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Economic and Systems MKT exploring

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of how to meet unlimited wants with limited resources.

a)

Marketing

b)

Economics

c)

Managment

d)

Business

2.

Any item that can be used to produce goods and services.

a)

Want

b)

Economy

c)

Need

d)

Resource

3.

Water and air are examples of ___ resources.

a)

Capital

b)

Human

c)

Natural

4.

In economics, the term capital goods includes

a)

Building and Equipment

b)

Labor and managment

c)

Mental and phyiscal work

5.

A product that is useful to customers has

a)

form

b)

Utility

c)

possesion

d)

Utalitarian

6.

When a business changes the shape of a product, it is creating ____ utility.

a)

Form

b)

place

c)

time

d)

possession

7.

When products are available where they are needed, they have ____ utility.

a)

Form

b)

Place

c)

Time

d)

information

8.

When ownership of a product is transferred from the seller to the buyer, utility is created.

a)

Time

b)

place

c)

Possession

d)

Form

9.

In a private enterprise system, businesses strive to supply goods and services in direct proportion to

a)

demand

b)

supply

c)

cost of production

d)

standard of living

10.

In a private enterprise system, consumers have a variety of products from which to choose due to

a)

collection of taxes

b)

limited government control

c)

private property

d)

competition

11.

In a private enterprise system, the interaction of supply and demand primarily determines

a)

government control

b)

prices

c)

competition

d)

profits

12.

The quantity of a good or service that producers are able and willing to offer for sale at a specified price in a given period of time is

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

quantity sold

d)

quantity demanded

13.

An indication of how changes in price will affect changes in the amounts demanded and supplied is known as

a)

Elasticity

b)

inelastic demand

c)

Market pricve

d)

Elastic demand

14.

Even though gasoline prices increased $2.00 per gallon, Tasha continued to buy gas so that she could make her 50-mile drive to work. This is an example of what type of demand?

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

descretionary

d)

complementary

15.

money businesses must pay for the goods they sell or raw materials from which they make goods to sell is an expense called

a)

Cost of buiness

b)

Cost of production

c)

Cost of goods

16.

The money left after cost of merchandise is subtracted from total income is called ___ profit.

a)

gross

b)

net

c)

even

d)

working

17.

To compute net profit,- the True Profit, which of the following is subtracting from gross profit.

a)

cost of merchandise

b)

total income

c)

Operating expenses

18.

he rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars is called

a)

competition

b)

monopolistic

c)

unethical

d)

production

19.

Burger King and McDonald’s are examples of

a)

indirect competition

b)

natural monopolies

c)

direct competition

d)

monopolies

20.

Who answers the questions in a private enterprise system?

a)

government

b)

Businesses and individuals

c)

influential citizens

21.

The way in which a country solves its economic problems is

a)

competition

b)

political system

c)

economy

d)

economic systems

22.

This system answers the basic economic question based on habits, beliefs, and customs.

a)

Traditional

b)

Communist

c)

Market

d)

Socialist

23.

An economic system based on government planning and decisions-making with limited consumer influence.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

24.

Means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the government in this types of system.

a)

Traditional

b)

Communist

c)

Market

d)

Socialist

25.

Individuals and businesses own and control the means of production and distribution in this types of system?

a)

Traditional

b)

Communist

c)

Market

d)

Socialist

26.

In a communist economic system, the three basic economic questions are answered by:

a)

Government

b)

Market

c)

Consumers

d)

Buinesses

27.

What actions do consumers take that determines what will be produced in a market economy?

a)

apply for jobs

b)

Cast economic votes by spending their money

c)

Produce products

d)

comparison shop

28.

In economics, ____ are valued for the work they do to produce goods and services.

a)

Natural resources

b)

Human resources

c)

Capital resources

29.

Building, equipment, machinery, and roads are examples of.....

a)

services

b)

natural resources

c)

human resources

d)

capital resources

30.

Things people buy to satisfy economic wants.

a)

goods

b)

services

c)

utilities

31.

Productive acts that satisfy economic wants.

a)

goods

b)

services

c)

utilites

32.

Complete the phrase: Services are...

a)

intangible, scarce, transferable, useful

b)

tangible, scarce, transferable, useful

c)

intangible, unlimited, useful

d)

tangible, unlimited, useful

33.

Goods and services purchased by ultimate consumer for personal use.

a)

consumer

b)

industrial

34.

Goods/Services purchased by businesses for resale, use in operation of the business, or for producing goods/services.

a)

consumer

b)

industrial

35.

A measure of efficiency. The amount of output per unit of input. 

a)

Productivity

b)

Consumerism

c)

Captialism

d)

Cost of goods

36.

The inputs that go into the production of goods. 

a)

Factors of Production

b)

Factors of goods

c)

Factors of cost

d)

Factors of additions

37.

What are the 3 economic questions every system must answer? 

a)

What to produce, why to Produce, when to produce

b)

What to produce, How to produce, why to produce

c)

What to produce, How to produce, For whom to produce

38.

This is created when there is a gap between what is needed and resources available. 

a)

Profit

b)

Scarcity

c)

Supply

39.

The heart of economics is

a)

motive

b)

cost

c)

decision making