WorksheetsBenefit/Cost Analysis
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
The first step in Benefit/Cost Analysis is (a) .
Narrow the alternatives down to two
Make your choice and understand the opportunity cost of your choice.
After you have identified the goal and the resources, your next step is to (a)
Narrow the alternatives down to two
Make your choice and understand the opportunity cost of your choice.
After you have identified the available alternatives to reach the goal, your next step is to (a)
List the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.
Narrow the alternatives down to two
Make your choice and understand the opportunity cost of your choice.
After you have listed the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative, your next step is to (a)
Narrow the alternatives down to two.
Make your choice and understand the the opportunity cost of your choice.
The final step in Benefit/Cost Analysis is to (a)
Narrow the alternatives down to two.
Make your choice and understand the opportunity cost of your choice.
In any decision, there are (a) choices.
In any decision, there are (a) alternatives.
In any decision, there are how many costs?
There are as many costs as there are alternatives.
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_____.
Maximizing my well-being on a Sunday
3 hours of my human capital
watching football
studying for my econ class
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_____.
Maximizing my well-being on a Sunday
3 hours of my human capital
watching football
studying for my econ class
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_____.
Maximizing my well-being on a Sunday
3 hours of my human capital
watching football
studying for my econ class
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_____.
Maximizing my well-being on a Sunday
3 hours of my human capital
My teacher gives me the side-eye on Monday.
studying for my econ class
Getting a C on the Econ test
Which of these could you do a benefit/cost analysis on?
Buying a new car vs used car
Going to college vs working full time
Going to a 2-year college vs 4 year college
Stay in a relationship vs break up with that person
All of these
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:
The Dodge, Toyota and Honda
The Toyata and Honda
the Toyata
The Honda
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?
The Dodge, Toyota and Honda
The Toyata and Honda
the Toyata
The Honda
The Dodge
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:
choice
cost
consequence
decision
alternative
After a decision has been made, a positive or negative outcome of the decision is a _____________ of the decision.
choice
cost
consequence
alternative
advantage or disadvantage
Using economic reasoning, Susan will make a decision based on:
What she has done in the past
What her friends are doing
What benefit/cost analysis suggests
What her parents told her to do
