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Market and Trade Study Guide

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of a voluntary exchange?

a)

making your favorite candy at home

b)

buying candy at the candy store that offers a variety of choices

c)

buying candy from the government store that limits the types of candy

d)

not buying candy because the laws forbid candy from being sold where you live

2.

In a market economy, what are prices based on?

a)

supply and demand

b)

the government's rules

c)

goods traded for services

d)

all products at the same price

3.

Exchanging one good or service for something else is called

a)

produce

b)

trade

c)

import

d)

export

4.

How does the government pay for items such as public schools and libraries?

a)

taxes

b)

donations

c)

tuition and fees

d)

prints their own money

5.

How does trade help both a producer and a consumer?

a)

Both make a lot of money by trading with each other.

b)

Consumers make more money by selling goods that producers want.

c)

Both get something they need in exchange for something they did not need.

d)

Producers make money by selling consumers something they do not want or need.

6.

What is the definition of supply?

a)

the desire to buy goods

b)

the amount of items available

c)

the price you pay for something

d)

the amount of money it costs to make something

7.

How are police, fire, and military services related?

a)

They are all public services paid for with taxes.

b)

They are all private services paid for with taxes.

c)

They are all public services billed to individuals each time they use the services.

d)

They are all private services billed to individuals each time they use the services.

8.

Which of the following is the BEST example of depending on others?

a)

growing your own food

b)

owning a large piece of land

c)

moving west for farm land

d)

shopping at the grocery store

9.

What word defines the idea of exchanging goods or services when a person needs or wants something?

a)

Money

b)

Taxes

c)

Trade

d)

Dependence

10.

Trading objects or ideas is called what?

a)
Exchange
b)
Negotiation
c)
Collaboration
d)
Barter
11.

In a voluntary exchange system, what does the term interdependent mean?

a)

Dependent on others for goods

b)

Dependent on yourself for goods

c)

Dependent on your family for goods

d)

Dependent on the government for goods

12.

You pay your sister $5 to clean your messy bedroom. This is an example of...

a)

Good

b)

Service

13.

Which of the following descriptions BEST explains supply and demand?

a)

A candy company makes one kind of candy bar. It never changes what it makes.

b)

A candy company only makes the type of candy bars that the government tells it to make.

c)

A candy company went out of business because their chocolate supplier went out of business.

d)

A candy company changes the kind of candy bars they make depending on what kind of candy bars kids are buying.

14.

If the price of a product increases, what is likely to happen to the demand for that product?

a)

Demand will increase

b)

Demand will decrease

c)

Demand will stay the same

d)

Demand will become unpredictable

15.

Trade is the exchange of goods and __________.

a)

business

b)

services

16.

What is the basic rule of supply and demand?

a)

When supply increases, demand decreases.

b)

When demand increases, supply decreases.

c)

When supply increases, prices decrease.

d)

When demand increases, prices decrease.