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Economics C1 & C2- The Economic Problem & Factors of Production

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Scarcity.

a)

When there is lack of items

b)

When there is a high demand but low supply

c)

When there is less food at McDonald’s

d)

It is a situation where there are not enough resources to satisfy everybody’s wants.

2.

Explain the Nature of the Economic problem

a)

When there is too much money in a country and the value of money goes down

b)

When the poverty levels in a country reduce tourism, resulting in higher taxes

c)

When a country is in too much debt

d)

It is when unlimited wants exceeds limited resources which leads to the problem of choice which results in opportunity cost. There are 3 questions which every society has to answer

What to produce? ,how to produce? For whom to produce?

3.

Define economic goods

a)

A product which requires resources to produce it and therefore has an opportunity cost.

b)

Goods which are required to produce other goods.

4.

Define free goods

a)

The good that you receive after a "Buy one get one free" offer

b)

A product which does not require any resources to make it and so does not have an opportunity cost

5.

Define consumer goods

a)

Goods that are used only once, and perish once used. Eg- Food, mint

b)

Consumer goods are those goods which are directly used for final consumption.

6.

Define capital goods

a)

Capital goods are those goods which are required to produce other goods. 

b)

Goods that have capital value

7.

Define Merit Goods

a)

Goods that do not affect the third party negatively and have positive externalities

b)

Goods with merit value

8.

Define demerit goods

a)

Goods that affect the third party negatively and have negative externalities

b)

Goods with decreasing value over time

9.

What is the correct definition for capital

a)

Man made goods that are used for the production of raw materials

b)

Raw materials used for the production of man made goods

c)

Man made goods made for the further production of other goods

10.

Which one of the following is a capital

a)

Road

b)

Water

c)

Fish

d)

Rocks

11.

Define Enterprise

a)

The willingness to take control of goods

b)

The ability to take risks and make decisions in a business

c)

Any man made good available freely on the earth

12.

Define land

a)

Any natural resource used to produce other goods

b)

Any natural resource freely available on, below or above the surface of the earth

c)

Ability of humans to produce natural resources

13.

Define Labor

a)

The willingness of a business to make decisions

b)

Any mental or physical work done by humans

c)

How tired a laborer gets after working

14.

Define durable goods

a)

Goods with a long lasting shelf life

b)

Goods that are strong and sturdy

15.

What is the primary sector

a)

extraction of raw materials eg. Mining, Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

b)

goods and services that are not entirely produced