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Understanding Economics Concepts

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of economics?

a)

Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources.

b)

Economics is the analysis of historical events.

c)

Economics focuses solely on financial markets.

d)

Economics is the study of government policies.

2.

Explain the difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics.

a)

Microeconomics studies individual economic units; macroeconomics studies the economy as a whole.

b)

Microeconomics studies global trade; macroeconomics studies local businesses.

c)

Microeconomics analyzes government policies; macroeconomics analyzes market trends.

d)

Microeconomics focuses on national income; macroeconomics focuses on individual behavior.

3.

What is the law of supply and demand?

a)

The law of supply and demand states that supply always exceeds demand.

b)

The law of supply and demand is the principle that prices are determined by the relationship between supply and demand.

c)

The law of supply and demand dictates that demand is always higher than supply.

d)

The law of supply and demand is a theory that prices are fixed regardless of market conditions.

4.

What are the main types of economic systems?

a)

Barter System

b)

Capitalist Economy

c)

Socialist Economy

d)

Traditional, Command, Market, Mixed

5.

Explain the concept of GDP and its significance.

a)

GDP only measures population size.

b)

GDP is a measure of a country's economic output and is significant for assessing economic health and guiding policy.

c)

GDP is solely focused on agricultural output.

d)

GDP is irrelevant to economic policy decisions.

6.

What is inflation and how does it affect the economy?

a)

Inflation only affects the stock market and not the general economy.

b)

Inflation has no impact on interest rates or the cost of living.

c)

Inflation is the increase in prices and decrease in purchasing power, affecting the economy by raising costs of living and influencing interest rates.

d)

Inflation is the decrease in prices and increase in purchasing power.

7.

Describe the role of government in a mixed economy.

a)

The government only focuses on private businesses.

b)

The government regulates the economy, provides public goods, ensures stability, and promotes social welfare in a mixed economy.

c)

The government has no role in a mixed economy.

d)

The government solely controls all production and distribution.

8.

How do trade barriers impact international trade?

a)

Trade barriers reduce international trade by increasing costs and limiting the availability of foreign goods.

b)

Trade barriers enhance international trade by lowering costs.

c)

Trade barriers have no effect on the availability of foreign goods.

d)

Trade barriers promote the import of more foreign products.

9.

concerned with the overall performance of the entire company

a)

macroeconimics

b)

microeconomics

10.

concerned with the behaviour of individual entities such as the consumer producer and resource owner

a)

microeconomics

b)

macro economics

11.

difficult to obtain because of the circumstances that surround the availability of goods.

goods is scarce compared to its demand

a)

relative scar

b)

absolute scarcity

12.

when supply is limited because of very expensive output

a)

relative

b)

absolute scarcity

13.

economic resources

a)

land, labor, capital

b)

wage, interedt, rent

14.

who use applied economics?

a)

John Neville Keynes

b)

Jean-Baptiste Say

c)

John stuart mill

15.

who use applied economics?

a)

John Neville Keynes

b)

Jean-Baptiste Say

c)

John stuart mill

16.

Application of economic theory and econometrics in specific settings eith the goal or analysing potential outcomes

a)

Mixed Economy

b)

Applied economics

17.

Refers to productivity and proper allocation of economic resources

a)

effectiveness

b)

effeciency

c)

equity

18.

means attainment of goals and objectives through manual labor or techonological advancement

a)

effectiveness

b)

efficiency

c)

equity

19.

justice and fairness because of presence of machineries, manual labor may not be accessible

a)

effectiveness

b)

efficiency

c)

equity

20.

That has functional value (money related) or marketable wealtth

a)

wealth

b)

consumption

c)

distribution

d)

production

21.

trading or buying and selling of goods/services for money or equivalent value

a)

wealth

b)

distribution

c)

consumption

d)

exchange

22.

formation or crstion by firms of output (labor,land,capital use)

a)

cnsumtpion

b)

wealth

c)

distribution

d)

production

23.

allocating or appropriating scarce resources to be utilized at household

a)

cnsumption

b)

exchange

c)

wealth

d)

distribution

24.

subsistence economy, a family produces a good for its own use

a)

traditional eco

b)

mixed eco

c)

mrket eco

d)

socialism

25.

manner of production dictated by government

a)

cmmand eco

b)

traditonal eco

c)

mixed eco

d)

socialism

26.

the resources are privately owned and the people makw their own decision

a)

cmmand

b)

traditonal

c)

market

d)

mixed

27.

key enterprised are owned by state, private ownership is recognizer, that has capital assets control

a)

traditional

b)

socialism

c)

mrket

d)

mixed

28.

mixture of msrket and command sustem

a)

traditoonal

b)

cmmand

c)

mixed

d)

mrket

29.

father of economics

a)

John keynes

b)

adam smith

30.

wealth of nation

a)

john stuart mill

b)

adam smith

31.

political economy that means managament of entire state

a)

john stuart mill

b)

john neville keynes

32.

das kapital ehich msjor socialist thought was to emerge

a)

Karl Marx

b)

adam smith

33.

NeoClassical 1870s

a)

Leon Walras

b)

John Stuart Mill

c)

Karl Marx

34.

NeoClassical Economics (1890-1924)

a)

Leon Walras

b)

Alfred Marshall

c)

John Maynard Keynes

35.

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

a)

Leon Walras

b)

Alfred Marshall

c)

John Maynard Keynes

36.

Non-walrasian Economics (1939)

a)

Leon Walras

b)

John Hicks

c)

Alfred Marshall

37.

Supply and demand theory

a)

Alfred marshall

b)

leon walras

c)

maynard keynes

38.

the higher the income the more demand there will be.

(a)  

39.

favorable change because of

advertisement and fashion which leads to increase in demand.

(a)  

40.

Increase in populations , increase in demand abounds.

(a)  

41.

related goods are those

substitute or complimentary goods.

(a)  

42.

are those that give the same value but differ in price,

brand, form or shape that give the same value but differ in price

(a)  

43.

are goods that go hand in hand or always

together.

(a)  

44.

As there will be an increase in the

price of a commodity the natural reaction is for people to buy more today

to save.

(a)  

45.

Since credit cards are already used

as medium of exchange, people are tempted to demand more because of

easy terms of payment.

(a)  

46.

if there is a natural resources, typhoon and

change in weather conditions demand for commodities are affected.

(a)  

47.

As the price increases, the consumers are not willing to buy

more decreasing quantity demanded or as the price

decreases the consumers are more willing to buy, increasing

the quantity demanded.

(a)  

48.

refers to the willingness of the people to sell

or produce the goods regardless whether it is a

need or a want over a period of time at a given

price.

(a)  

49.

As the price increases, the producers are willing to

sell more, increasing quantity supply or as the price

decreases the producers are not willing to sell more ,

decreasing the quantity supply.

(a)  

50.

derived from the supply

schedule, plots these points on a graph,

typically sloping upwards from left to right,

indicating that as prices increase, the

quantity supplied also increases.

(a)  

51.

Increase in the price of goods especially

raw materials will discourage producers to produce more.

(a)  

52.

The higher cost of production like

raw materials, labor and electricity will decrease number of

supplied products.

(a)  

53.

There will be shortage of

supply once the raw materials needed for the production is

not obtainable.

(a)  

54.

An increase in supply is due to a lot

of sellers involved in the market.

(a)  

55.

the fast increase of supply of goods and services are

indebted to the advance technology around.

(a)  

56.

The imposition of low taxes will encourage producers to

sell more while a high tax will discourage producers to supply more.

(a)  

57.

These are help extended by the government to motivate

the business firm to do business like promotion and advertisement for

favored business.

(a)  

58.

Suppliers are affected by what weather

and natural calamities will bring

to the country in a year especially agricultural crops. (drought)

(a)  

59.

a point where the sellers and the

consumers agree to pay the price of the commodity. It is

actually the point of the intersection and where demand is

equal to supply.

(a)  

60.

It is the price where the

buyers are willing to buy and the price of the seller’s

willingness to sell.

(a)  

61.

the maximum price to be imposed by the sellers

to its commodity.

(a)  

62.

the minimum price to be imposed by the sellers.

(a)  

63.

are the things that will give us the state of

ease and contentment. ( satisfaction)

(a)  

64.

are the things that we must have for us to

live like food, clothing or shelter.

(a)  

65.

refers to the willingness of the

people to buy or purchase the goods regardless

whether it is a need or a want over a period of

time at a given place.

(a)  

66.

is the total market value of all goods and services produced within

a country’s borders during a specific period. It includes the production

output of both citizens and non-citizens within those borders.

(a)  

67.

measures the total market value of all goods and

services produced by the residents of a country, regardless of where they

are located.

(a)  

68.

The theory states that economic

growth is the result of three

factors—labor, capital, and technology.

While an economy has limited

resources in terms of capital and labor,

the contribution from technology to

growth is boundless

(a)  

69.

INTRODUCE NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS



(a)