Form 4
Economics note on Chapter 1 |
After studying chapter 1, you MUST be able to
define scarcity
define opportunity cost
state how cost will change
distinguish between free goods and economic goods
decide whether a good is a free good or not and state the reason
distinguish between consumer goods and producer goods
distinguish between a real flow and a money flow
| Q1. Does the cost change? |
| Yes, there is an increase ( a decrease ) in the value of the highest - valued option forgone, so the opportunity cost will increase ( decrease ) |
| Or |
| No, there is no change in the highest - valued option forgone, so the cost will not change. |
| Q2. Is good X is a free good? |
| Yes, the quantity available of good X is sufficient to satisfy all human wants for it. |
| or |
| No, the production of good X requires the use of scarce resources which have alternative uses. The quantity available of good X is insufficient to satisfy all human wants for it. |
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