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Economics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The act of running a business and taking risks is called ______

a)

Capital

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

labor

d)

Land

2.

A producer wants to....

a)

supply goods while charging the lowest price

b)

buy goods while paying the lowest price

c)

supply goods while charging the highest price

d)

buy goods while paying the highest price

3.

When a good is scarce, it means that ______.

a)

nobody is interested in buying it

b)

it is cheap and easy to make

c)

demand drops while supplies rise

d)

it is hard to find and likely to cost more

4.

What you give up when you choose one thing over another is called ______.

a)

Capital

b)

Demand

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

Supply

5.

In which of the following economic systems do individuals make all the choices about what to make, buy, and sell?

a)

Command economy

b)

Traditional economy

c)

Market economy

d)

Mixed economy

6.

In which type of economic system do people choose what goods to make based on custom?

a)

Command economy

b)

Mixed economy

c)

Market economy

d)

Traditional economy

7.

When inflation happens, ______.

a)

The prices of goods go down

b)

The value of money goes up

c)

The prices of goods go up

d)

The cost of living decreases

8.

During a period of recession, ______.

a)

the economy grows and shrinks over time

b)

the economy slows or shrinks

c)

the economy grows very quickly

d)

the economy does not change

9.

Which type of good would you most want to export?

a)

something you can make cheaply and sell elsewhere at a high price

b)

something you can buy cheaply from another country

c)

something that you have very little of in your own country

d)

something that you can sell for a very low price

10.

Which of the following is a sign of globalization?

a)

an increase in laws that limit trade between countries

b)

an increase in free trade between countries

c)

a decrease in free trade between countries

d)

a rise in the cost of goods imported from other countries