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Scarcity and the Science of Economics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the condition that results from society not having enough resources to produce all the thing s people would like to have:

a)

Economics

b)

Need

c)

Scarcity

d)

Paradox of Value

e)

Wealth

2.

Something we would like to have but is nor really necessary for survival el called:

a)

Value

b)

Need

c)

Good

d)

Want

e)

Utility

3.

A basic requirement for survival, such as food, clothing, and shelter, is calle:

a)

Wealth

b)

Service

c)

Want

d)

Need

e)

Value

4.

The accumulation of products that are tangible, are scarce, have utility, and are transferable from one person to another is called:

a)

Wealth

b)

Good

c)

Want

d)

Value

e)

Need

5.

A tangible economic product that is useful, transferable to others, and used to satisfy wants and needs is called:

a)

Need

b)

Good

c)

Service

d)

Want

e)

Value

6.

A work of labor performed for someone; economic product that includes haircuts, home repairs, and forms of entertainment is called:

a)

Service

b)

Good

c)

Need

d)

Money

e)

Want

7.

Some necessities, such as water, have a very low monetary value and in the other hand some nonnecessities, such as diamonds, have a very high value. This contradiction is called:

a)

Capital Good

b)

Consumer Good

c)

Paradox of Value

d)

Nondurable Good

e)

Durable Good

8.

The ability of capacity of a good or service to be useful and give satisfaction to someone is called:

a)

Service

b)

Good

c)

Value

d)

Wealth

e)

Utility

9.

The monetary worth of a good of service as determined by the market is called:

a)

Value

b)

Utility

c)

Wealth

d)

Service

e)

Good

10.

The social science dealing with how people satisfy seemingly unlimited and competing needs and wants with the careful use os scarce resources is called (a)  

11.

Taehee went to a pet shop and bought a puppy. What Taehee acquired is:

a)

An Utility

b)

A durable good

c)

A product

d)

A need

e)

None of above

12.

Anthonella went to a bank to get a loan so she could buy her first car. She bought a Honda CRV 2023. Anthonella´s car is:

a)

A nondurable good

b)

A need

c)

A financed payment

d)

A Fixed expense

e)

A durable good

13.

Luna wants to go to a party tonight and she doesn´t have an available car right now so she takes a Uber. She paid the Uber with her credit card. Luna is paying for:

a)

A service

b)

An utility

c)

A financed payment

d)

A Need

e)

A consumer good

14.

The iPhone 14 is coming out next march 8, 2022. Diego is willing to pay any price to acquire that cellphone, but Ricardo thinks that is gonna be too expensive so he is buying an iPhone 12. This contradiction is called:

a)

Wealth

b)

Paradox of value

c)

Utility

d)

Planned expense

e)

Paradox of cost

15.

In his exposition, Victor said that a good must be:

a)

Transferable to others, useful, used to satisfy wants and needs.

b)

Transferable to others, utility, value and need.

c)

Useful, nontransferable, nondurable and have value.

d)

Walth, service, value and utility.

e)

Wanted, needed, valuable and durable.

16.

In her exposition, Vanessa said that the concept of wealth is not satisfied for the acumulation of:

a)

Millions of dollars

b)

Millions of books

c)

Millions of shoes

d)

Millions of services

e)

Millions of chocolates

17.

When Cayi prepared her budget she said that her college tuition was going to be $15,000 dollars because she is gonna study in Canada so she is gonna manage a loan for that. The values she pays every month are called:

a)

Fixed expenses

b)

Variable expenses

c)

Financed payments

d)

Paradox of value

e)

Durable good

18.

In her exposition, Maria said that the fundamental economic problem facing all societies is:

a)

The paradox of values

b)

The consumer good

c)

Scarcity

d)

The nondurable goods

e)

Wealth

19.

For his business, Sebastian is buying a paper cup machines to sell coffe cups to Santo Domingo Industries. The cost of the machine was $80,000 dollars in China. In Economics this machine is considered:

a)

A nondurable good

b)

A want

c)

A capitala good

d)

A service

e)

A paradox of valaue

20.

In her exposition, Rosa talked about durable goods. Select witch of the next list has the characteristics to be par of that definition.

a)

Carla buys a hamburger

b)

Milisent buys a notebook for her Economics class

c)

Ashley is buying two pencils

d)

Nathaly buys a bed

e)

Andrea buys a permanent marker