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Economics Final Assessment Review #1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is the study of how people make choices about ways to use _______________ resources to fulfill their unlimited wants and needs.

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

c)

Natural

d)

Man-made

2.

A teacher gives extra credit if a student completes a test study guide... This is an example of ?

a)

Voluntary Exchange

b)

Freedom of Choice

c)

Positive Incentives

d)

Negative Incentives

3.

The limited availability of resources is known as...

a)

Scarcity

b)

Voluntary Exchange

c)

Profit

d)

Opportunity Cost

4.

A student must decide between going to the movies with friends or staying home and studying for a final exam. She chooses to stay home and study. Which economic concept describes going to the movies in this scenario?

a)

Comparative Advantage

b)

Equilibrium Point

c)

Income Effect

d)

Opportunity Cost

5.
In this type of economy, the people decide the supply, demand, and price.  
a)
Market 
b)
Traditional
c)
Command 
d)
Mixed
6.

Capitalism is in what type of economy?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Authortarian

7.

When customers and business owners exchange products and money, because it will help them both in some way.

a)

voluntary exchange

b)

volunteering to help someone for free

c)

opportunity cost

d)

reading quizzes

8.
Cost of credit expressed as a yearly percentage 
a)
Mortgage
b)
Principal
c)
APR
d)
Finance company
9.
Term that applies to the ability to buy something now and pay for it later over a period of time (usually with having to pay a finance charge and/or the addition of interest). 
a)
Savings
b)
Profit
c)
Budgeting
d)
Credit
10.
A plan of how much money is available and how it will be spent.
a)
budget
b)
profit
c)
inventory
d)
interest
11.
Consumers’ desire for goods or services.
a)
supply
b)
scarcity
c)
demand
d)
interest
12.

An economist might say that higher interest rates would make people do what?

a)

Postpone the purchase of a new home

b)

Buy a used car instead of buying a new car

c)

Save more money in the bank

d)

All of the Above

13.

If a person wanted to make long-term investment decisions, which financial report would they use?

a)

Bank Statements

b)

Stock Market Statements

c)

Credit Card Statements

d)

The Dow Jones Average

14.

What do you think should be part of building your financial plan?

a)

Wants

b)

Needs

c)

Income

d)

Both Wants & Needs

15.

How often should a person update their monthly budget?

a)

Every day - it should be adjusted all the time

b)

Any time that income & expenses change

c)

Monthly - regular updates can spot budget problems

d)

Never - once you set a budget, you don't need to change it

16.

The concept of economic scarcity refers mainly to decisions about what?

a)

How resources are allocated

b)

How goods are designed

c)

How taxes are levied

d)

How jobs are created

17.

Why would someone choose to buy something by credit card over paying by cash/check?

a)

It is cheaper to pay by credit than cash.

b)

Get it now - can buy now, pay later.

c)

Checks are hard to write.

d)

Cash is hard to keep track of.

18.

The United States economy is best described as what?

a)

A mixed economy with market & government elements

b)

A pure market economy without government regulation

c)

A traditional economy

d)

A command economy

19.

Why would a computer database designer have a greater earning potential than a typewriter repair person?

a)

Database design has a higher market value than typewriter repair services.

b)

The supply of database workers is higher than typewriter technicians.

c)

The demand for typewriter services is equal to the demand for database services.

d)

Typewriter technicians have lower living expenses than database designers.

20.

* All community members are fishers or farmers.

* All children grow up to do the same work as their parents.

* All family members work for the benefit of the community.

These ideas above likely describe aspects of a what?

a)

Mixed economy

b)

Market economy

c)

Command economy

d)

Traditional economy

21.

Sometimes, you will need to plan for making a purchase. What types of items do you think you would need to make a plan for?

a)

Groceries

b)

Rent

c)

Vacation

d)

Gas

22.

When considering a financial plan, you would want to include everyday expenses. What is something else you might want to include in your plans?

a)

Savings

b)

Vacation

c)

Emergency fund

d)

All of the above

23.

A savings account is a hedge against a recession because ________.

a)

Your savings account can disappear if the bank closes.

b)

Your savings account can go up or down in value.

c)

Your savings account provides no protection against an economic downturn.

d)

Your savings account is insured and you cannot lose your savings.

24.

Savings can be kept in ________.

a)

A mattress

b)

A piggy bank

c)

A real bank

d)

All of the above

25.

Which of the following is NOT a role of a bank?

a)

Make loans

b)

Sell Stocks

c)

Sell certificates of deposit (CDs)

d)

Provide safe deposit boxes

26.

You can save money using which of the following investments?

a)

Stock

b)

Hedge fund

c)

Derivative

d)

Bond

27.

In which of the following situations would we want to use disability insurance?

a)

Anytime we get sick

b)

When we have a baby

c)

When we cannot work because of illness or injury on the job

d)

When we lose an arm or a leg

28.

Which of the following is NOT a method of borrowing money?

a)

Lay Away

b)

Borrowing money from a friend

c)

Buying a house with a mortgage

d)

Using a credit card to make purchases

29.

Which of the following is a good debt?

a)

Mortgage

b)

Credit Card

c)

Payday loan

d)

Buy here, pay here

30.

Which of the following is a method of borrowing money?

a)

Buy here, pay here

b)

Lending money to a friend

c)

Christmas fund

d)

Lay away