WorksheetsChapter 1 Basic Economic Concepts
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
All of the following involve offering services except:
Athletic shoes
Banks
Hotels
Sporting Events
The reward for satisfying the needs and wants of consumers and businesses is:
revenue
wealth
profit
dividends
Which is an example of a want?
Basic Meal
Water
Smart Phone
Shelter
Which is a product (good)?
Mowing a lawn
A book
Changing Oil in a car
Styling hair
Which is an example of a need?
Food
Clothing
Shelter
All are examples of needs.
Tasks that businesses perform for consumers are called?
Services
Wants
Needs
Goods
The contest between businesses to win customers.
Profit
Competition
Non-profit
Business
The money left over after a business has paid the cost of providing its goods and services.
Profit
Competition
Business
Commercial activity that seeks profit by providing goods or services to others in exchange for money.
Profit
Competition
Business
Items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want.
Goods
Services
Resources
Market research provides information that can help a business
identify opportunities
respond to market goods and services
evaluate demand
all of the above
Businesses supply goods and services
to benefit the community
to make a profit
to satisfy their customers' wants
to compete with each other
A business may stop manufacturing a product because:
it cannot keep up with the demand
there is a decreased demand for it
there is an increasing demand for it
the government is taking too much in taxes
The basic needs of people include food, water, __________ and __________.
employment and money
shelter and clothing
transportation and clothing
Businesses provide goods and services to satisfy wants and
purchases
needs
resources
An example of a public want is a family wanting a new car.
True
False
Unlike purchasing goods, services are performed for free. (Ex. Barbershop or Hair Salon)
True
False
Resources are items used to make and provide goods and services.
True
False
Physical (Tangible) products
goods
services
resources
wants
Tasks that businesses perform for consumers
resources
services
market research
competition
Any commercial activity that seeks profit by providing goods and services in exchange for money
market research
competition
resources
business
What is the first step in the decision making process?
Make a decision
Identify the situation
Determine the pros and cons
Evaluation your decision
How are public wants different from private wants? (check all that apply)
Private wants can be shared.
Public wants can be shared.
Public wants can be wanted by one person.
Private wants can be wanted by one person.
Local, state, and federal governments provide private wants.
What is your favorite brand of athletic apparel?
Nike
Adidas
Under Armour
Champion
My favorite brand isn't listed.
Which is a need?
Pop
Coffee
Water
Gatorade
What might be some good reasons that a computer is a need and not a want? (Pick 2)
To check Facebook
To do work for a job
To do homework
To play games on the internet
To watch Netflix
Moana must restore the ____________ of Tafiti to save her island.
soul
heart
stone
hook
What is as fast as a cheetah as slow as a turtle and can transform into any shape or object?
cheetah
shadow
lifetime
turtle
What belongs to you but others use it more than you?
towel
sink
yourself
name
