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Economics 1.4

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic economic problem arises because:

a)

Wants are unlimited and the means of satisfying them are relatively scarce

b)

Various countries have different types of economies

c)

Different people have quite different needs

d)

Human behaviour is unpredictable

2.

The four factors of production are:

a)

Wages, social welfare, interest and commission

b)

Wages, rent, interest and profit

c)

Land, capital, labour and entrepreneurship

d)

Land, labour, consumption and enterprise

3.

Using the Production table what is the opportunity cost of making 3 boats

a)

8 Cars

b)

3 Boats

c)

12 Cars

d)

2 Boats

4.

SELECT ALL: Which of these is an example of a scarce resource?

a)

Land

b)

Spaceships

c)

Chairs

d)

Money

5.

This is an example of an economic model called a______________

a)

Production Possibilities Curve

b)

Supply & Demand

c)

Laffer Curve

d)

Circular Flow Model

6.

Economists use models to simplify complicated real-world situations and demonstrate relationships between values.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Points B, D, and C represent __________ use of resources

a)

Efficient

b)

Inefficient

c)

Unfeasible

d)

Impossible

8.

What is the Production Possibility Curve?

a)

The opportunity one has to give up in order to gain something else

b)

land, labor, capital, entrepreneurs

c)

how much money something is

d)

a graph that shows how much an economy can prooduce between 2 goods

9.

What is Opportunity Cost?

a)

the opportunity one has to give up in order to gain something else

b)

Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs

c)

a graph that shows how much an economy can produce between two goods

d)

how much money something is

10.

An Incentive is:

a)

the option to select or make a decision when faced with two or more possibilities

b)

a circumstance that contributes to a result or outcome

c)

a benefit or cost that influences a person's decision

d)

a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration