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Chapterl2l ScarcitylandlthelWorldloflTrade-Offs
2.1 Scarcity
1) Scarcitylariseslbecause
A) resourceslarellimitedlandlarelinadequateltolmeetlalllhumanlwants.
B) shortagesloccurlinlsomelmarkets.
C) naturallresourceslarelabundant.
D) somelpeopleldolnotlbehavelinlalrationallmanner.lA
nswer:l A
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Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:lMicro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
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2) Scarcitylreferslto
A) alshortagelinlalgoodlorlservice.
B) thelabilityloflsocietyltolconsumelalllthatlitlproduces.
C) thelinabilityloflsocietyltolsatisfylalllhumanlwantslbecauselofllimitedlresources.
D) thelinabilityloflanlindividualltolpurchaselalgoodlorlserviceldueltolherllimitedlincome.lAns
wer:l C
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Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:lMicro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
AACSB:l Analyticallthinking
3) WhichloflthelfollowinglstatementslislTRUElaboutlscarcity?
A) Bothlrichlandlpoorlpeoplelfacelthelproblemloflscarcity.
B) Scarcitylexistslonlylwhenlsupplylislinsufficientltolmeetldemand.
C) Scarcitylexistslonlylwhenlalshortagelexists.
D) Scarcitylcanlbeleliminatedlwhenlalcountrylbecomeslricher.lA
nswer:l A
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Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:lMicro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
AACSB:l Analyticallthinking
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4) Thelproblemlofleconomiclscarcitylapplies
A) onlylinlcountrieslwithlnolmarketsltolmeetlpeople'slwants.
B) onlylinlunderdevelopedlcountries,lbecauseltherelarelnolproductivelresourceslinltheselnations.
C) onlyltolnationslwithlfewlresources.
D) toltheleconomiesloflalllnations,lregardlesslofltheirllevelslofldevelopment.lAn
swer:l D
Diff:l1
Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:l Micro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
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5) Inleveryleconomiclsystem,lchoiceslmustlbelmadelbecauselresources
A) arelunlimited,lbutlhumanldesireslandlwantslarellimited.
B) arellimited,lbutlhumanldesireslandlwantslarelunlimited.
C) arelunlimited,landlsolarelhumanldesireslandlwants.
D) arellimited,landlsolarelhumanldesireslandlwants.lA
nswer:lB
Diff:l1
Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:l Micro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
AACSB:l Analyticallthinking
6) Inlthelproductionloflgoodslandlservices,ltrade-offslexistlbecause
A) notlalllproductionlislefficient.
B) societylhaslonlylallimitedlamountloflproductivelresources.
C) welhavelabundantlresourcesltolchooselfrom.
D) humanlwantslandlneedslarellimitedlatlalparticularlpointlinltime.lAn
swer:lB
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Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:lMicro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
AACSB:l Analyticallthinking
7) WhichloflthelfollowinglstatementslaboutleconomiclscarcitylislFALSE?
A) Scarcityloccurslamonglthelpoorlandlthelrich.
B) Scarcitylonlyloccurslifltherelarelshortageslandlpeoplelwaitlinllineltolbuylthings.
C) Scarcitylresultslfromlnotlhavinglenoughlresourcesltolproducelalllthelthingslwelwant.
D) Scarcitylresultslinlthelnecessityltolmakelchoices.lA
nswer:lB
Diff:l1
Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:l Micro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
AACSB:l Analyticallthinking
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8) WhichloflthelfollowinglstatementslislFALSE?
A) Economiclgoodslarelavailablelinldesiredlquantitieslatlalzerolprice.
B) Algoodlislanythinglthatlgiveslsatisfactionlorlhappinessltolindividuals.
C) Serviceslarelintangiblelgoodslsuchlasldrylcleaning,lhospitallcare,landlrestaurantlmeallpre
paration.
D) Wantslarelunlimitedlandlincludelalllmateriallandlnonmaterialldesires.lAn
swer:l A
Diff:l1
Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:l Micro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
AACSB:l Analyticallthinking
9) WhichloflthelfollowinglstatementslaboutlscarcitylislTRUE?
A) Scarcitylislnollongerlalproblemlforlindustrializedlcountries.
B) Scarcitylexistslinlalllsocieties.
C) Scarcitylislalproblemlonlylforlgreedylpeople.
D) Scarcitylislalproblemlonlylinlcountrieslthatldolnotluselmarketsltolorganizeleconomiclactivity.lAns
wer:lB
Diff:l1
Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:l Micro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
AACSB:l Analyticallthinking
10) Inl2016,ltornadoesldamagedlmanylpartsloflthelU.S.lMidwest,ldestroyinglhomes,lbusinesses,lsch
ools,landlinfrastructure.lInlstrictlyleconomiclterminology,ltheseltornadoeslarelsaidltolhavelcaused
A) scarcity,lbecauseltheldamageslmadelfoodlandlshelterlscarce.
B) scarcity,lbecauselsomelgoodslwereldifficultltolget.
C) shortages,lbecauselsupplieslwerelcutlofflandlgoodslwereldestroyed.
D) tradeoffs,lbecauselsomelareasloflthelcountrylwereldamagedlwhenlotherslwerelnot.lAns
wer:l C
Diff:l2
Topic:l 2.1lScarcity
LearninglOutcome:l Micro-
1:lIdentifylthelbasiclprincipleslofleconomicslandlexplainlhowltolthinkllikelanleconomist
AACSB:l Analyticallthinking
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