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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do limited resources force individuals to do?

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

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

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

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