Economics Questions test (2)

A ......... is the person who directs, supervises and operates a business or a section of a business. This person is in a management position but is not always the owner of the company.
worker
manager
wealthy person

When people or departments become highly-skilled in one area of production because they only create or produce one item or one part of an item, ......... occurs.
labor
service
specialization

......... is a system where products or parts of products move from one worker to another. This is an efficient system that is used in order to manufacture products in a highly productive manner.
A labor shortage
A line of people
An assembly line

When companies split up or divide workers' tasks so that each worker performs one job or task, the process is known as ..........
division of labor
student lines
technology

Many companies around the world use ........., or make use of scientific advancements, to manufacture new and improved products every day.
introductions
division
technology

......... store huge amounts of information within computer systems that were not in existence 40 years ago.
Advantages
Databases
Assembly lines

In some nations, people and families are below the poverty level and are in need so they are given ......... in order to survive.
technology
welfare
consumers

In a ......... economy, individuals and businesses own and make most of the decisions about resources. In this type of economy, the people own and control most of the production processes.
modest
market
command

In a ......... economy, individuals and governments own and control production together. They both decide how resources will be used, what will be produced and who will buy and use the products.
market
mixed
command

Whether businesses manufacture goods or offer services, all of the money taken in by a business is called ..........
costs
labor
revenue