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Ch1 Scarcity & Opportunity Cost

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True/False: Human wants will always exceed available resources.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

These are the things we desire to have.

a)

Wants

b)

Goals

c)

Opportunity Costs

3.

When "wants are greater than the resources available to satisfy them," it is called...

a)

Scarcity

b)

Needs

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

None of these answers

4.

Because of scarcity, people are forced to make _________ about how to use resources.

a)

Choices

b)

Opportunities

c)

Houses

d)

Desires

5.

When you make a choice, you often have to give up other options...those things are called the...

a)

Opportunity Cost

b)

Missed Opportunities

c)

Misused Resources

d)

Scarce Options

6.
What is opportunity cost?
a)
your choice
b)
what you give up to make a choice
7.
What is scarcity? 
a)
Having too many resources 
b)
Not  having enough resources 
8.

Which one of the following is an opportunity cost?

a)

You stay out late and your parents ground you.

b)

You run a red light and you get a ticket.

c)

You choose to give up math to study for history.

d)

In a softball game, you miss the ball and strike out.

9.

In economics a decision is free if:

a)

There is no money involved.

b)

There are no products involved.

c)

There is no exchange with another person.

d)

A decision is never free. There is usually an alternative which results in an opportunity cost. Not free.