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Economics Basics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of business helps move money between depositors and borrowers?

a)

bank

b)

proprietorship

c)

corporation

d)

a shoebox

2.

The principle of ________________________ states that consumers determine through their purchases what goods and services will be produced.

a)

proprietorship

b)

partnership

c)

consumer sovereignty

d)

competition

3.

Rivalry between producers/sellers of a good or service results in better quality goods and services at a lower price. This is called:

a)

capitalism

b)

competition

c)

consumer sovereignty

d)

corporation

4.

The government pays for public goods and services by borrowing funds and:

a)

taxing revenue

b)

seizing money from illegal businesses

c)

charging for community service

d)

forcing labor

5.

Which term completes this economic flow?

a)

investment

b)

savings

c)

income

d)

taxes

6.

An economic system where people, businesses, and the government all make economic decisions is called?

a)

Traditional

b)

Mixed

c)

Free Market

d)

Command

7.

What kind of business is best described by this statement?

a)

proprietorship

b)

partnership

c)

corporation

d)

Stock market

8.

The U.S. government encourages marketplace competition by--

a)

developing monopolies

b)

limiting economic growth

c)

enforcing anti-trust legislation

d)

buying businesses

9.

Which of the following is NOT a way the Federal Reserve Bank slows the economy?

a)

increase the reserve requirement

b)

raise the discount rate

c)

sells government securities

d)

hires new workers

10.

The study of how people meet their wants and needs

a)

Economics

b)

Scarcity

c)

Incentive

d)

Consumers

11.

Having a limited quantity of resources to meet unlimited wants

a)

economics

b)

scarcity

c)

supply

d)

producer

12.

A factor that encourages people to act in a certain way

a)

Incentive

b)

Producers

c)

Consumers

d)

Supply

13.

What is the primary function of money in an economy?

a)

A) Medium of exchange

b)

B) Store of value

c)

C) Unit of account

d)

D) All of the above

14.

Which economic principle explains the relationship between the availability of a product and the desire for that product?

a)

A) Supply and demand

b)

B) Opportunity cost

c)

C) Comparative advantage

d)

D) Marginal utility

15.

What is the term for a market structure characterized by a single seller, selling a unique product in the market?

a)

A) Monopoly

b)

B) Oligopoly

c)

C) Monopolistic competition

d)

D) Perfect competition