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Fundamental Economics

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a barter system?

a)

Farmers provide goods and services to markets.

b)

People exchange the products or labor skills they have for those they want.

c)

When a store give you a discount don't the goods you purchase.

d)

When you don't have money to purchase goods and services.

2.

The cost of eggs are at an all time high. This is because chicken had a virus and eggs were thrown out. There are not enough eggs to service communities. What is this an example of _____

a)

Swine flue

b)

lack of goods and services

c)

price increase

d)

scarcity

3.

Goods are products made to be sold. Which of the following is NOT a type of good?

a)

hair brushes

b)

cell phone

c)

Working as a cashier at a store

d)

meat

4.

A new CVS opened in a new neighborhood, a few months later a Walgreens was opened across from the CVS. This is an example of ____

a)

competition

b)

thriving business

c)

good business

d)

providing a service to consumers

5.

Walmart, Amazon, and Microsoft are examples of _____?

a)

an economy

b)

A monopoly

c)

competition

d)

a market

6.

Wood, oil, gas, land and water are examples of a ______ ______

a)

natural resources

b)

goods for sale

c)

services for sales

7.

the study of the buying, making, and selling of goods and services

a)

good

b)

economics

c)

scarcity

8.

Which one is an example of a good?

a)

a nurse

b)

shoes

c)

a firefighter

d)

a teacher

9.

After work, Kevin drives to the local market for groceries.

a)

Satisfies a Need

b)

Satisfies a Want

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

As the price of a good rises, the demand of it falls, and as the price falls, te demand rises. What is this principle known as?

a)

The Law of Economics

b)

The Law of Goods and Services

c)

The Law of Producers and Consumers

d)

The Law of Supply and Demand

15.

Emily's Grocery store has a problem with homeless individuals standing outside of her store; it is affecting her business in a negative way. What is this an example of?

a)

Microeconomics

b)

Minieconomics

c)

Macroeconomics

d)

economics

16.

People who buy goods and services?

a)

Scarcity

b)

Monopoly

c)

Profit

d)

Consumers

17.

Americans Airlines flight attendants and pilots went on strike; hundreds of flights had to be re-routed or re-scheduled. This resulted in business losses in major countries. What is this an example of?

a)

consumers and producers

b)

Macroeconomics

c)

supply and demands

d)

microeconomics

18.

The people who work who work in an office or factory are the ______ of a business

a)

timekeepers

b)

consumers

c)

labor

d)

producers