WorksheetsEconomics Basics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What kind of business helps move money between depositors and borrowers?
bank
proprietorship
corporation
a shoebox
The principle of ________________________ states that consumers determine through their purchases what goods and services will be produced.
proprietorship
partnership
consumer sovereignty
competition
Rivalry between producers/sellers of a good or service results in better quality goods and services at a lower price. This is called:
capitalism
competition
consumer sovereignty
corporation
The government pays for public goods and services by borrowing funds and:
taxing revenue
seizing money from illegal businesses
charging for community service
forcing labor
Which term completes this economic flow?
investment
savings
income
taxes
An economic system where people, businesses, and the government all make economic decisions is called?
Traditional
Mixed
Free Market
Command
What kind of business is best described by this statement?
proprietorship
partnership
corporation
Stock market
The U.S. government encourages marketplace competition by--
developing monopolies
limiting economic growth
enforcing anti-trust legislation
buying businesses
Which of the following is NOT a way the Federal Reserve Bank slows the economy?
increase the reserve requirement
raise the discount rate
sells government securities
hires new workers
The study of how people meet their wants and needs
Economics
Scarcity
Incentive
Consumers
Having a limited quantity of resources to meet unlimited wants
economics
scarcity
supply
producer
A factor that encourages people to act in a certain way
Incentive
Producers
Consumers
Supply
What is the primary function of money in an economy?
A) Medium of exchange
B) Store of value
C) Unit of account
D) All of the above
Which economic principle explains the relationship between the availability of a product and the desire for that product?
A) Supply and demand
B) Opportunity cost
C) Comparative advantage
D) Marginal utility
What is the term for a market structure characterized by a single seller, selling a unique product in the market?
A) Monopoly
B) Oligopoly
C) Monopolistic competition
D) Perfect competition
