SHS Economics · Year 1

Market practice questions

The meaning of a market and the different forms and types of markets, with examples drawn from Ghana.

10 questions in this topic: 4 recall, 4 applying skills and concepts, 1 strategic thinking and 1 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.

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  1. Question 1Skills & concepts

    A hair salon offering haircuts and a consulting firm offering business advice both belong to which type of market?

    • aService market, where services rather than physical goods are exchanged
    • bProduct market, since customers pay money for what they receive
    • cVirtual market, since these businesses may have websites
    • dLabour market, since employees work at these businesses
  2. Question 2Skills & concepts

    One benefit of an online market to buyers, according to the section, is that

    • athey do not have to travel from home to buy goods, since items are delivered to their door
    • bprices are always guaranteed to be lower than in a physical market
    • cbuyers can only purchase from sellers in their own city
    • dthere is no need to pay for the goods being purchased
  3. Question 3Recall

    The sale of counterfeit goods and illegal drugs, outside official government channels, is an example of

    • aa black market
    • ba virtual market
    • ca labour market
    • da service market

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