households receive money (payments) for the labor." Which label on the circular flow best describes this?
Expenditures
revenue
Income
none of the above
The Empire wants to control all of resources and make all of economic decisions for the galaxy. What type of economy does The Empire believe in?
Command Economy
Mixed Economy
Free Market Economy
Traditional Economy
Luke Skywalker lives with his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru on a moisture farm. Everyone in Uncle Owen’s family has always been a moisture farmer. What type of economy does this represent?
Command Economy
Mixed Economy
Free Market Economy
Traditional Economy
Han Solo and Chewbacca are smugglers who try to avoid all kinds of government involvement. They own resources and make decisions for themselves. What type of economy do Han and Chewie support?
Command Economy
Mixed Economy
Free Market Economy
Traditional Economy
There is a high supply of Jar Jar Binks action figures at the toy store, but a low demand for them. How does this affect the price of his action figures?
Higher prices
Lower prices
There is a low supply, but high demand for quality bounty hunters like Boba Fett. How does this affect the prices Boba Fett can charge for his services?
Higher prices
Lower prices
Luke Skywalker must decide between finishing his training with Yoda or going to help his friends. Against Yoda’s wishes, Luke decides to help his friends. What is his opportunity cost?
Helping his friends
Finishing his training
Han Solo needs money to pay a gambling debt. He runs an advertisement that says, “Droids ride free on the Millennium Falcon with a paying customer.” What is Han Solo offering to his customers?
Warranty
Incentives
Opportunity Cost
Wal-Mart only offers yellow Storm Trooper outfits for Halloween. Customers are very upset and no one buys them. Next year, Wal-Mart brings back the traditional white outfits to the delight of customers. What is the power of the buyer to influence economic decisions called?
Consumer Sovereignty
Command Economy
Opportunity Cost
A restaurant is in the process of opening. It has to first purchase stoves, plates, utensils, and lighting. These products serve as what type of resource for the restaurant?
Capital
Natural
Human
Entrepreneurial
Resources are factors of production that are used in the production of goods and services. Select all THREE examples of resources.
production
capital
supply
natural
human
Which term below is the combining of human, natural, capital, and entrepreneurship resources to make goods or provide services?
opportunity cost
choice
production
consumption
Which term below is the using of goods and services?
opportunity cost
choice
production
consumption
How do producers determine what will be produced?
They pay attention to consumer preferences and available resources.
They produce only what the government suggests they produce.
They roll the dice and hope for the best.
How does a financial institution encourage savings?
Pay interest
Provide a safe place for you to keep your money
Give away free pizzas
Advertisement
Which action best completes the graphic?
Sell real estate
Coin money
Sell home insurance
Make loans
The picture shows how financial institutions act as intermediaries between savers and borrowers by -
Discouraging saving and investing
Receiving deposits and making loans
Spending money that is deposited
Charging interest on savings
The buying and selling of goods and services by all nations in a worldwide market is called -
globalization
NAFTA
Interdependence
Megalopolis
What is one way to lower the cost of production?
Hire additional workers
Offer discount prices
Use more resources
Create new technologies
Dan has $5,000. He wants to invest his money in the type of business that has the least amount of risk. In which type of business should he invest?
Proprietorship
Corporation
Partnership
Battleship
Which type of business organization can act as one legal entity regardless of its number of owners?
Entreneurship
Proprietorship
Corporation
Partnership
Some of the profits a business makes are often used to buy more -
interest
taxes
resources
goods and services
In the U.S. economy, what do businesses buy from consumers?
Resources (land, labor, etc)
Interest
Taxes
Goods and services
True or False: Consumer sovereignty means consumers determine through purchases what goods and services will be produced.
True
False
The U.S. economy is a __________ economy.
Traditional
Free Market
Command
Mixed
Who uses tax revenue to provide public goods and services?
Government
Households (Individuals)
Businesses
Corporations
The use of technology can help lower the cost of production.
True
False
Financial institutions help with the transfer of money between ______.
savers and borrowers
businesses and the government
state and local governments
you and your family members
What are the two main jobs of private financial institutions?
Offer loans and print money
Accept deposits and help consumers
Accept deposits and offer loans
Give ATM cards and credit cards
Which type of private financial institution is created for members and is non-profit?
credit union
bank
savings and loan
internet bank
Vans, Netflix and Youtube are examples of.....
Sole Proprietorships
Partnerships
Corporations
Franchises
What kind of advancements create new jobs in the workplace?
financial advancements
technological advancements
governmental advancements
democratic advancements
A way of visualizing and categorizing activity within an economy that shows the continuous flow goods, services, resources, and money
Supply
Circular Flow
Equilibrium price
Demand
What best describes an entrepreneur?
Business organization that is authorized by law to act as a legal entity regardless of the number of owners.
A business organization with two owners
A person who takes a risk to produce and sell goods and services in search of profit
A business that you can invest in
Business organization with one owner who takes all the risks and all the profits.
Entrepreneur
Corporation
Partnership
Proprietorship
