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Economics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The good or service that you give up when you make an economic choice is called _____________________.

a)

opportunity cost

b)

economic choice

c)

economic interdependence

d)

economic specialization

2.

Two or more people depending on each other for goods and services is called __________________________.

a)

economic specialization

b)

scarcity

c)

economic choices

d)

economic interdependence

3.

Being an expert in one job, product, or service is called ___________________.

a)

economic interdependence

b)

economic specialization

c)

opportunity cost

d)

scarcity

4.

The term used when there is not enough of something to go around is __________________.

a)

scarcity

b)

economic choices

c)

resources

d)

opportunity cost

5.

When many people want to buy the same item, it is considered to be

a)

low in demand

b)

high in demand

c)

a producer

d)

a consumer

6.

When there is more than enough of a product to sell, this is considered

a)

a consumer

b)

a scarcity

c)

a shortage

d)

a surplus

7.

Trading something for something else - no currency involved

a)

demand

b)

barter

c)

goods

d)

market

8.

A person who buys goods and services

a)

consumer

b)

entrepreneur

c)

resource

d)

currency

9.

The making, buying and selling of goods and services

a)

economics

b)

inflation

c)

market

d)

barter

10.

A general increase in prices

a)

price

b)

inflation

c)

scarcity

d)

demand

11.

The idea that resources are limited; we don't have an unlimited supply of what we want

a)

scarcity

b)

supply

c)

demand

d)

inflation

12.

The study of resources such as money, materials, and labor

a)

economics

b)

services

c)

producers

d)

goods

13.

The concept of 'invisible hand' in economics is attributed to which economist?

a)

A) John Maynard Keynes

b)

B) Adam Smith

c)

C) Karl Marx

d)

D) Milton Friedman

14.

What is the primary focus of microeconomics?

a)

A) National income

b)

B) Individual markets

c)

C) Global trade

d)

D) Government policies

15.

Which of the following is considered a factor of production in economics?

a)

A) Money

b)

B) Labor

c)

C) Technology

d)

D) Inflation