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9 Business Basics

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is concerned with

a)

how to produce more things

b)

how to use limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants

c)

trying to find a better job

d)

how to raise the profit of a business

2.

GDP is a figure that is useful in the study of Economics as it shows

a)

how many people have a full time job in the economy

b)

the amount that each person makes on average

c)

the total value of goods and services produced in an economy in one year

d)

the total area divided by the total population

3.

Botswana is a low to middle income country located in

a)

Northern Africa

b)

Middle East

c)

Southern Africa

d)

South Asia

4.
a)

This business is involved in the retail industry

b)

This business is involved in the transport industry

c)

This business is involved in the hospitality industry

d)

This business is involved in the tourism industry

5.

In Economics, the idea of scarcity

a)

impacts on decision making every day

b)

is fundamental to understanding what the discipline is all about

c)

is also connected with the idea of unlimited wants

d)

all of these responses are important

6.

From the information that you know, Australia's GDP per capita is approximately

a)

US$16,000

b)

US$56,000

c)

US$24,000

d)

US$61,000

7.

Identify the want

a)

Exercise book

b)

Blue pen

c)

Basketball shoes

d)

School pants

8.

Just like an individual, there are things that a ____________ wants and also things that it needs.

a)

decision

b)

investor

c)

country

d)

GDP

9.

Comparing life expectancy in Botswana and Australia we

a)

see life expectancy nearly twenty years longer in Australia

b)

see not much difference in the relative figures.

c)

see a slight advantage to Australia by two years.

d)

life expectancy was not a data point on the PPT

10.

A key skill expected in the Business classroom which is also an expectation of many employers is

a)

highly developed inter personal skills

b)

attention to detail and accuracy

c)

the ability to collaborate and work effectively with others

d)

all of these

11.

Which is the bigger company by market value?

a)

b)

c)

d)

12.

Microeconomics

a)

deals with small elements of the economy or specific markets

b)

is useful in conjunction with macroeconomics to make sense of the overall economy

c)

helps to identify how individuals and businesses behave

d)

all of these

13.

The five economic questions are

a)

what to produce, for whom to produce, when to produce, how much to produce, who makes these decisions

b)

what to produce, for whom to produce, how much to produce, how to produce, who makes these decisions

c)

what to produce, where to produce it, how much to produce, how to produce it, who makes these decisions

d)

for whom to produce, why produce it, who makes these decisions, how much to produce

14.

Electric vehicles make up what percentage of the overall car market in Australia?

a)

0.9%

b)

23.8%

c)

9.4%

d)

3.8%

15.

Opportunity Cost

a)

involves consideration of the next best option available to you

b)

helps to evaluate the price of cars

c)

identifies those things that you can not afford

d)

helps to allocated resources to those who have none

16.

Production involves

a)

how to make and distribute things

b)

providing goods and services

c)

an interaction between buyers and sellers

d)

all of these

17.

Land, Labour, Capital and Enterprise are known as

a)

the circular flow

b)

the factors of production

c)

the price mechanism

d)

the free market

18.

Capital goods are

a)

higher cost generally

b)

goods made for export

c)

goods made by business for other businesses

d)

goods made for consumers

19.

Division of Labour is a critical element of modern economics as it allows for

a)

lower levels of inlfation

b)

greater levels of efficient production

c)

greater job satisfaction

d)

the ability to produce more advanced products