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Foundations of Economics

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

Economics is best defined as the study of:

a)

How individuals spend their money

b)

How governments allocate resources

c)

How society manages its scarce resources

d)

How businesses maximise profits

2.

The opportunity cost of a decision is:

a)

Total monetary cost

b)

The highest valued alternative that must be forgone

c)

the total time spent on the decision

d)

the lowest priced alternative available

3.

Which of the following is a positive (factual) economic statement?

a)

The minimum wage should be increased to reduce poverty.

b)

Lower taxes will lead to higher economic growth.

c)

The unemployment rate is 5%.

d)

Pollution is harmful to the environment.

4.

Which of the following is a normative (opinion) economic statement?

a)

The price of gasoline is $3.50 per gallon.

b)

Rent control should be implemented to address housing affordability.

c)

The demand for luxury cars has increased.

d)

The supply of coffee has decreased due to adverse weather.

5.

The law of demand states that:

a)

As the price of a good increases, quantity demanded increases.

b)

As the price of a good increases, quantity demanded decreases.

c)

As the price of a good decreases, quantity demanded increases.

d)

There is no relationship between price and quantity demanded.

6.

Which of the following would cause a movement along the demand curve for smartphones?

a)

A change in consumer income.

b)

A change in the price of smartphones.

c)

A change in consumer tastes and preferences.

d)

A change in the price of tablet computers.

7.

Which of the following is a determinant of supply?

a)

Consumer preferences.

b)

Technology

c)

Income

d)

Price of substitutes

8.

If the price of coffee increases and the quantity demanded decreases, then coffee is:

a)

An inferior good

b)

A normal good

c)

A complement

d)

An elastic good

9.

The term "invisible hand" is associated with which economist?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

John Maynard Keynes

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Milton Friedman

10.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total:

a)

Value of exports minus imports

b)

Value of government spending

c)

Value of all final good and services produced within a country's borders

d)

Value of all goods and services consumed within a country

11.

Inflation is defined as:

a)

A decrease in general levels of prices

b)

An increase in general level of prices

c)

The percentage change in nominal GDP

d)

The percentage change in real GDP

12.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?

a)

Many buyers and one seller

b)

One buyer and many sellers

c)

Many buyers and many sellers

d)

One buyer and one seller

13.

The Lorenz curve is used to illustrate:

a)

The relationship between supply and demand

b)

The impact of taxes on consumer welfare

c)

The distribution of income in a society

d)

Income inequality within a population

14.

Which of the following is a factor of production?

a)

Labour

b)

Money

c)

Consumer goods

d)

Financial assets

15.

Which of the following is a factor of production?

a)

Land and cooked materials

b)

Land and raw materials

c)

Consumer preference

d)

Consumer taste

16.

Which of the following is a factor of production?

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Capital

d)

Dichotomy

17.

In the Circular flow of income the household acts as:

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Government entities

d)

Investors

18.

In the circular flow model, what do firms provide to households?

a)

Goods and services

b)

Taxes

c)

Income

d)

Financial capital

19.

What does the government injected into the circular flow model?

a)

Resources

b)

Labour

c)

Public goods and services

d)

Squalor

20.

In the circular flow model, identify the Injection:

a)

Net Saving

b)

Net Taxes

c)

Exports

d)

Imports

21.

In the circular flow model, identify the Injection:

a)

Investment

b)

Saving

c)

Taxes

d)

Imports

22.

In the circular flow model, identify the Injection:

a)

Saving

b)

Government Expenditure

c)

Taxes

d)

Imports

23.

In the circular flow model, identify the Withdrawal:

a)

Investment

b)

Saving

c)

Government Expenditure

d)

Exports

24.

In the circular flow model, identify the Withdrawal:

a)

Investment

b)

Government Expenditure

c)

Taxes

d)

Exports

25.

In the circular flow model, identify the Withdrawal:

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

c)

Investments

d)

Government Expenditure

26.

What's the central bank of the USA:

a)

The federal reserve

b)

The bank of America

c)

The reserve de la federal

d)

America big boy bank

27.

What's the central bank of the UK:

a)

The Bank of Scotland

b)

The Bank of Wales

c)

The Bank of Ireland

d)

The Bank of England

28.

Celeste likes to eat a Vegan plant burger, this would be known as her what?

a)

Consumer preference

b)

Opinion

c)

Factual analysis of the food market

d)

Factor of production

29.

Basil identified that Japan has recently had Earthquake, this has lead to what?

a)

A drop of energy supply in Japan.

b)

Big raves in Japan.

c)

Rugby becoming a popular sport in Japan.

d)

An increase in the supply of energy in Japan.

30.

Tobi enjoys Gym sessions, what is his opportunity cost of going to the Gym?

a)

Getting Shredded

b)

Losing out on the best forgone alternative

c)

MyProtein Sales increasing

d)

GymShark sales increasing

31.

Benjamin decides to go back in time to the Caveman era, how can he trade?

a)

Bartering

b)

Paying with gold

c)

Paying with Pounds

d)

Paying with Dollars

32.

Bradley loves a Balance of Payments sheet: Which account is not on a balance of payments?

a)

Capital

b)

Current

c)

Climate Change

33.

Karolina buys new clothes for Aerial Fitness, relating to the circular flow which arrow is most appropriate for this purchase:

a)

Factor payments

b)

Consumption of domestically produced goods and services

c)

Net Saving

d)

Net Taxes

34.

Jessie, is trying to give every person on the planet a Pokémon game, how can she do this using an economic approach?

a)

Redistribution

b)

Scarcity

c)

Productive efficiency

d)

Efficacy

35.

Georgia wants to buy a Basketball court? How would she utilise the circular flow model to grow her income?

a)

Net Taxes

b)

Net Savings

c)

Imports

d)

Exports

36.

James wants more Tourism lectures...

a)

The demand for tourism increases

b)

The supply for tourism increases

c)

The supply for tourism decreases

d)

The demand for tourism decreases

37.

Jake buys his shoes using income, how can Jake generate income?

a)

Factor payments

b)

Net Taxes

c)

Net Savings

d)

Consumption of domestically produced goods