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Scarcity and Opportunity costs

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is scarcity? 
a)
Having too many resources 
b)
Not  having enough resources 
2.

What is the definition of opportunity cost?

a)

The chance that you will lose your money.

b)

The next best alternative that you give up.

c)

All of the choices you could have made but didn't.

d)

The money you spend to buy something.

3.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

These are the things we desire to have.

a)

Wants

b)

Goals

c)

Opportunity Costs

5.

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

6.

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

a)

Choices

b)

Opportunities

c)

Houses

d)

Desires

7.

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

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.

10.

Scarcity is only a problem for poor people.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
A popular bakery has only a few ingredients left to make their products.  They could bake muffins or cookies, but they can’t make both.  The bakers decide to make cookies for their customers.  What is the opportunity cost of their decision?
a)
muffins 
b)
cookies 
12.
Trade-offs create this. It is the thing that you DO NOT chose. It is what you have to give up in order to get something else. It is your 2nd BEST ALTERNATIVE. 
a)
Trade-offs
b)
Opportunity Cost
c)
Scarcity
d)
Production Possibilities Curve
13.

This Economics term refers to the things you use to create goods and services.

a)

Resources

b)

Materials

c)

Wants

d)

Scarcities

14.

The economic problem is that

a)

resources are limited and wants are limited.

b)

resources are unlimited and wants are limited.

c)

resources are limited and wants are unlimited.

d)

resources are unlimited and wants are unlimited.

15.

Juan came up with the following priority (in order) list of what he could do Friday after school.


1) Go to work (what he did)

2) Go to a football game

3) Go to a friend's house

4) Go home and sleep


What are the Trade-offs of Juan's decision to go to work?

a)

Go to work

b)

Go to a football game

c)

Go to a friend's house

d)

Go home and sleep

16.

A decision always involves

a)

good or services

b)

income

c)

at least one alternatives

d)

money

17.

The opportunity cost of a good is

a)

its price in dollars and cents.

b)

the alternative goods forgone.

c)

the price of alternative goods foregone.

d)

none of the other options

18.

Michael has been invited by a friend to go fishing on Friday. His parents are going to a concert. Michael chooses to go fishing with his friend. What is his opportunity cost?

a)

fishing with a friend

b)

going to a concert

19.

Australian households moving away from coal-powered energy to solar-powered energy includes:

(i) the loss of jobs in the coal industry,

(ii) a cleaner environment,

(iii) reduced coal production.

What is the opportunity cost of Australian households moving?

a)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

b)

(ii) and (iii)

c)

(iii) only

d)

(i) and (iii)

20.

A firm operating at 'X' produces 70 whips and 60 saddles. It changes production to 'Y' producing 20 whips and 90 saddles. The opportunity cost of this production change is

a)

20 whips

b)

30 saddles

c)

50 whips

d)

60 saddles

21.

A famous saying is, "There is no such thing as a free lunch." What does this statement mean?

a)

Everything has a cost

b)

Never accept a free lunch

c)

You must always pay for lunch

d)

None of these options

22.

Who determines your opportunity cost?

a)

Your friends

b)

Your teachers

c)

Your parents

d)

You

23.

You pick the following: 1) Candy. 2) Magazine. 3) Soda.

What is the opportunity cost of buying the candy bar?

a)

Soda

b)

Both the magazine and the soda

c)

Magazine

d)

Your cash