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Benefit/Cost Analysis

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first step in Benefit/Cost Analysis is (a)   .

a)
Identify the goal and the resources
b)
Identify the available alternatives
c)
List the advantages and disadvantages
d)

Narrow the alternatives down to two

e)

Make your choice and understand the opportunity cost of your choice.

2.

After you have identified the goal and the resources, your next step is to (a)  

a)
Identify the goal and the resources
b)
Identify the available alternatives
c)
List the advantages and disadvantages
d)

Narrow the alternatives down to two

e)

Make your choice and understand the opportunity cost of your choice.

3.

After you have identified the available alternatives to reach the goal, your next step is to (a)  

a)
Identify the goal and the resources
b)
Identify the available alternatives
c)

List the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.

d)

Narrow the alternatives down to two

e)

Make your choice and understand the opportunity cost of your choice.

4.

After you have listed the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative, your next step is to (a)  

a)
Identify the goal and the resources
b)
Identify the available alternatives
c)
List the advantages and disadvantages
d)

Narrow the alternatives down to two.

e)

Make your choice and understand the the opportunity cost of your choice.

5.

The final step in Benefit/Cost Analysis is to (a)  

a)
Identify the goal and the resources
b)
Identify the available alternatives
c)
List the advantages and disadvantages
d)

Narrow the alternatives down to two.

e)

Make your choice and understand the opportunity cost of your choice.

6.

In any decision, there are (a)   choices.

Choose from the below words
At least 2
3 or more
1
7.

In any decision, there are (a)   alternatives.

Choose from the below words
At least 2
1
at least 3
at least 4
8.

In any decision, there are how many costs?

a)
At least two
b)
One
c)

There are as many costs as there are alternatives.

9.

To achieve my goal of maximizing my well-being on Sunday , I used 3 hours of my human capital to watch football instead of studying for my econ class. The opportunity cost in this example is_____.

a)

Maximizing my well-being on a Sunday

b)

3 hours of my human capital

c)

watching football

d)

studying for my econ class

10.

To achieve my goal of maximizing my well-being on Sunday , I used 3 hours of my human capital to watch football instead of studying for my econ class. The RESOURCE in this example is_____.

a)

Maximizing my well-being on a Sunday

b)

3 hours of my human capital

c)

watching football

d)

studying for my econ class

11.

To achieve my goal of maximizing my well-being on Sunday , I used 3 hours of my human capital to watch football instead of studying for my econ class. The CHOICE in this example is_____.

a)

Maximizing my well-being on a Sunday

b)

3 hours of my human capital

c)

watching football

d)

studying for my econ class

12.

To achieve my goal of maximizing my well-being on Sunday , I used 3 hours of my human capital to watch football instead of studying for my econ class. On the test on Monday, I got a C instead of an A because I didn't study. The CONSEQUENCE in this example is_____.

a)

Maximizing my well-being on a Sunday

b)

3 hours of my human capital

c)

My teacher gives me the side-eye on Monday.

d)

studying for my econ class

e)

Getting a C on the Econ test

13.

Which of these could you do a benefit/cost analysis on?

a)

Buying a new car vs used car

b)

Going to college vs working full time

c)

Going to a 2-year college vs 4 year college

d)

Stay in a relationship vs break up with that person

e)

All of these

14.

Vartan is considering buying a used car. He has narrowed it down to three: a 2010 Honda with 200,000 miles

for $5,000; a 2015 Dodge with 125,000 miles for $6500; or his uncle’s old 2008 clunker Toyota Corolla with

lots of miles on it (the speedometer broke a couple of years ago) for $500. His order of preference is the

Dodge (1), uncle’s Toyota (2), and the Honda (3). He decides to buy the Dodge. Before deciding, his

alternatives were:

a)

The Dodge, Toyota and Honda

b)

The Toyata and Honda

c)

the Toyata

d)

The Honda

15.

Vartan is considering buying a used car. He has narrowed it down to three: a 2010 Honda with 200,000 miles

for $5,000; a 2015 Dodge with 125,000 miles for $6500; or his uncle’s old 2008 clunker Toyota Corolla with

lots of miles on it (the speedometer broke a couple of years ago) for $500. His order of preference is the

Dodge (1), uncle’s Toyota (2), and the Honda (3). His choice was the Dodge. What was his opportunity cost?

a)

The Dodge, Toyota and Honda

b)

The Toyata and Honda

c)

the Toyata

d)

The Honda

e)

The Dodge

16.

Vartan is considering buying a used car. He has narrowed it down to three: a 2010 Honda with 200,000 miles

for $5,000; a 2015 Dodge with 125,000 miles for $6500; or his uncle’s old 2008 clunker Toyota Corolla with

lots of miles on it (the speedometer broke a couple of years ago) for $500. His order of preference is the

Dodge (1), uncle’s Toyota (2), and the Honda (3). He chooses the Dodge. After driving the Dodge for three months, the engine blows. The blown engine is a:

a)

choice

b)

cost

c)

consequence

d)

decision

e)

alternative

17.

After a decision has been made, a positive or negative outcome of the decision is a _____________ of the decision.

a)

choice

b)

cost

c)

consequence

d)

alternative

e)

advantage or disadvantage

18.

Using economic reasoning, Susan will make a decision based on:

a)

What she has done in the past

b)

What her friends are doing

c)

What benefit/cost analysis suggests

d)

What her parents told her to do