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Opportunity Cost 5th WWII

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which one of these definitions best describe Opportunity Costs?

a)

The cost of making one decision over another.

b)

The cost for the opportunity to buy anything you want.

c)

The opportunity that will cost you loads of money.

2.

Which one of these definitions best describe Opportunity Costs?

a)

The cost of making one decision over another.

b)

The cost for the opportunity to buy anything you want.

c)

The opportunity that will cost you loads of money.

3.

Amber was shopping at the mall. She had $80 to spend. She found three items she liked: $75 for a pair of shoes, $70 for a jacket, and $62 for a dress. After shopping for a couple hours, she decided to borrow a pair of shoes from her cousin and to buy the jacket for $70. What was her opportunity cost?

a)

Shoes

b)

Jacket

c)

Dress

d)

Purse

4.

Tom was shopping for a car. He has looked at a Ford, Honda, Toyota, and Dodge. After a lot of debate, he narrowed it down to either the Ford or the Honda. He selected the Ford, because he liked the interior a little better. What was his opportunity cost?

a)

Ford

b)

Honda

c)

Toyota

d)

Dodge

5.

How much of something that is available is ______________.

a)

Ration

b)

Demand

c)

Money

d)

Supply

6.

Coins or dollars that are used to buy a good or service is called _____________.

a)

Demand

b)

Choices

c)

Money

d)

Opportunity cost

7.

To control the amount of something that people are allowed to have, especially when there is not enough is known as _____________.

a)

opportunity cost

b)

rationing

c)

spending

d)

needs

8.

There are 18 students that want to use blue poster board for their project, but there are only 6 pieces of blue poster board available. We could state that there is a _____________ for blue poster board.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

benefit

d)

need

9.

A ____________ is a good thing that occurs as a result of something else.

a)

benefit

b)

choice

c)

opportunity cost

d)

need

10.

I should ration the water bottles, and only let each person have one, since I have more than enough for everybody.

a)

True

b)

False