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CE sol 12

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select 3 types of financial institutions shown in the pictures below.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Financial institutions help with the transfer of money between ______.

a)

savers and borrowers

b)

businesses and the government

c)

state and local governments

d)

you and your family members

3.

What are the two main jobs of private financial institutions?

a)

Offer loans and print money

b)

Accept deposits and help consumers

c)

Accept deposits and offer loans

d)

Give ATM cards and credit cards

4.

Which type of private financial institution is created for members and is non-profit?

a)

credit union

b)

bank

c)

savings and loan

d)

internet bank

5.

Select all of the financial institutions-

a)

bank

b)

credit union

c)

savings and loan

d)

federal reserve system

6.

How does a financial institution encourage savings?

a)

pay interest

b)

give away free prizes

c)

advertisements

d)

provide a safe place to keep your money

7.

Private financial institutions act as intermediaries between savers and --?

a)

borrowers

b)

the government

c)

taxation

d)

businesses

8.

What do financial institutions do with your deposits?

a)

make loans

b)

put it in their vault

c)

place it in other banks for safe keeping

d)

keep it in security boxes

9.
Typically a not-for-profit institution
a)
Credit Unions
b)
Commercial banks
c)
Capital investments
d)
CD's & DDA's
10.
Banks, credit unions, and savings and loans, and any firm that receives deposits and makes loans are all types of what?
a)
Financial communication commissions
b)
Private financial institutions
c)
Public financial institutions
d)
Deposit insurance companies
11.

Vans, Netflix and Youtube are examples of.....

a)

Sole Proprietorships

b)

Partnerships

c)

Corporations

d)

Franchises

12.
Financial institutions attract funds from savers by offering ____________ on savings. 
a)
Profits
b)
Revenues
c)
Interest
d)
Benefits
13.
How do banks help businesses?
a)
making loans
b)
issuing credit cards
c)
sharing profits
d)
issuing insurance
14.

What kind of advancements create new jobs in the workplace?

a)

financial advancements

b)

technological advancements

c)

governmental advancements

d)

democratic advancements

15.
In general, the legislative power is the power of government to do what?
a)
Pass bills
b)
Make laws
c)
Declare war
d)
Spend money
16.

The economy of the United States is primarily a free market economy, but is characterized as a ____ economy.

a)

command

b)

free market

c)

traditional

d)

mixed

17.

A market exists whenever buyers and sellers...

a)

buy goods and services.

b)

sell goods and services.

c)

exchange goods and services.

18.

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.)

a)

free enterprise

b)

private property

c)

profit motive

d)

competition

e)

consumer sovereignty

19.

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.)

a)

free enterprise

b)

private property

c)

profit motive

d)

competition

e)

consumer sovereignty

20.

Which characteristic of the United States economy allows individuals to have the opportunity to create businesses and earn profits?

a)

free enterprise

b)

private property

c)

profit motive

d)

competition

e)

consumer sovereignty

21.

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?

a)

free enterprise

b)

private property

c)

profit motive

d)

competition

e)

consumer sovereignty

22.

Which characteristic of the United States economy allows consumers to determine, through their purchases, which goods and services will be produced?

a)

free enterprise

b)

private property

c)

profit motive

d)

competition

e)

consumer sovereignty

23.

Government involvement in the United States economy is limited. Most decisions regarding the production of goods and services are made in the ____ sector.

a)

private

b)

public

c)

both private and public.

24.

____ is determined by the interaction of supply and demand. It is the amount of money exchanged for a good or service.

a)

demand

b)

supply

c)

price

d)

competition

25.

____ is the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices during a given time period.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

price

d)

competition

26.

____ 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.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

price

d)

competition

27.

Higher prices for a good or service provide incentives for buyers to...

a)

purchase less of that good or service.

b)

purchase more of that good or service.

c)

purchase the same amount of that good or service.

28.

Higher prices for a good or service provide incentives for producers to...

a)

make or sell more of a good or service.

b)

make or sell less of a good or service.

c)

make or sell the same amount of that good or service.

29.

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.)

a)

law of demand

b)

law of supply

c)

equal price

d)

equilibrium price

30.

What are the three basic ways that businesses organize to earn profits? (Select 3)

a)

corporation

b)

cooperation

c)

entrepreneur

d)

partnership

e)

proprietorship

31.

Which type of business organization has one owner who takes all the risks and keeps all the profits.

a)

proprietorship

b)

corporation

c)

entrepreneur

d)

partnership

32.

Which type of business organization has two or more owners who share the risks and the profits.

a)

proprietorship

b)

corporation

c)

entrepreneur

d)

partnership

33.

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.

a)

proprietorship

b)

corporation

c)

entrepreneur

d)

partnership

34.

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.

a)

seller

b)

producer

c)

entrepreneur

d)

employer

35.

Resources, goods and services, and money flow continuously among...

a)

households, businesses, and markets in the U.S. economy.

b)

businesses and markets in the U.S. economy

c)

entrepreneurs, suppliers, and the government in the U.S. economy.

36.

In the economic/circular flow diagram, who owns the resources used in production, sells the resources, and uses income to purchase products?

a)

households

b)

businesses

c)

governments

37.

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?

a)

households

b)

businesses

c)

governments

38.

In the economic/circular flow diagram, who uses tax revenue from individuals and businesses to provide public goods and services?

a)

households

b)

businesses

c)

governments

39.

Private financial institutions help facilitate an exchange of money between ____ and ____.

a)

goods and services

b)

businesses and individuals

c)

savers and borrowers

d)

corporations and partnerships

40.

Select all choices that are TRUE for private financial institutions. (Select all answers that apply.)

a)

include banks and credit unions

b)

receive deposits and make loans

c)

mint money

d)

encourage saving and investing by paying interest on deposits

e)

help provide financial capital (money) to people/businesses to start or grow a business

41.

Why do Virginia and the United States pursue international trade?

a)

to increase resources

b)

to increase wealth

c)

to discourage competition

d)

to increase unemployment

42.

Worldwide markets in which the buying and selling of goods and services by all individuals, nations, and businesses takes place is call the _________.

a)

national economy

b)

national marketplace

c)

global marketplace

d)

global economy

43.

All of the following are reasons that states and nations trade EXCEPT...

a)

to obtain goods & services they cannot produce OR cannot produce efficiently themselves

b)

to eliminate jobs

c)

to buy goods & services at a lower cost OR opportunity cost

d)

to sell goods & services to other countries

44.

Virginia and the United States specialize in the production of certain goods and services, which...

a)

promotes efficiency and growth.

b)

encourages tax increases.

c)

promotes competition.

d)

creates an unstable market.

45.

Select all answers that are TRUE regarding the impact of technological innovations. (Select all answers that apply.)

a)

Innovations in technology contribute to the global flow of information.

b)

Innovations in technology contribute to the global flow of capital, goods, and services.

c)

The use of innovative technology lowers the cost of production.

d)

The use of innovative technology is harmful to the growth and success businesses.

46.

How does a financial institution encourage savings?

a)

Pay interest

b)

Provide a safe place for you to keep your money

c)

Give away free pizzas

d)

Advertisement

47.

Which action best completes the graphic?

a)

Sell real estate

b)

Coin money

c)

Sell home insurance

d)

Make loans

48.

The picture shows how financial institutions act as intermediaries between savers and borrowers by -

a)

Discouraging saving and investing

b)

Receiving deposits and making loans

c)

Spending money that is deposited

d)

Charging interest on savings

49.

The buying and selling of goods and services by all nations in a worldwide market is called -

a)

globalization

b)

NAFTA

c)

Interdependence

d)

Megalopolis

50.

What is one way to lower the cost of production?

a)

Hire additional workers

b)

Offer discount prices

c)

Use more resources

d)

Create new technologies

51.

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?

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Corporation

c)

Partnership

d)

Battleship

52.

Which type of business organization can act as one legal entity regardless of its number of owners?

a)

Entreneurship

b)

Proprietorship

c)

Corporation

d)

Partnership

53.

Some of the profits a business makes are often used to buy more -

a)

interest

b)

taxes

c)

resources

d)

goods and services

54.

In the U.S. economy, what do businesses buy from consumers?

a)

Resources (land, labor, etc)

b)

Interest

c)

Taxes

d)

Goods and services

55.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

True or False: Consumer sovereignty means consumers determine through purchases what goods and services will be produced.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The U.S. economy is a __________ economy.

a)

Traditional

b)

Free Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

58.

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

a)

The Price of Equal Supply and Demand

b)

Best Price

c)

Right Price

d)

Equilibrium Price

59.

Which description about entrepreneurs is INCORRECT?

a)

They take a risk to produce and sell goods and services in search of profit

b)

They don't foster technological progress and economic growth

c)

They can establish a business according to any of the three types of organizational structures (proprietorship, partnership, corporation)

d)

They create new jobs

60.

Who uses tax revenue to provide public goods and services?

a)

Government

b)

Households (Individuals)

c)

Businesses

d)

Corporations

61.

Which of the following statement about private financial intuitions is FALSE?

a)

include banks and credit unions

b)

only receive deposits but don't make loans

c)

encourage saving and investing by paying interest on deposits

d)

help provide financial capital (money) to help people start or grow businesses

62.

The use of technology can help lower the cost of production.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

The law of demand: Consumers will buy less of a good or services at low prices and more at high prices.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Competition means the customers will get better-quality goods and services at lower prices.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Are you confident that you will rock this test?

a)

Most certainly!

b)

I want Mr. Yeu to go over some topics that I still don't understand.

c)

Errr...I wish I paid attention in class.

d)

Err...don't even ask