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ECON LT Quiz #1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of how we make decisions in a world in which resources are limited is called...

a)

Economics

b)

Microeconomics

c)

Macroeconomics

d)

Opportunity Cost

2.

Mrs. Hartley planning a vacation is a...

a)

Want

b)

Need

c)

Trade-Off

d)

Opportunity Cost

3.

____________ occurs whenever we do not have enough resources to produce all the things we would like to have.

a)

Economic System

b)

Economics

c)

Macroeconomics

d)

Scarcity

4.

Looking at the "big picture" of the economy describes...

a)

Economics

b)

Microeconomics

c)

Macroeconomics

d)

Trade-Off

5.

Food and shelter are examples of...

a)

Wants

b)

Needs

c)

Resources

d)

Income

6.

The cost of the next best use of your time or money when you choose to do one thing rather than another.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

Trade-Off

7.
A person who buys goods and services
a)
consumer
b)
entrepreneur
c)
resource
d)
currency
8.
The place where goods and services are exchanged
a)
barter
b)
currency
c)
market
d)
resource
9.
Something we use
a)
resource
b)
scarcity
c)
demand
d)
supply
10.
Smith believed that the economy operated according to three natural laws involving this concept...
a)
self-interest
b)
compassion
c)
citizenship
d)
trustworthiness 
11.

Which famous book did Adam Smith write?

a)

Wealth of Nations

b)

Communist Manifesto

c)

Green Eggs and Ham

d)

The Bible

12.

Which is factors of production?

a)

Labour,Land,Capital,Machineries

b)

Natural Resources,Human Resources and Process Resources

c)

Labour,Land,Capital,Entrepreneur,Human Ability & Capability

d)

All of them

13.

Determine either the following statement is Positive or Normative Economics. We should redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor. So, the quantity of poor people can be reduce.

a)

Normative economic

b)

Positive economic

c)

Capital economic

d)

Public economics

14.

Determine either the following statement is Positive or Normative Economics. If the price of books goes up, people will buy less. Therefore, we should not allow the price to go up

a)

Positive Economics

b)

Normative economics

15.

Determine either the following statement is Positive or Normative Economics. The price of milk has risen from $3 a gallon to $5 a gallon in the past five years.

a)

Normative economics

b)

Positive economics

16.

Adam Smith believed that the wealth of a nation depends on material possessions and the labor and skills of its people. However, the Nation would fail without___________________

a)

people and their skills

b)

possessions

c)

material possessions and labor

17.

______________ is the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction.

a)

Value

b)

Paradox of value

c)

Utility

d)

Economics

18.

What are Economic Questions? check all that apply

a)

Why produce

b)

What to produce

c)

How to produce

d)

When to produce

e)

Who are you producing for

19.

A positive statement...

a)

cannot be negative.

b)

cannot be tested.

c)

can be tested against the facts.

d)

depends on someone’s value judgment.

20.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a factor of production?

a)

A forest.

b)

A computer program.

c)

A labor leader.

d)

Dollars.

21.

Which of the following is a microeconomics topic?

a)

A price of a new home.

b)

The inflation rate.

c)

The economy's growth rate.

d)

The unemployment rate.

22.

An entrepreneur is:

a)

an employee in a factory.

b)

the manager of a factory.

c)

the person who conceives and starts a business.

d)

the person who contracts to work for a specific price.

23.

Which of the following is true of the production possibilities curve?

a)

Any point inside the curve is inefficient, and any point outside the curve is unattainable.

b)

Any point inside the curve is unattainable, and any point outside the curve is inefficient.

c)

Any point inside the curve is unattainable, and any point outside the curve is unattainable.

d)

Any point inside the curve is inefficient, and any point outside the curve is inefficient.

24.

The various combinations of goods and services that can be produced, when an economy uses its available resources and technology efficiently, is called:

a)

scarcity.

b)

unlimited production.

c)

opportunity cost.

d)

production possibilities.

25.

What two factors contribute to scarcity?

a)

 Limited resources and wants

b)

 Unlimited wants and limited resources

c)

 Unlimited resources and limited wants

d)

 Unlimited resources and wants

26.

What point Illustrates scarcity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None of the points

27.

Josie decided to go to college full-time instead of working. Which of the

following is the opportunity cost of going to college for Josie?

a)

 The final benefit of graduating from college.

b)

 The income she would have earned by working.

c)

 The cost of college tuition.

d)

 The income she will earn in the future for being a college graduate.

28.

How many goods are compared on a production possibilities curve?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

Points B, D, and C represent ___________ use of resources.

a)

Ineffecient

b)

Efficient

c)

Unfeasible

30.

Point A represents an __________ use of resources.

a)

Smart

b)

Inefficient

c)

Efficient

d)

Unfeasible

31.

Which factors could cause an increase the productive capacity of the PPC?

a)

Adding land, labor, and capital

b)

Losing land, labor, and capital

32.

Predict: What would have to happen to achieve production at point F?

a)

Build more factories & hire more workers

b)

Factories get destroyed by fire

c)

There is a shortage of materials used to make shoes and food

d)

Get more educated leadership.

33.

What is the opportunity cost of moving from production from point D to B?

a)

35 units of food

b)

1,000 units of clothes

c)

150 units of clothes

d)

100 units of clothes

34.

What is the opportunity cost of moving from production from point B to D?

a)

100 units of food

b)

25 units of food

c)

35 units of clothes

d)

50 Units of food

35.

Communist Manifesto was authored by:

a)

A. Stalin

b)

B. Karl Marx

c)

C. Laski

d)

D. George Bernard Shah

36.

According to Marxian theory revolutions come in the society because:

a)

A. The capitalists so desire

b)

B. The religious people manipulate that

c)

C. Continuous class struggle is going on

d)

D. Educated masses get dissatisfied

37.
Which type of economy is controlled by the government?
a)
Command
b)
Market
c)
Mixed
d)
Democratic
38.
Which type of economy is run by the businesses & business owners?
a)
Command
b)
Mixed
c)
Communist
d)
Market
39.
Government owns resources and controls production, prices, and wages.
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market 
d)
mixed
40.
Prices and wages are determined by producer supply and consumer demand.
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
41.
What type of economy does the United States have?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Unlimited
d)
Market
42.
Resources are usually shared.  Many use bartering to exchange goods and services.
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
43.

In a command economy, who keeps all of the profits?

a)

Government

b)

Citizens

c)

Businesses

d)

None of the above

44.

Which of the following would be examples of countries with a command economy?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

France

d)

North Korea

45.

The tribe relied on hunting and farming for food. The boy knew he would be a farmer just like his Dad had been. What kind of economic system does this describe?

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

46.

What is the Opportunity Cost of moving from C to A?

(a)  

47.

What is the Opportunity Cost of moving from B to E?

(a)  

48.

The concept of opportunity cost would no longer be relevant if

a)

all current incomes were invested in technological research

b)

resources were allocated effectively

c)

poverty in an economy no longer existed

d)

the supply of all resources was unlimited

49.

According to the graph above, if a country is currently producing at point X, the opportunity cost of producing another consumer good is

a)

20 capital goods

b)

more than 20 capital goods

c)

fewer than 20 capital goods

d)

20 consumer goods

e)

fewer than 20 consumer goods

50.

As a factor of production, capital refers to the

a)

money available to start a business

b)

stocks and bonds issued by businesses to raise funds

c)

financial investment of businesses

d)

currency in circulation and deposits in financial institutions

e)

tools and machinery used to produce goods and services