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Eco 5th six weeks

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wages, salary and tips

a)

unearned income

b)

earned income

c)

disposable income

2.

Income that has not been worked for such as interest, dividends, or gambling winnings

a)

disposable income

b)

unearned income

c)

earned income

d)

workers compensation

3.

fixed rate of pay for week, month, or year

a)

wages

b)

commission

c)

tips

d)

salary

4.

pay based on number of hours worked

a)

salary

b)

wages

c)

earned income

d)

unearned income

5.

What are the four most common taxes that come out of a person’s payroll check?

a)

Federal Income Tax

b)

State Income Tax

c)

City/Local Income Tax

d)

Medicare Tax

e)

Social Security

6.

What government department collects personal income tax?

a)

Federal Government

b)

IRS

c)

Social Security Division

d)

Congress

7.

By what date must employers provide, or place in the mail, a wage earner's W-2 statement?

a)

January 1

b)

January 31

c)

April 1

d)

April 15

8.
The total amount of earnings before any deductions are taken out
a)
Gross Pay
b)
Net Pay
c)
After-tax Income
d)
Yucky Pay
9.

Which of these examples is a service?

a)

Mr. Farr sells guitars.

b)

Mr. Swenson gives art supplies to consumers.

c)

Coach provides lessons for different sports.

d)

Ms. Miller writes books.

10.

Which of the following will increase your profit for selling hot chocolate?

a)

Use expensive materials

b)

Lower the price

c)

Give each buyer more hot chocolate

d)

Use cheaper materials

11.
Economic system where government controls everything.
a)
Market
b)
Command
c)
Mixed
d)
Free Enterprise
12.
Type of Economy that is half command and half market
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Market 
d)
Mixed
13.
If there are only 100 televisions on sale and 200 people want to buy TV's, that is a problem of ____. 
a)
desire
b)
demand
c)
supply
d)
scarcity
14.

What is given up when a choice is made

a)

Scarcity

b)

choice

c)

opportunity cost

d)

resources

15.

Oil, natural gas, and coal

a)

human resources

b)

natural resources

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

capital resources

16.
Someone that takes risks and opens his or her own business.
a)
Buyer
b)
Capital Good
c)
Consumer
d)
Entrepreneur
17.

Economics seeks the answer to the basic question of how to deal with ______.

a)

money

b)

hunger

c)

demand

d)

scarcity

18.

The amount of something you have to sell:

a)

budget

b)

supply

c)

demand

d)

capital

19.

A plan for using money:

a)

budget

b)

supply

c)

capital

d)

demand

20.

How goods, services and money are traded back and forth:

a)

consumer

b)

economics

c)

opportunity cost

d)

scarcity

21.

Opportunity cost is:

a)

your first choice you make

b)

when a good is hard to find

c)

something you give up to get something else

22.

What statement can you make about muffin sales?

a)

The muffins did not sell

b)

More muffins were sold at the beginning of the week

c)

More muffins were sold at the end of the week

d)

The same amount of muffins were sold on Wednesday and Sunday

23.

Which of the following is an example of the effects of competition in the economy?

a)

A gas station goes out of business because of a fire.

b)

A gas station raises its prices because of an oil shortage.

c)

A gas station lowers its prices when the price of oil goes down.

d)

A gas station lowers its prices when a new gas station opens up next door.

24.

Which of the following describes an entrepreneur?

a)

A person who is hired to work in a factory.

b)

A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.

c)

A person who organizes loans the money to a new business just getting started.

d)

A person who invests in businesses to make money.

25.

Why would a person be willing to risk losing money in starting a new business?

a)

the person makes bad financial decisions

b)

The person does not care if he or she loses money

c)

The business is guaranteed to make money

d)

The person believes the business has a greater chance of succeeding than failing.

26.

Which of the following is an example of the effects of competition in the economy?

a)

The price of oranges goes up when Florida has a drought.

b)

Shoppers have to pay sales tax on all items they buy

c)

Retired people receive payments from the government.

d)

A small hardware store closes when a large Home Depot store opens nearby.

27.

Tom grows vegetables and sells them to the local neighbors. They have always liked Tom's vegetables, but a new grocery store opened around the corner. The store sells vegetables too, and many of Tom's neighbors shop there instead. This means that the demand of Tom's vegetables has gone down.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Identify a person who gets paid directly from tax dollars.

a)

an older store clerk

b)

an airplane pilot

c)

a school principal

d)

a newspaper writer

29.

Why are fire departments considered a public service?

a)

The government makes sure firefighters considered are qualified

b)

they often include a group of local volunteers

c)

Fire departments will help all citizens of the public

d)

They are created and funded by the government

30.

Which is a service produced by the public sector?

a)

police services

b)

hair salon services

c)

internet services

d)

car repair services

31.

Which service in the community is usually produced by the private sector?

a)

electricity

b)

road repair

c)

banking

d)

education

32.

Which of the following is a private good or service?

a)

the parks and recreation department

b)

a landscape architect

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

the agricultural extension agency

33.

Pro-Cleaners is a company that cleans homes and businesses. This is an example of a service produced by the private sector.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which of the following is a public good or service?

a)

a church-affliated college

b)

a circuit court

c)

a dentist

d)

a courier service

35.

Which of the following is provided by banks?

a)

park maintenance

b)

transportation system

c)

checking accounts

d)

national defense

36.

Jane is excited about the new baby. She just finished the nursery and her husband is buying the last few products they will need before the baby arrives. What sector of the economy so Jane and her husband belong to?


a)

banks

b)

Private business

c)

Government

d)

Households

37.

Which sector of the US Economy provides the labor that builds, produces, and provides services?

a)

Banks

b)

Government

c)

Households

d)

Private Business