WorksheetsCE sol 12
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 44mins
Select 3 types of financial institutions shown in the pictures below.
Financial institutions help with the transfer of money between ______.
savers and borrowers
businesses and the government
state and local governments
you and your family members
What are the two main jobs of private financial institutions?
Offer loans and print money
Accept deposits and help consumers
Accept deposits and offer loans
Give ATM cards and credit cards
Which type of private financial institution is created for members and is non-profit?
credit union
bank
savings and loan
internet bank
Select all of the financial institutions-
bank
credit union
savings and loan
federal reserve system
How does a financial institution encourage savings?
pay interest
give away free prizes
advertisements
provide a safe place to keep your money
Private financial institutions act as intermediaries between savers and --?
borrowers
the government
taxation
businesses
What do financial institutions do with your deposits?
make loans
put it in their vault
place it in other banks for safe keeping
keep it in security boxes
Vans, Netflix and Youtube are examples of.....
Sole Proprietorships
Partnerships
Corporations
Franchises
What kind of advancements create new jobs in the workplace?
financial advancements
technological advancements
governmental advancements
democratic advancements
The economy of the United States is primarily a free market economy, but is characterized as a ____ economy.
command
free market
traditional
mixed
A market exists whenever buyers and sellers...
buy goods and services.
sell goods and services.
exchange goods and services.
Which characteristic of the United States economy allows markets to operate without undue interference from the government? (Prices are determined by supply an demand as buyers and sellers interact in the marketplace.)
free enterprise
private property
profit motive
competition
consumer sovereignty
Which characteristic of the United States economy allows individuals and business to own real and personal property as well as the means of production without undue interference from the government? (The government provides a structure to define and enforce property rights.)
free enterprise
private property
profit motive
competition
consumer sovereignty
Which characteristic of the United States economy allows individuals to have the opportunity to create businesses and earn profits?
free enterprise
private property
profit motive
competition
consumer sovereignty
Which characteristic of the United States economy allows rivalry between producers and/or sellers of a good or service, usually resulting in better-quality goods and services at lower prices?
free enterprise
private property
profit motive
competition
consumer sovereignty
Which characteristic of the United States economy allows consumers to determine, through their purchases, which goods and services will be produced?
free enterprise
private property
profit motive
competition
consumer sovereignty
Government involvement in the United States economy is limited. Most decisions regarding the production of goods and services are made in the ____ sector.
private
public
both private and public.
____ is determined by the interaction of supply and demand. It is the amount of money exchanged for a good or service.
demand
supply
price
competition
____ is the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices during a given time period.
supply
demand
price
competition
____ is the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at each possible price during a given time period.
supply
demand
price
competition
Higher prices for a good or service provide incentives for buyers to...
purchase less of that good or service.
purchase more of that good or service.
purchase the same amount of that good or service.
Higher prices for a good or service provide incentives for producers to...
make or sell more of a good or service.
make or sell less of a good or service.
make or sell the same amount of that good or service.
What is the point where supply and demand meet? (The price where everyone who wants to sell at that price can sell and everyone who wants to buy at that price can buy.)
law of demand
law of supply
equal price
equilibrium price
What are the three basic ways that businesses organize to earn profits? (Select 3)
corporation
cooperation
entrepreneur
partnership
proprietorship
Which type of business organization has one owner who takes all the risks and keeps all the profits.
proprietorship
corporation
entrepreneur
partnership
Which type of business organization has two or more owners who share the risks and the profits.
proprietorship
corporation
entrepreneur
partnership
Which type of business organization is authorized by law to act as a legal entity regardless of the number of owners. Owners share the profits, but owner liability is limited to the amount of their investment.
proprietorship
corporation
entrepreneur
partnership
What is a person who takes a risk to produce and sell goods and services in search of a profit? This person may establish a business according to any of the three organizational structures.
seller
producer
entrepreneur
employer
Resources, goods and services, and money flow continuously among...
households, businesses, and markets in the U.S. economy.
businesses and markets in the U.S. economy
entrepreneurs, suppliers, and the government in the U.S. economy.
In the economic/circular flow diagram, who owns the resources used in production, sells the resources, and uses income to purchase products?
households
businesses
governments
In the economic/circular flow diagram, who buys the resources, makes products to sell to individuals, other businesses, and governments, and uses profits to buy more resources?
households
businesses
governments
In the economic/circular flow diagram, who uses tax revenue from individuals and businesses to provide public goods and services?
households
businesses
governments
Private financial institutions help facilitate an exchange of money between ____ and ____.
goods and services
businesses and individuals
savers and borrowers
corporations and partnerships
Select all choices that are TRUE for private financial institutions. (Select all answers that apply.)
include banks and credit unions
receive deposits and make loans
mint money
encourage saving and investing by paying interest on deposits
help provide financial capital (money) to people/businesses to start or grow a business
Why do Virginia and the United States pursue international trade?
to increase resources
to increase wealth
to discourage competition
to increase unemployment
Worldwide markets in which the buying and selling of goods and services by all individuals, nations, and businesses takes place is call the _________.
national economy
national marketplace
global marketplace
global economy
All of the following are reasons that states and nations trade EXCEPT...
to obtain goods & services they cannot produce OR cannot produce efficiently themselves
to eliminate jobs
to buy goods & services at a lower cost OR opportunity cost
to sell goods & services to other countries
Virginia and the United States specialize in the production of certain goods and services, which...
promotes efficiency and growth.
encourages tax increases.
promotes competition.
creates an unstable market.
Select all answers that are TRUE regarding the impact of technological innovations. (Select all answers that apply.)
Innovations in technology contribute to the global flow of information.
Innovations in technology contribute to the global flow of capital, goods, and services.
The use of innovative technology lowers the cost of production.
The use of innovative technology is harmful to the growth and success businesses.
How does a financial institution encourage savings?
Pay interest
Provide a safe place for you to keep your money
Give away free pizzas
Advertisement
Which action best completes the graphic?
Sell real estate
Coin money
Sell home insurance
Make loans
The picture shows how financial institutions act as intermediaries between savers and borrowers by -
Discouraging saving and investing
Receiving deposits and making loans
Spending money that is deposited
Charging interest on savings
The buying and selling of goods and services by all nations in a worldwide market is called -
globalization
NAFTA
Interdependence
Megalopolis
What is one way to lower the cost of production?
Hire additional workers
Offer discount prices
Use more resources
Create new technologies
Dan has $5,000. He wants to invest his money in the type of business that has the least amount of risk. In which type of business should he invest?
Proprietorship
Corporation
Partnership
Battleship
Which type of business organization can act as one legal entity regardless of its number of owners?
Entreneurship
Proprietorship
Corporation
Partnership
Some of the profits a business makes are often used to buy more -
interest
taxes
resources
goods and services
In the U.S. economy, what do businesses buy from consumers?
Resources (land, labor, etc)
Interest
Taxes
Goods and services
True or False: Free enterprise means that markets are allowed to operate without undue interference from the government. Also, prices are determined by supply and demand.
True
False
True or False: Consumer sovereignty means consumers determine through purchases what goods and services will be produced.
True
False
The U.S. economy is a __________ economy.
Traditional
Free Market
Command
Mixed
Who am I?
1)This is the point where supply and demand meet. 2)Everyone who wants to sell at that price can sell. 3)Everyone who wants to buy at that price can buy
The Price of Equal Supply and Demand
Best Price
Right Price
Equilibrium Price
Which description about entrepreneurs is INCORRECT?
They take a risk to produce and sell goods and services in search of profit
They don't foster technological progress and economic growth
They can establish a business according to any of the three types of organizational structures (proprietorship, partnership, corporation)
They create new jobs
Who uses tax revenue to provide public goods and services?
Government
Households (Individuals)
Businesses
Corporations
Which of the following statement about private financial intuitions is FALSE?
include banks and credit unions
only receive deposits but don't make loans
encourage saving and investing by paying interest on deposits
help provide financial capital (money) to help people start or grow businesses
The use of technology can help lower the cost of production.
True
False
The law of demand: Consumers will buy less of a good or services at low prices and more at high prices.
True
False
The law of supply: Producers will produce more when they can sell at high prices and will produce less when they can sell at a low price.
True
False
Competition means the customers will get better-quality goods and services at lower prices.
True
False
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