Principles of Scarcity and Tradeoffs

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What principle states that people make choices based on comparing expected costs and benefits?

  • No-Free-Lunch Principle
  • Thinking at the Margin
  • Scarcity Forces Tradeoffs
  • Costs Versus Benefits Principle (correct)

Which principle involves making decisions based on a small incremental change in an existing plan or activity?

  • Incentives Matter
  • Thinking at the Margin (correct)
  • Marginal Benefits
  • Trade Makes People Better Off

What does the No-Free-Lunch Principle observe about every choice?

  • It promotes the well-being of society
  • It includes invisible hand metaphor
  • It leads to prioritization of needs and wants
  • It involves tradeoffs (correct)

What is the additional gain or satisfaction obtained by consuming or producing one more unit of a good or service called?

<p>Marginal Benefits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which principle states that people respond to rewards and penalties in predictable ways, influencing their behavior and decision-making?

<p>Incentives Matter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does trade with others lead to, according to the principle mentioned in the text?

<p>Mutual benefit (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which metaphor is used by Adam Smith to explain how self-interested individuals promote the well-being of society through market transactions?

<p>Invisible Hand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do limited resources force individuals to do?

<p>Make choices and face tradeoffs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the observation that every choice involves tradeoffs referred to as?

<p>No-Free-Lunch Principle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does making decisions involving a small incremental change in an existing plan or activity consider?

<p>Thinking at the Margin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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