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What is the main concept behind the idea of a Trade-Off?

  • Avoiding all costs
  • Maximizing profits
  • Minimizing resource usage
  • Sacrifice to obtain a desired product or experience (correct)

    • How is a rational choice defined in the context of resource utilization?

  • Choosing the most expensive option
  • Selecting the quickest alternative
  • Picking the least preferred option
  • Any choice that satisfies wants efficiently (correct)

    • In economics, what does Opportunity Cost refer to?

  • The highest valued alternative given up to choose another option (correct)
  • The total cost of all resources used in production
  • The benefit of choosing one option over another
  • The cost of producing additional units of a good

    • What does Comparative Advantage refer to in the theory of international trade?

    <p>Ability to produce goods or services at a lower opportunity cost than others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the Production Possibilities Curve bowed outwards according to the text?

    <p>Due to opportunity cost constraints</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Gains from Specialization and Exchange primarily depend on?

    <p>Comparative Advantage and Opportunity Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the free market system, consumer sovereignty means:

    <p>Consumers have the freedom to decide what to buy, influencing producers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the higher price in encouraging producers?

    <p>Encourages producers to increase output by generating higher profit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) represent?

    <p>A theoretical line indicating the maximum combination of goods an economy can produce efficiently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a mixed economic system, what happens when the private sector fails to efficiently produce desired goods and services?

    <p>The public sector intervenes to correct the inefficiencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does the price mechanism play in a market economy?

    <p>It determines the allocation of resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opportunity cost in economics?

    <p>The cost of giving up the next best alternative when making a decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following correctly describes the concept of opportunity cost?

    <p>It represents the benefit foregone by choosing one alternative over another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Marginal Benefit change as more bottled water becomes available?

    <p>Marginal Benefit decreases as more bottled water is available</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does scarcity impact economic decision-making?

    <p>It forces individuals to make rational choices and prioritize their needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Marginal Cost represent in economics?

    <p>The opportunity cost of producing one more unit of a good or service</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of consumer choices in a free market system?

    <p>To provide feedback on which goods are in demand and influence production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes economies that are more free than planned?

    <p>They allow market forces to determine production and distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

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