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Economics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amount of money a person earns for their work.

a)

budget

b)

income

c)

tax

d)

labor

2.

food, clothing and shelter

a)

wants

b)

needs

3.

video games, televisions, toys

a)

wants

b)

needs

4.

A plan for how much money will be spent on each type of item that a person must buy.

a)

income

b)

checking account

c)

budget

d)

interest

5.

You set the table, your mom makes dinner, and your brother loads the dishwasher. This is an example of:

a)

productive capacity

b)

scarcity

c)

opportunity cost

d)

division of labor

6.

Which item might someone need to borrow money from the bank in order to buy?

a)

sneakers

b)

a house

c)

groceries

d)

couch

7.

People earn money for their work. Their work is called _______.

a)

entrepreneur

b)

employer

c)

labor

d)

income

8.

A card used to pay for items that comes directly from your bank account.

a)

credit card

b)

debit card

c)

savings account

d)

check

9.

Money that is paid to the government.

a)

tax

b)

income

c)

budget

d)

surplus

10.

When a company does one thing VERY well. For example, Starbucks and coffee.

a)

scarcity

b)

surpluss

c)

resource

d)

specialization

11.

Scarcity _______ prices.

a)

raises

b)

lowers

12.

A surplus ________ prices.

a)

raises

b)

lowers

13.

The total amount of a product that a company is willing to produce.

a)

product

b)

supply

c)

demand

d)

consumer

14.

The amount of a product that consumers are willing to purchase at a certain price.

a)

scarcity

b)

surplus

c)

supply

d)

demand

15.

Tools used for making things.

a)

division of labor

b)

capital goods

c)

employer

d)

specialization

16.

A person that earns more money will pay more sales tax on the items they buy than a person that earns less money.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The United States has a __________.

a)

banking economy

b)

credit card economy

c)

free market economy

d)

product economy

18.

A family decides where they want to buy new furniture and what store they will buy it from. This is called ________.

a)

voluntary trade

b)

sales tax

c)

interest

d)

budget

19.

A percentage of the total amount of money a person has in their savings account that the bank pays into their account.

a)

loan

b)

debit card

c)

tax

d)

interest

20.

When people need to buy an item, they want to get the best deal. People will look at several stores for similar items to find the one they would like to buy. This is called:

a)

sales tax

b)

income tax

c)

comparison shopping

d)

supply and demand