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Y1 S1 PE

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A family consumes more goods and services by specializing in the production of only one good

a)

Principle 3: Rational people think at the margin

b)

Principle 5: Trade can make everyone better off

c)

Principle 1: People face tradeoffs

d)

Principle 9: Prices rise when the government prints too much money

2.

Bill buys a home because he is confident that he is protected by property rights laws

a)

Principle 7: governments can sometimes improve market outcomes

b)

Principle 10: Society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment

c)

Principle 1: People face tradeoffs

d)

Principle 4: People face incentives

3.

Jasmine wants to go to the movies with her friends, but she has homework due tonight. She must give up going to the movies if she wants to finish her homework.

a)

Principle 7: the government can sometimes improve market outcomes

b)

Principle 1: people face tradeoffs

c)

Principle 2: the cost of something is what you give up to get it

d)

Principle 6: Markets are usually a good way of organizing economic activity

4.

A t-shirt that Katie really wants is on sale for 10% off. She wouldn't have bought it at its original price, but now that it is 10% off she buys it.

a)

Principle 1: People face tradeoffs

b)

Principles 9: Prices rise when the government prints too much money

c)

Principle 3: Rational people think at the margin

d)

Principle 4: People respond to incentives

5.

When you join the economics association on campus, you get a free t-shirt and some pizza. But, in order to get those free things you must give up your time for club meetings.

a)

Principle 1: People face tradeoffs

b)

Principle 10: Society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment

c)

Principle 5: Trade can make everyone better off

d)

Principle 3: Rational people think at the margin

6.

Emily considers how much more time she would have to spend studying to increase her midterm grade by 2%

a)

Principle 7: Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes

b)

Principle 2: the cost of something is what you give up to get it

c)

Principle 3: Rational people think at the margin

d)

Principle 8: A country's standard of living depends on its productivity

7.

The United States is more productive than Australia, which means that the United States is a wealthier country.

a)

Principle 1: People face tradeoffs

b)

Principle 7: Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes

c)

Principle 8: A country's standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services

d)

Principle 9: Prices rise when the government prints too much money

8.

The Scottish government decides to print more money, and the price of milk rices from $1 a gallon to $4 a gallon

a)

Principle 5: Trade can make everyone better off

b)

Principle 2: The cost of something is what you give up to get it

c)

Principle 4: People respond to incentives

d)

Principle 9: Prices rise when the government prints too much money

9.

Adam Smith said that the "invisible hand" controls the market and creates the optimal outcome

a)

Principle 1: people face tradeoffs

b)

Principle 3: Rational people think at the margin

c)

Principle 6: Markets are usually a good way of organizing economic activity

d)

Principle 9: Prices rise when the government prints too much money

10.

The government prints more money to stimulate the economy and create more jobs, but the price of milk increases from $1 to $4.

a)

Principle 9: Prices rise when the government prints too much money

b)

Principle 5: Trade can make everyone better off

c)

Principle 10: Society faces a short run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment

d)

Principle 3: Rational people think at the margin

11.
Scarcity & Opportunity Cost
a)
Principle 1: People want. This is why the economy exists.
b)
Principle 2: You can't always get what you want.  You have to make a decision.
c)
Principle 3: Economics requires that we rely on all people.
d)
Principle 4: Supply and Demand = Price
12.
An opportunity cost is
a)
 Usually absent in a command economy
b)
When goods are recycled into other goods
c)
   The next-best alternative you give up in order to do something else
d)
 only an issue when there is not a scarcity of goods and resources  
13.

Scarcity is a problem:

a)

that only poor people face.

b)

because human wants are limited while resources are unlimited.

c)

because human wants are unlimited while resources are limited.

d)

only in third world countries.

14.

Labour, land and capital are called:

a)

goods and services.

b)

entrepreneurship.

c)

outputs.

d)

factors of production.

15.

Principle #3 People think at

(a)  

16.

The graph shows the impact of Tax on the market equilibrium. How much is the tax revenue? and how much is born by the producers and how much by the consumers?

a)

80, 40, 40

b)

80,80,0

c)

80,0,80

d)

40, 40, 80

17.

The price of good X falls and the demand for good Y decreases. We can conclude that:

a)

X is an inferior good

b)

X and Y are substitutes.

c)

X and Y are complements.

d)

X and Y are independent of each other.

18.

Suppose we observe a rise in the price of good A and an increase in the quantity of good A bought and sold. Which one of the following is a likely explanation?

a)

The supply of A increased.

b)

The supply of A decreased.

c)

The demand for A decreased.

d)

The demand for A increased.

19.

Which of the following situations describes the greatest market power?

a)

Subaru’s impact on the price of cars

b)

a farmer's impact on the price of corn

c)

Microsoft's impact on the price of desktop operating systems

d)

a student's impact on college tuition

20.

Which of the following is NOT one of the big economic questions?

a)

What to produce?

b)

How to produce?

c)

Why to produce?

d)

For whom to produce?

21.

In socialist economic system, the prices of goods and services are determined by __________.

a)

Individuals

b)

Government

c)

Market forces

d)

Demand and supply

22.
How does competition affect producers in a market economy? 
a)
They generally agree to share resources equally.
b)
They improve the quality of their goods to attract buyers.
c)
They look to the government to assign resources.
d)
They ration their goods equally among consumers.
23.
Read the following situation to determine what the outcome would be:

A new type of television set uses 3-D images. many stores will have large quantities of the older style televisions. What will happen to the price of these older televisions? 
a)
The price will remain the same.
b)
The price will rise.
c)
The price will fall.
24.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a service?

a)

Plumber

b)

Waitress

c)

Car

d)

Nurse

25.

A business:

a)

Produces goods and/or services for consumers

b)

Is the final user of goods and services produced in an economy

c)

Is the organiser of the exchange of goods and services for money

d)

Provides goods and/or services in order to make a profit

26.

The economic problem is one of:

a)

Limited wants and needs

b)

Unlimited wants and unlimited needs

c)

Unlimited wants and limited resources

d)

Limited wants and unlimited needs

27.

A want is...

a)

A non-essential good or service

b)

A resource needed for survival

c)

An essential good or service

d)

All of the above