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Economic Systems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organize these features into the correct economic system.

Categorize the following

Products are distributed according to who can afford to pay the highest price.

Firms choose according to what customers are willing to pay for.

Firms will try and minimise production costs and maximise profits.

Government decides what goods and services should be produced.

The government distributes goods and services, sometimes equally or maybe according to need.

Government decides and makes decisions based on factors other than cost.

Both the government and firms choose how to allocate resources.

Some products are sold for money in the market whilst the government distributes others.

Products are produced by private firms and by the government.

Planned Economy
Mixed Economy
Market Economy
2.

Which economic system is controlled entirely by government decision making?

(a)  

3.

A market economy is controlled exclusively by the government,

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a market economy?

a)

Government ownership of resources

b)

Private ownership of resources

c)

Centralized decision-making

d)

Fixed prices set by the government

5.

In a market economy, prices are determined by:

a)

The government

b)

Supply and demand

c)

International organizations

d)

Large corporations

6.

Which of the following best describes a market economy?

a)

An economy where the government makes all economic decisions

b)

An economy where economic decisions are made by individuals and businesses

c)

An economy where resources are distributed equally by the government

d)

An economy where there is no competition

7.

What is a key feature of a command economy?

a)

Private ownership of businesses

b)

Government control of all major sectors

c)

Free market competition

d)

Decentralized decision-making

8.

Which economic system is characterized by the absence of government intervention?

a)

Mixed economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Market economy

9.

In which type of economic system are resources allocated based on customs and traditions?

a)

Market economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Mixed economy

d)

Traditional economy

10.

Which of the following is not one of the fundamental economic questions?

a)

What should be produced?

b)

How should it be produced?

c)

What price should it sell for?

d)

Who should it be produced for?

11.
Who or what answers the basic economic questions in a mixed economy?
a)
Individuals and Businesses
b)
Government
c)
Custom
d)
Individuals, Businesses, and Government
12.

In a Free Market or Capitalist economy, producers are most concerned with

a)

doing what is best for their fellow citizens

b)

using resources so taht they will last throughout time

c)

doing what is best for them individually

d)

insuring that all workers are safe and well paid

13.
I have a problem with having enough resources. What basic question of economics solves this? 
a)
What to produce?
b)
How to produce?
c)
When to produce? 
d)
For whom to produce? 
14.
Society will never be able to satisfy all wants and ____.
a)
desires
b)
needs
c)
hungers
d)
money problems
15.
If my government is selling me bread for $5 a loaf, and I have no choice but to buy that type of bread, I live in a _____ economy. 
a)
Market 
b)

Planned

c)
Mixed