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Economics "Why Prices are Important"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A decision-making tool that affect the behavior of individuals, businesses, markets, and industries.

a)

Market

b)

Price

c)

Cost

d)

Signal

2.

The study of scarcity and its implications for the use of resources is

a)

Supply

b)

Economics

c)

Production

d)

Macroeconomics

3.

The study of individual human actions (choices)

a)

Economics

b)

Macroeconomics

c)

Microeconomics

d)

Wealth

4.

(I) is an indication of which type of economics?

a)

Microeconomics

b)

Macroeconomics

c)

Socio Economics

d)

National Economics

5.

Studies how the economy behaves as a whole, including inflation, price levels, rate of growth, national income, gross domestic product and changes in employment rates.

a)

Economics

b)

Microeconomics

c)

Demand

d)

Macroeconomics

6.

Politicians, urban planners, journalists, and educators are leaders that impact which type of economics?

a)

Macroeconomics

b)

Employment

c)

National Wealth

d)

Microeconomics

7.

Them, It, They, We, and Us are used to describe which type of economics?

a)

Microeconomics

b)

Macroeconomics

c)

Social Economics

d)

The Great Depression

8.

Prices help consumers and producers make 3 decisions. Name the decisions

(a)  

9.

A system where the government decides everyone's fair share.

a)

Allowances

b)

Rationing

c)

Rations

d)

Market

10.

This system allows consumers and producers on how to distribute resources within and between markets.

a)

Market System

b)

Price System

c)

Ration System

d)

T. Akou's System

11.

True or False: Rationing has a low administrative system.

(You do not need staff to monitor the rationing)

(a)  

12.

True or False

Rationing systems can be abused and misused fairly easily.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Sometimes

d)

Not really

13.

True or False

Rationing does not solve the basic problem of supply and demand.

(a)  

14.

True or False

Implementing a rationing system that everyone perceives as "fair" is almost impossible.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

d)

Never

15.

What acts as a signal that tell people to buy more or less of a product, and producers to produce more or less of a product?

(a)  

16.

Not favoring one side to another is being...?

a)

Neutral

b)

Decisive

c)

Favourable

d)

Picky

17.

We use this to make decisions or judgements.

a)

Criteria

b)

Questions

c)

Supply

d)

Demand

18.

Fuel created from living materials is called?

a)

Diesel Fuel

b)

Biofuel

c)

Gas

d)

Electricity

19.

Economics can be described as making (a)   ?

20.

Supply and Demand are the essential characteristics when studying_____?

a)

Economics

b)

Life skills

c)

This quiz

d)

Life