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Economics Part 1

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which economic system is the protection of private property rights essential?

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Socialism

2.

In which economic system does the government answer all three of the big economic questions? (What to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce?)

a)

Command

b)

Socialism

c)

Market

d)

Traditional

3.

Based on the passage, East Germany's government planned to transform its economy from: Click the magnifying glass for a better view.

a)

Traditional to mixed

b)

Command to traditional

c)

Market to mixed

d)

Command to mixed

4.

Which of the following best explains a mixed economy?

a)

Private ownership of the factors of production and regulation of businesses by government

b)

Market exchanges answer all three of the big economic questions

c)

Family customs and traditions determine what and how to produce a good

d)

Government answers all three of the big economic questions

5.
Place where buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods and services for money
a)
Market
b)
Factor of production
c)
Money
d)
Interdependent
6.
In the products market,
a)
firms buy goods and services from households
b)
firms sell goods and services to households
c)
firms sell resources to households
d)
firms buy resources from households
7.

What does government provide with the revenue it takes in from taxes?

a)

Headaches

b)

Public goods and services

c)

More Congressmen

d)

Greater control of the media

8.

The limited amount of resources available

a)

Resource

b)

Competition

c)

Scarcity

d)

Cost

9.

The number of consumers who want something.

a)

Supply

b)

Opportunity

c)

Resources

d)

Demand

10.

The benefit you give up by choosing to do one thing instead of another.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Consumer

c)

Market

d)

Opportunity Cost

11.

The amount of something that is available.

a)

Supply

b)

Producer

c)

Competition

d)

External Cost

12.

A person or company who makes a good or a

service to sell to others

a)

producer

b)

advertising

c)

profit

d)

division of labor

13.
Which of the following is a good?
a)
cutting grass
b)
car wash
c)
food
d)
restaurant
14.
Which of the following is a service?
a)
car
b)
shoes
c)
teacher
d)
computer
15.
Any reward or benefit that motivates people to do something.
a)
incentive
b)
money
c)
bonus
d)
financial gain
16.

Check all the positive incentives you see.

a)

If you buy one sandwich you get one free.

b)

Speeding ticket/fine

c)

Buy an ice cream cone and get your sprinkles for free!

d)

All children eat for free on Tuesday nights.

17.

Capitalism is associated with all of the following characteristics EXCEPT __________

a)

personal decisionmaking with regard to investments

b)

the right to earn a profit based on individual effort

c)

personal ownership of property

d)

government intervention in the economy's decision making process

18.

Cuba is clearly pursuing a gradual shift from a command to a market economy. Which of the following is NOT a possible benefit that could result from these economic reforms?

a)

Workers who work harder could get paid more than usual

b)

There could be more production than before the reform

c)

Cuba could have higher GDP growth

d)

Workers could have a guaranteed income

19.

How can you determine that an economic transaction is voluntary?

a)

Because I read the news

b)

Because I make rational decisions?

c)

Because I act of my own free will

d)

Because I have complete access to information

20.

Which of the following characteristics does NOT belong to a market economy?

a)

private ownership

b)

voluntary market exchange

c)

governement price setting

d)

incentives

21.

According to the "invisible hand" theory, how can self-interest benefit society?

a)

by frequently producing what consumers what

b)

by trying intentionally to benefit society

c)

self-interest can never benefit society

d)

self-interest always benefits society

22.

A monopoly is when:

a)

One seller/business dominates an industry.

b)

A few sellers/businesses dominate an industry.

c)

Supply exceeds demand.

d)

A business offers special gifts and coupons.

23.

A technological monopoly involves:

a)

Stealing plans from another business.

b)

Being the only seller in a small town.

c)

Having a patent for a new invention or scientific process.

d)

Having a few sellers in the market.

24.

In an oligopoly...

a)

One seller dominates the market

b)

A few sellers dominate the market

c)

Many sellers are in the market

d)

No sellers exist in the market

25.

The economic problem is that

a)

resources are limited and wants are limited.

b)

resources are unlimited and wants are limited.

c)

resources are limited and wants are unlimited.

d)

resources are unlimited and wants are unlimited.

26.

The opportunity cost of a good is

a)

its price in dollars and cents.

b)

the alternative goods forgone.

c)

the price of alternative goods foregone.

d)

none of the other options

27.

The opportunity cost of Australian households moving away from coal-powered energy to solar-powered energy includes (i) the loss of jobs in the coal industry, (ii) a cleaner environment, (iii) reduced coal production.

a)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

b)

(ii) and (iii)

c)

(iii) only

d)

(i) and (iii)

28.
Tools we use to make products
a)
capital resources
b)
human resources
c)
natural resources
d)
entrepreneurs
29.
How much people want something
a)
supply
b)
demand
30.
Individuals who come up with a new idea for a good or service, then they make it a reality
a)
resource
b)
human resources
c)
consumer
d)
entrepreneur
31.
People who work to make goods or provide services
a)
human resources
b)
capital resources
c)
natural resources
d)
entrepreneurs
32.
A general increase in prices
a)
price
b)
inflation
c)
scarcity
d)
demand
33.
The place where goods and services are exchanged
a)
barter
b)
currency
c)
market
d)
resource
34.
The idea that resources are limited; we don't have an unlimited supply of what we want
a)
scarcity
b)
supply
c)
demand
d)
inflation
35.

When the demand curve shifts to the left, this suggests demand has

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

Quantity demanded has increased

d)

Quantity demanded has decreased

36.

When the demand curve has shifted to the right, this suggests demand has

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

quantity demanded has increased

d)

quantity demanded has increased

37.

Much of the tea in the U.K. is imported from India. If wages for Indian tea workers rose, thus increasing input costs, how would this effect supply of tea in the U.K.?

a)

Supply would increase

b)

Supply would Decrease

c)

Supply would stay the same

d)

India is not a real country

38.

When the price of Nike brand shoes increases, we will probably go purchase a brand like Adidas or Pumas instead. Which of the following best explains this behavior?

a)

Substitution Effect

b)

Income Effect

c)

Complement Goods

d)

Consumer expectations

39.

When price increases, quantity supplied

a)

increases

b)

decreases

40.

Which of the following are considered fixed costs? (There are two answers)

a)

Rent

b)

Firm operators' salaries

c)

Electricity

d)

Part-time workers' wages

41.

Which of the following would be considered variable costs?

a)

Raw materials

b)

Electricity

c)

Part-time workers

d)

All of the above

42.
Which of the following do households provide businesses?
a)
Labor
b)
Taxes
c)
Goods and Services
d)
Final Products
43.
What is an example of a service the government might provide households?
a)
Post Office
b)
Dry Cleaner
c)
Food Delivery
d)
None of these
44.
in the circular flow model, money flows
a)
one way and business revenue another
b)
one way and products flow another
c)
the same way as goods and services
d)
same way as productive resources
45.
The circular flow model of a market economy shows
a)
how profits are made
b)
what inputs are required for what outputs
c)
how many firms can support the needs of how many households
d)
the interactions between households and  firms in the free market
46.
In the product market
a)
firms buy goods from households
b)
firms sell goods to households
c)
firms sell resources to households
d)
firms buy resources from households
47.
In the resource market
a)
firms buy goods from households
b)
firms sell goods to households
c)
firms buy resources from households
d)
firms sell goods to households
48.

What do households provide to the resource market?

a)

land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship

b)

money

c)

people

d)

income

49.
In the circular flow model, which of the following owns the factors of production?
a)
government
b)
only households
c)
only businesses
d)
both businesses and households
50.
In the circular flow model, which of the following is on the buying side of the resource markets? 
a)
government
b)
only households
c)
only financial institutions
d)
only businesses
51.
In the circular flow model, which of the following flows in the opposite direction from the flow of factors of production?
a)
finished goods and services
b)
wages, rent, interest, and profit 
c)
transfer payments from government
d)
firm's profit incentives