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Unit 1 Assessment Fundamentals of Economics

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Explain how scarcity might force an individual to make a choice. Provide a specific example.

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Think about our community. How do investments in technology, healthcare, or education improve the lives of people around you? Provide specific examples from your own experiences or observations, and explain how these investments create positive changes in your community.

What is scarcity?
The ability to produce everything we need
The limited productive resources available to meet unlimited wants
The limited wants of individuals
The unlimited resources available to us
How does scarcity affect economic decision-making?
It eliminates the need for budgeting and planning.
It increases the availability of resources.
It allows everyone to obtain what they desire without trade-offs.
It forces individuals and societies to prioritize their needs and wants.
Which of the following is an example of a strategy for allocating scarce resources by price?
Auctioning a rare painting to the highest bidder
Sharing resources equally among everyone
A lottery to assign parking spaces
Giving free samples to the first ten customers
Comparing strategies for allocating scarce resources, which method involves using a random selection?
First-come, first-served
Lottery
Majority rule
Personal characteristics
Which of the following is an example of a natural resource?
A forest
A teacher
A computer
A factory
Human capital can be best described as:
The raw materials used in manufacturing
The knowledge and skills that workers bring to their jobs
Machinery used in production
Natural resources found in the environment
Opportunity cost refers to:
The financial expense of a decision
The sum of all benefits from a decision
The total cost of all possible choices
The next best alternative forgone when a choice is made
If a government decides to build more roads instead of more schools, the opportunity cost is:
The maintenance cost of roads
The benefits that could have been gained from building more schools
The money spent on roads
The increase in traffic costs
A rational decision is made when:
All alternatives are ignored
Total costs are minimized
Marginal costs exceed marginal benefits
Marginal benefits equal or exceed marginal costs
Which of the following is an example of responding to a positive incentive?
Getting a parking ticket
Receiving a bonus for good performance
Losing points for late submission
Paying a fine for littering
Which of the following is an example of a negative incentive?
Winning a prize for participating in a contest
Getting a speeding ticket for driving over the limit
Receiving a discount for buying in bulk
Earning extra credit for completing an assignment early
Investments in human capital can lead to:
A higher standard of living
Higher taxes
Reduced job opportunities
Increased poverty
How does education influence the standard of living?
By reducing worker productivity
By increasing unemployment rates
By limiting economic growth
By enhancing skills and job prospects
How can investment in technology positively impact the economy of a country?
By driving innovation, leading to the creation of new industries and jobs
By limiting access to modern conveniences for the population
By reducing the number of jobs available to citizens
By increasing reliance on outdated methods of production
Specialization benefits individuals, businesses, and governments by:
Limiting trade opportunities
Decreasing efficiency
Reducing skill development
Increasing productivity
Which of the following is most likely to improve standard of living in Thomasville?
Cutting funding for public transportation
Building more fast food restaurants
Raising taxes without providing additional services
Increasing access to healthcare and education
Voluntary trade is beneficial because it:
Encourages specialization and mutual benefits
Decreases competition
Limits market access
Involves fraudulent activities
A production possibilities curve illustrates:
The average cost of production
The levels of employment and unemployment
The maximum output combinations of two goods or services an economy can achieve
The distribution of income in a society