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ECO1 Consumer Choice & Demand #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scarcity

a)

Those things that are necessary / must have for survival

b)

The situation which occurs because of limited means with which to satisfy unlimited wants and needs

c)

An economic decision between two or more alternatives

d)

Time, money, skills, family / whanau

2.

Opportunity Cost

a)

The next best option missed out on (when a choice is made)

b)

A disagreement which occurs when individuals / groups have different value positions in relation to a decision being made

c)

The situation which occurs because of limited means with which to satisfy unlimited wants and needs

d)

An economic decision between two or more alternatives

3.

Conflict

a)

A disagreement which occurs when individuals / groups have different value positions in relation to a decision being made

b)

The next best option missed out on (when a choice is made)

c)

A decision made which considers two or more value positions

d)

Strongly held beliefs / ideas / opinions which people consider important in their lives and that influence their decisions

4.

Consumer

a)

Any individual or group that uses resources to create goods and services

b)

One or more people who live in the same dwelling (house / flat / apartment etc.)

c)

Any individual or household who buys goods or services

d)

Those things we desire, but are not needed for survival

5.

Needs

a)

Goods that are plentiful and therefore have no cost

b)

Time, money, skills, family / whanau

c)

Those things we desire, but are not needed for survival

d)

Those things that are necessary / must have to stay alive (for survival)

6.

Values

a)

An economic decision between two or more alternatives

b)

A disagreement which occurs when individuals / groups have different value positions in relation to a decision being made

c)

Strongly held beliefs / ideas / opinions which people consider important in their lives and that influence their decisions

d)

A decision made which considers two or more value positions

7.

Limited Means

a)

Time, money, skills, family / whanau

b)

An economic decision between two or more alternatives

c)

Food, water, and shelter

d)

The next best option missed out on (when a choice is made)

8.

Goods

a)

Are resources - include natural, human and capital goods

b)

What someone does for you (are intangible)

c)

Time, money, skills, family / whanau

d)

Items / objects which have a physical presence (are tangible)

9.

Wants

a)

Those things we desire, but are not needed for survival

b)

Those things that are necessary / must have to stay alive (for survival)

c)

Time, money, skills, family / whanau

d)

The quantity of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to sell at various prices

10.

Compromise

a)

An economic decision between two or more alternatives

b)

A decision made which considers two or more value positions

c)

An economic decision between two or more alternatives

d)

A disagreement which occurs when individuals / groups have different value positions in relation to a decision being made

11.

Services

a)

Items / objects which have a physical presence (are tangible)

b)

Natural, human, and capital goods used by producers to create goods and services

c)

Natural, human, and capital goods used by producers to create goods and services

d)

What someone does for you (are intangible)

12.

Choice

a)

A decision made which considers two or more value positions

b)

The situation which occurs because of limited means with which to satisfy unlimited wants and needs

c)

The quantity of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to sell at various prices

d)

An economic decision between two or more alternatives

13.

Economic Goods

a)

Goods that are plentiful and therefore have no cost

b)

Goods that are scarce and therefore have a cost

c)

Natural, human, and capital goods used by producers to create goods and services

d)

Items / objects which have a physical presence (are tangible)

14.

Household

a)

Any individual or group that uses resources to create goods and services

b)

Any individual or group who buys goods or services

c)

One or more people who live in the same dwelling (house / flat / apartment etc.)

d)

Those things that are necessary / must have to stay alive (for survival) – include food, water, and shelter.

15.

Resources

a)

Any individual or group / organisation that uses resources to create goods and services

b)

Natural, human, and capital goods used by producers to create goods and services

c)

Time, money, skills, family / whanau

d)

Items / objects which have a physical presence (are tangible)

16.

Producer

a)

One or more people who live in the same dwelling (house / flat / apartment etc.)

b)

Items / objects which have a physical presence (are tangible)

c)

Any individual or group / organisation that uses resources to create goods and services

d)

Any individual or household who buys goods or services

17.

Free Goods

a)

Items / objects which have a physical presence (are tangible)

b)

Goods that are scarce and therefore have a cost

c)

Time, money, skills, family / whanau

d)

Goods that are plentiful and therefore have no cost

18.

Demand

a)

An economic decision between two or more alternatives

b)

Those things we desire, but are not needed for survival

c)

Any individual or household who buys goods or services

d)

The quantity of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to sell at various prices

19.

Examples of Values:

a)

Fair Trading

b)

Consideration of Others

c)

Integrity & Honesty

d)

All Three

20.

Consumer Goods

a)

Goods that are for the consumption by individual or households

b)

Those things we desire, but are not needed for survival

c)

Goods that are scarce and therefore have a cost

d)

Items / objects which have a physical presence (are tangible)