Which of the following best represents a "good"? a) Consulting services b) A movie ticket c) A piece of furniture d) Healthcare insurance
c) A piece of furniture
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A woman enters a quiz with no money, she correctly answers for $4000. Next question is $10 000 but if wrong, she will leave with no money.
What is her OC if she answers for $10 000 wrongly?
A. nothing B $4000 C $6000 D $10 000
B $4000
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Human wants are:
a) Always fixed
b) Limited
c) Unlimited
d) Likely to decrease over time
c) Unlimited
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Because we face scarcity, every choice involves
A) the question "what." B) money
C) giving up something for nothing. D) an opportunity cost
D) an opportunity cost
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A government spends $100 m on employing extra teachers instead of extra nurses.
What will be the opportunity cost of this?
A $100 m
B the cost of training extra teachers
C the extra nurses
D the reduction in unemployment among teachers
C the extra nurses
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An unemployed worker accepts a job.
Which of the following is the opportunity cost of this decision?
A the cost of travel to work
B the income from the new job
C the leisure time lost
D the training in the new job
C the leisure time lost
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In economics, what does the term "demand" refer to? a) The quantity of a product that producers are willing to sell. b) The quantity of a product that consumers are willing and able to buy .
he quantity of a product that consumers are willing and able to buy .
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As an economic concept, scarcity applies to
A) neither time nor money. B) both money and time.
C) time but not money. D) money but not time.
B) both money and time.
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What is the primary focus of personal economics? a) The study of global economic trends. b) Managing a person's own money or credit. c) Government policies and regulations.
b) Managing a person's own money or credit
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What best describes the problem of scarcity?
A All consumer wants must be satisfied.
B All resources are free at the point of use.
C There are limited resources and unlimited wants.
D There are unlimited resources and limited wants.
C There are limited resources and unlimited wants.
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The most fundamental economic problem is
A. Security
B. Climate change
C. Health
D. Scarcity
D. Scarcity
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What is the basic economic problem facing all economies?
A inequality of income
B insufficient resources
C low economic growth
D shortages of skilled labour
B insufficient resources
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The amount of resources in an economy:
a) Are always fixed
b) Can never decrease
c) Always increase over time
d) Are limited at any moment in time