Learning Journal Unit 1

Explain how scarcity and choice are central to economics. Apply the concepts of scarcity in real-life contexts. Evaluate the opportunity cost of your personal time. Ref: EconInbox Resource

Part 1 Identify the elements of scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost in each of the following: 1. The manager of an automobile assembly plant is considering whether to produce cars or sport utility vehicles (SUVs) next month. Assume that the quantities of labor and other materials required would be the same for either type of production. 2. A young man who went to work as a nurses’ aide after graduating from high school leaves his job to go to college, where he will obtain training as a registered nurse.   If all other things are unchanged, what happens to the supply curve for car rentals if there is (a) an increase in wages paid to car rental staff, (b) an increase in the price of car rentals, or (c) an increase in the number of car rental stores? Draw a graph that shows what happens to the supply curve in each circumstance.

Check Answ on 6 of 21 Attempt 2 Thinking about scarcity in terms of the economic way of thinking, why does scarcity exist? Select the most complete explanation. Scarcity and poverty are the same thing; they are both unavoidable because poverty is relative. exists because people have unlimited wants. exists because there are limited productive resources in the world. exists because people virtually have unlimited wants and because the earth has a limited supply of land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial ability. exists because people have limited incomes.

0000 Samsung Quad Camera Shot with my Galaxy A21s GRADE 9 TIME: 1 HOUR MID-YEAR-EXAMINATION TERM 2 PAPER 2 TOTAL: 50 MARKS SECTION B QUESTION 1 [10 marks; 12 minutes] Answer the following questions. 1.1 Choose the correct answer and write down the correct letter e.g. 1.1.4 C 1.1.1 The Command economy is also called: A) Planned economy B) Market economy C) Mixed economy 1.1.2 The partlicipants in the circular flow of a closed economy are: Households Businesses

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