Economics For Today
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337613040
Author: Tucker
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 11SQ
To determine
Implication of the scarcity.
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1. Scarcity means that resources are:
a. Unlimited
b. Under severe restrictions
c. Fewer people want them
d. Less able to be fulfills
2. Yoko can buy a chocolate bar, a can of drink and a packet of crisps. She buys the chocolate bar as she wants it more than the drink and the crisps. The opportunity cost of buying the chocolate bar is
a. Can of drink
b. Can of drink and packet of crisps
c. Packet of crisps
d. Chocolate bar
3. For future development of the economy, sustainable growth is important
a. True
b. False
4. Scarcity is in relation to people’s
a. Wants and demands
b. Wants
c. Money
d. Demands
5. Economics assumes that people, businesses and governments make good decisions
a. True
b. False
6. Goods and services have a price because
a. Resources are scarce in relation to people’s demands
b. Resources are scarce in relation to people’s wants
c. Nothing is free
d. Customers demand products
7. The basic Economic problem is
a. Reduce the rate of inflation
b. Control…
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According to Leonel Robbins, economics is the science of __________.
a.
Growth
b.
Scarcity
c.
Wealth
d.
Welfare
Clear my choice
Discuss a consequence scarcity has on our lives. Ideas that you may want to consider and discuss are choices, unlimited wants, the three economic questions, and limited resources.
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Economics For Today
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