WorksheetsScarcity
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
True or False: Scarcity forces "trade offs"
True
False
There is no such thing as a "free lunch" because
(a)
A key connection to opportunity cost is
Supply chains effecting demand
How we can speed up the delivery of goods
How you can be spending you time at your job more efficiently
How you can be spending your time/money more efficiently
Motivation is key term in regards to which of the following 7 Principles of Economics
Incentives
Scarcity
Cost Versus Benefits
Trade makes people better off
Belgium is known for exporting chocolates, whereas Brazil is known for exporting coffee. Both countries what to increase their chocolate and coffee supply. Why would it benefit the countries to trade with each other rather than just making both items themselves?
If they trade, each country can learn how to make the opposite product so that they eventually wont need to keep trading.
If they trade, each country can increase profits on both their margins
If they trade, each country can spend their time making enough of the product that they are known for so that they can have an increase in their profits
The two factors that effect the "Invisible Hand" concept are
Supply and Incentives
Supply and Demand
Demand and Scarcity
Incentives and Scarcity
What is NOT a factor of production?
Labor
Entrepreneurship
Land
Machinery
Capital
Which letter is in the Impossible Range?
A
B
C
D
X
Which letter is in the Inefficient Range
A
B
C
D
X
Which letter(s) represents the Efficient Range?
A
B
C
D
X
3 Fundamental Economic Questions to Consider are....
Who to produce for, How much to produce (Quantity), and Why you are producing?
What to produce, How to produce, and For whom to produce
When to produce, How much to produce, and Where to sell
What is scarcity?
An unlimited amount of resources to meet limited wants and needs
A limited amount of resources to meet unlimited wants and needs..
All people do not have access to the same amount of resources
Humans are using resources faster than they can be replenished
