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Unit 4 Micro CSA #1

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Question 1
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Read the Scenario and Identify/List at least one (1) example for each factor of production:

The baker arrives early in the morning at the bakery shop in the center of town. He begins to prep by getting out the wheat/flout and eggs to make dough. Once the dough is mixed he has his assistant pour the mix into the doughnut pan and place it in the oven. Shortly after the doughnuts are finished Betty, the bakery owner, arrives to taste test items before the store opens for the day.

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Choose an example of something scarce and explain how we know that it is scarce.

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What is the opportunity cost of a decision?
the different ways that a different person might have made the decision
the best possible way the question could have been decided
the series of alternative decisions that could have been made
the most desirable alternative given up for the decision
Scenario: You own a successful clothing company and want to open a new store in either New York City or Los Angeles. If you choose New York City, what is the opportunity cost?
The access to international customers on an online store-front
The cost of renting the storefront in New York
The loss of potential profit in Los Angeles
The cost of hiring employees in New York
A city is facing a shortage of affordable housing. How does this situation illustrate the concept of scarcity, and what trade-offs must decision-makers consider?
Scarcity means limited wants but unlimited resources, so housing shortages are avoidable.
Scarcity means unlimited wants but limited resources, forcing choices about how to allocate housing.
Scarcity means people have limited wants and limited resources, so housing shortages are temporary.
Scarcity means unlimited wants and unlimited resources, so housing shortages should not exist.
Why are resources considered limited?
There are not enough available for everyone to have as much of them as desired.
Entrepreneurs do not invest enough of them.
There are so many that people must decide which ones to choose at any one time.
Everyone has them, and they change.
A technology company is designing a new smartphone. Which analysis best explains how the factors of production contribute to its success?
Opportunity costs determine whether the company should produce the smartphone.
Factors of production—land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship—combine to create the smartphone.
Production trade-offs explain why the company must choose between making smartphones or tablets.
Production possibilities show the maximum number of smartphones the company can make.
How are trade-offs and opportunity costs different?
A trade-off is the most expensive opportunity cost.
It's more important to be aware of the trade-off when deciding something.
A trade-off can be put on a decision-making grid, but an opportunity cost cannot.
The opportunity cost is the most desirable trade-off.
A clothing brand is deciding whether to produce eco-friendly apparel. Which analysis best demonstrates how the three economic questions guide their decision?
What to produce, how to produce, and who should produce it
What to produce, how much to produce, and for whom to consume
What to produce, how to produce, and for whom to consume
What to produce, how to produce, and when to produce it
A business owner is deciding whether to expand operations in a market economy. Which analysis best explains how ownership and regulation affect their decision-making?
The government owns all resources, so the owner must wait for approval before expanding.
The government sets production quotas, so expansion depends on meeting state targets.
Resources are shared equally, so expansion is unnecessary.
Individuals and businesses own resources, so the owner can expand with limited government regulation.
In a command economy, a new factory is being built. Who determines what goods will be produced, how they will be produced, and who will consume them, and why does this matter for efficiency?
Government, because it centrally plans production and distribution.
Businesses, because they compete to maximize profits.
A venture team, because they balance innovation with consumer needs.
Individuals, because they can freely choose based on personal demand.
A country adopts socialism, where government owns the basic means of production but allows private businesses. How does this system balance equity and efficiency?
By eliminating private ownership entirely and centralizing all decisions.
By leaving all decisions to entrepreneurs without government involvement..
By allowing government ownership of key industries while permitting some private ownership..
By ensuring all businesses are privately owned and profits are maximized.
If the marginal cost of producing one more unit is $5 and the marginal benefit is $8, what should the firm do?
stop production immediately
reduce production
produce the additional unit
ignore marginal analysis
A diner has already eaten three slices. They consider buying a fourth slice for $4.
  • Marginal Benefit: Slight satisfaction, but they’re already full.
  • Marginal Cost: $4 payment and possible discomfort from overeating.
What principle applies here?
Marginal cost exceeds marginal benefit, so don’t buy
Law of diminishing returns makes the slice more valuable
Opportunity cost doesn’t matter in food decisions
Average cost principle supports buying more


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If production occurs at a point inside the PPC curve, what does this represent?
Efficient use of resources
Inefficient use of resources
Impossible production combination
Maximum opportunity cost
If the PPC shifts outward, what does this indicate?
A decrease in opportunity cost
Economic growth or improved resources/technology
Inefficient resource allocation
A reduction in production capacity
If Point D lies outside the PPC curve, what does this mean?
It is attainable with current resources
It represents inefficiency
It is unattainable with current resources and technology
It shows opportunity cost is zero