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Introduction To Economics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Each day you have $5 for lunch. Today, you decide to save $2 and buy the chicken salad tomorrow for 6.50. How is the money being used in this case?

a)

As a unit of accounting

b)

As a store of value

c)

As a medium of exchange

d)

As an indicator of debt

2.

As a buyer, which market structure would be worst for you?

a)

Pure competition

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Monopoly

d)

Monopolistic Competiton

3.

What is meant by scarcity?

a)

Limited resources and unlimited wants and needs

b)

Unlimited resources and unlimited wants and needs

c)

Unlimited resources and limited wants and needs

d)

Limited resources and unlimited wants and needs

4.

Which is NOT a function of money?

a)

As an indicator of debt

b)

As a store of value

c)

As a unit of accounting

d)

As a medium of exchange

5.

When money is used to compare the value of different products it is used:

a)

As a store of value

b)

As a medium of exchange

c)

As an indicator of debt

d)

As a unit of accounting

6.

Which concept is NOT basic to definition of economics?

a)

Scarcity

b)

Rational Self-Interest

c)

Choice

d)

Bartering

7.

Competition among BUYERS generally means:

a)

Higher product prices and fewer profits for sellers

b)

Higher product prices and more profits for sellers

c)

Lower product prices and fewer profits for sellers

d)

Lower product prices and more profits for sellers

8.

Which of the following is NOT a part of pure competition?

a)

No seller or buyer has control of the market

b)

Buyers are familiar with the product

c)

Barriers to market entry exist

d)

Many buyers and sellers

9.

What is the best interest of rational self-interest choice?

a)

A balanced choice that helps the person and others

b)

A quick choice that helps the person making the choice

c)

A sensible choice that best serves the person making the choice

10.

Which type of market has few major sellers, where a price action by one seller can cause the other sellers to follow?

a)

Pure competition

b)

Monopoly

c)

Oligopoly

11.

If you were trying to sell a product, how could you attract more customers?

a)

Lower the price of the product

b)

Decrease profits

c)

Raise the price of the product

12.

Due to heavy lobbying by the Cake Makers of America, the government issues a new regulation that requires people who sells cakes to purchase a license. Given this scenario, it can be said that the government is creating

a)

A more competitive Market

b)

A safer workplace

c)

A barrier to market entry

d)

A better product

13.

What is the main purpose of a market?

a)

To provide a place for buyers to spend time

b)

To allow for the exchange of products

c)

To provide jobs for sellers

d)

To provide a method to raise government taxes

14.

Bartering is defined as:

a)

An object used to pay for a product

b)

The value placed on a product

c)

Taking a product with the promise to return it

d)

Trading a product for another product

15.

Which market structure requires a large number of suppliers?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Pure Competition