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WorksheetsFree Market ACE
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the primary focus of price competition in a free enterprise system?
Quality of products
Sale price of a product
Brand reputation
Customer service
What is the term for the amount of goods producers are willing to make and sell?
Demand
Supply
Shortages
Equilibrium
What is the economic cost of unprofitable firms?
Increase in profits
Lay off employees
Higher incomes
More investments
Which of the following is NOT a type of patent?
Utility patent
Design patent
Copyright patent
Plant patent
What happens to a patent when it expires?
It can be renewed indefinitely.
The invention is protected forever.
The invention enters the public domain.
The inventor can use the same name for the invention.
How often must maintenance fees be paid to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office after a patent is granted?
Every year
Every 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years
Every 5 years
Every 10 years
What can an inventor do if a patent expires due to nonpayment of maintenance fees?
Nothing, the patent is lost forever.
Pay the fees and reinstate the patent within two years.
Apply for a new patent immediately.
Sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Select the best definition from the following for the term: Competition
Money that remains after businesses paid for its expenses.
Contest between businesses to win customers business and loyalty.
A person's incentive to work to gain something for themselves.
A person who uses goods or services.
Competition forces businesses to search for new ways to satisfy customers' wants and needs.
True
False
Which graph has the proper labels on the axis for a demand curve?
Graph A
Graph B
Graph C
Graph D
If there is more demand than there is supply, what will happen?
The product/goods becomes more expensive.
Things for free!
The prices come down!
Buy-one-get-one-free!
What happens in an economy when the nation can't produce enough goods for the overall demand of the nation?
Shortage
Productivity
Marketability
Resource Management
The Law of Demand states that, all other factors being equal, as the product price increases, the quantity of the product sought by buyers __________.
decreases
stays the same
increases
If someone has too much of a product to sell, what can they do?
Throw the extra product away.
Lower the price to encourage people to buy it
Try to do "buy one-get-one free."
When the demand for a product is higher than the supply, this causes what?
a surplus
a shortage
equilibrium
The law of supply states that, all other factors being equal, as the product price _________________ the quantity of the product provided by sellers decreases.
stays the same
increases
decreases
What does copyright protect?
Inventions
Logos and brand names
Literary and artistic works
Business methods
What is the main difference between a copyright and a patent?
Copyrights protect inventions, while patents protect literary and artistic works.
Copyrights have a shorter duration than patents.
Copyrights protect literary and artistic works, while patents protect inventions.
Patents are easier to obtain than copyrights.
What is a patent?
A right granted for any device, substance, method, or process that is new, inventive, and useful.
A right to prevent others from using your trademark.
A copyright protection for literary and artistic works.
A legal document for owning a piece of land.
What is a trademark?
A symbol, word, or phrase legally registered to represent a company or product.
A legal document for owning a piece of land.
A copyright protection for literary and artistic works.
A patent for a new invention.
McDowells Golden Arcs and McDonalds Golden Arches can have a conflict due to
Registered Trademarks
Patents
Copyright
Non Compete clause
Which of the following is considered intellectual property?
A business idea
A company's customer list
A new invention
All of the above
3. Issued for the invention of a new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or a new and useful improvement thereof, it generally permits its owner to exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention for a period of up to twenty years from the date of patent
utlitiy patent
design patent
patent pending
invention patent
What does copyright protect?
Inventions
Logos and brand names
Literary and artistic works
Business methods
What is the main difference between a copyright and a patent?
Copyrights protect inventions, while patents protect literary and artistic works.
Copyrights have a shorter duration than patents.
Copyrights protect literary and artistic works, while patents protect inventions.
Patents are easier to obtain than copyrights.
What is a trademark?
A symbol, word, or phrase legally registered to represent a company or product.
A legal document for owning a piece of land.
A copyright protection for literary and artistic works.
A patent for a new invention.
