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Economics

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

When consumers make choices, they are limited by

a)

Time and money

b)

Resources

c)

Needs and wants

d)

Opportunity cost

2.

Opportunity cost is the next best (a)   foregone

3.

Write a short paragraph to explain the relationship between the scarcity, choice and opportunity cost

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4.

Scarcity is when there are not enough (a)   to satisfy our unlimited wants and needs

5.

Moana is 20 years old and works part-time at a local coffee shop while studying a Bachelor of Arts. She currently earns $160 per week after tax. Moana is saving up her money to buy something for her student flat. She either wants to buy a heater or a dehumidifier.


Use the D-E-R method to fully explain the concepts of scarcity, choices, means and opportunity cost in relation to Moana.

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6.

Tick the resources below which are examples of capital:

a)

Machinery

b)

Field

c)

Screwdriver

d)

Lawyer

e)

Manager

7.

Tick the resources below which are examples of natural resources:

a)

Machinery

b)

Field

c)

Screwdriver

d)

Lawyer

e)

Manager

8.

Tick the resources below which are examples of enterprise:

a)

Machinery

b)

Field

c)

Screwdriver

d)

Lawyer

e)

Manager

9.

(a)   -intensive production is when machinery is the most important resource used in the production process

10.

Fully explain what type of resource a builder is. Use D-E-R to structure your response.

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11.

Tick goods/services below that would have a labour-intensive production process

a)

Custom-made wedding dresses

b)

Coca-Cola

c)

Chewing gum

d)

Hand-knitted scarf

12.

Fill in the blank on the diagram

(a)  

13.

Fill in the blank on the diagram

(a)  

14.

Hemi works as a lawyer at Lawyers-R-Us. Fully explain how Hemi and Lawyers-R-Us are interdependent. Use D-E-R to structure your answer.

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