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8th Grade economics precomp review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is imperfect information?

a)

When a member of a public sector switches to a member of the private sector

b)

When the market price is different than the actual price

c)

When a producer is not aware of the costs of resources, causing marginal revenue loss per product produced

d)

When the buyer, seller, or both lack information about the product quality

2.

What is asymmetric information?

a)

When both parties have equal information about a transaction

b)

When one party has more or better information than the other

c)

When information is irrelevant to the transaction

d)

When information is perfectly distributed among all market participants

3.

How can imperfect information affect market outcomes?

a)

It leads to perfect competition

b)

It can cause market failures and inefficiencies

c)

It ensures all parties make informed decisions

d)

It has no impact on market outcomes

4.

Which of the following is an example of a market with imperfect information?

a)

A stock market with transparent and timely information

b)

A market where all products are identical and well-known

c)

A market where consumers have full knowledge of product quality

d)

A used car market where sellers know more about the car's condition than buyers

5.

When does moral hazard occur?

a)

When the tax rate becomes disproportionate to a person, leading them to poverty

b)

When people take risks they would otherwise not take because they are insured

c)

When people spend more than their disposable income allows

d)

When a person retires without proper retirement benefits

6.

What are subsides?

a)

A limit used to reach market equilibrium

b)

A barrier to entry in an oligopoly

c)

Payments from the government

d)

Portions of income taken by the government

7.

How can subsidies impact market prices?

a)

They can lower the market price by reducing production costs

b)

They always lead to higher taxes

c)

They have no effect on market prices

d)

They increase the market price of goods

8.

Which of the following is a consequence of moral hazard?

a)

Increased risk-taking behavior

b)

Decreased market competition

c)

Reduced government intervention

d)

Improved product quality

9.

The study of the economic behavior of individual persons, families, and businesses is known as​ .

a)
microeconomics
b)
macroeconomics
c)
production possibilities curves
d)
Ubernomics
10.

What is absolute advantage?

a)

The ability to deter market failure

b)

The ability to make more product with less resources

c)

The objective presence of a leveraged firm

d)

The ability to alter the demand in a market

11.

True or False: a price ceiling is placed above the equilibrium

a)
True
b)
False
12.

What is consumer surplus?

a)

When more consumers exist than producers (Dq > Sq) , causing scarcity for the product

b)

When the market price of a good is below the equilibrium price

c)

When a consumer consumes more than economically allowed

d)

A consumers willingness to pay more than the market price

13.

The acronym PRICE is used to define the determinants of demand

a)
True
b)
False
14.

What is elasticity

a)

The allocation of a firms needs despite economic viability

b)

Measure of responsiveness to changes in another variable

c)

Amount of producers that can outweigh the amount of consumers without leading to market failure

d)

Change in a markets performance due to price ceilings / floors

15.
Pollution caused by automobiles is an example of
a)
an innefficient allocation of resources.
b)
a positive externality.
c)
a negative externality.
d)
the public sector.
16.

Which of the following are factors of production?

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Land

c)

Labor

d)

Capital

e)

Demand

17.

Which economic field of study focuses on larger-scale topics such as gross domestic product and national unemployment?

a)

Microeconomics

b)

Macroeconomics

18.

The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility states that....

a)

Each successive unit of consumption does not exceed the utility of the last unit of consumption

b)

Utility is only attainable by consuming services and goods

c)

Utility is maximized when marginal utility = price

d)

Utility is temporary

19.

Which of the following best describes a positive externality?

a)

A government-imposed tax

b)

A benefit received by a third party

c)

A cost incurred by a third party

d)

A market equilibrium condition

20.

What is the effect of a price floor set above the equilibrium price?

a)

It has no effect on the market

b)

It causes prices to fall

c)

It leads to a surplus

d)

It leads to a shortage

21.

What does the T in the acronym SPENT stand for?

a)

Time allowed for product to be recognized on the market

b)

Tertiary producers competing for the most consumers

c)

Technology, which assists in efficiency

d)

Total utility gained from the usage of a product

22.

When the price of a good falls, demand increases

a)
True
b)
False
23.

When people pay taxes at the same rate of their incomes, the rate is....

a)

Fixed

b)

Proportional

c)

Regressive

d)

Exponential

24.

Which of the following are true about implicit costs?

a)

Implicit costs are always > 0

b)

Implicit costs are subtracted from total revenue along with explicit costs to get economic profit

c)

Implicit costs are not priced

d)

Implicit costs are opportunity costs

25.

What is marginal revenue?

a)
Marginal revenue is the additional revenue gained from selling one more unit of a product.
b)

Marginal revenue is the profit gained from an additional consumer

c)
Marginal revenue is the cost associated with producing one more unit.
d)
Marginal revenue is the total revenue from all units sold.
26.

What are the 4 market structures?

a)

Communism

Capitalism

Mixed

Traditional

b)

International market

IMSM

Capital market

Monopolistic firm

c)

Perfect monopoly

Alternative market

Oligopoly

Secondary market

d)

Perfect competition

Oligopoly

Monopolistic competition

Monopoly

27.

Which of the following is not a barrier to entry?

a)

Legal restrictions

b)
Consumer demand
c)
Limited access to resources
28.

What is the primary characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?

a)

There are many buyers and sellers with no control over prices

b)

Firms have significant control over prices

c)

Products are highly differentiated

d)

There are only a few firms dominating the market

29.

Which of the following best describes a negative externality?

a)

A market equilibrium condition

b)

A government subsidy

c)

A benefit received by a third party

d)

A cost incurred by a third party

30.

What is the role of a price ceiling in a market?

a)

To ensure prices do not fall below a certain level

b)

To ensure prices do not rise above a certain level

c)

To eliminate all market competition

d)

To increase the market price of goods

31.

New firms can enter the industry in the short run

a)
True
b)
False
32.

Honda is an example of a(n) (market structure)

(a)  

33.

How do governments profit?

a)

Selling products

b)

Collecting taxes

c)

Buying land, and renting it out

d)

International negotiations

34.

Public goods are non-excludable and non-rival

a)
True
b)
False
35.

What is a rival good?

a)
A rival good is a good that increases in value as more people consume it.
b)
A rival good is a good that is always free and available to everyone.
c)
A rival good is a good whose consumption by one person decreases its availability for others.
d)
A rival good is a good that can be consumed by multiple people simultaneously without any decrease in availability.
36.

What is the primary function of a price floor in a market?

a)

To eliminate all market competition

b)

To ensure prices do not rise above a certain level

c)

To ensure prices do not fall below a certain level

d)

To increase the market price of goods

37.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a monopoly?

a)

One firm makes the price

b)

Products are highly differentiated

c)

One firm controls the entire market

d)

Many firms competing in the market

38.

What is the effect of a subsidy on a product's supply curve?

a)

It has no effect on the supply curve

b)

It shifts the supply curve to the right

c)

It shifts the supply curve to the left

d)

It makes the supply curve vertical

39.

If 2 people can use a good/service simultaneously, it is then classified as a...

a)

rival good

b)

non-rival good

c)

public good

d)

private good

40.
Goods that are bought and used together are 
a)
complementary goods
b)
substitute goods
c)
income goods
d)
unrelated goods
41.
In general, if the price of a good or service goes down, what happens to the demand for that good or service?
a)
demand goes up
b)
demand stays the same
c)
demand goes down
d)
none of the above
42.

As demand shifts(D to D'), what could be a cause of this?

a)

Consumers find a cheaper related good

b)

Consumers prefer the good

c)

Consumers get more technology

d)

More consumers enter the market

43.

The diagram represents a(n)

a)

increase in supply

b)

decrease in supply

c)

change in quantity supplied

d)

none of the above

44.

A surplus occurs when quantity demanded is less than quantity supplied

a)
True
b)
False
45.

What does more elasticity imply?

a)

TA&RA method is able to alter the consumers preference

b)

Consumers are more likely to purchase products even when prices are high

c)

Consumers are more likely to not purchase a product when its price is high

d)

Consumers will not purchase a product if the product is produced under a monopoly