Here are the answers to the quiz questions based on the information provided:
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Which phrase best defines scarcity?
- Answer: B. a state in which human wants are greater than the resources available to fill those wants
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How are capital resources used in production?
- Answer: B. They provide tools that make production more efficient.
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Which of these is the most likely opportunity cost of choosing to play a board game rather than going to the movies?
- Answer: C. being able to see a new movie
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Kevin decides to go straight to work after high school instead of going to college. What is the most likely long-term consequence of his decision?
- Answer: C. making less money
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Which of the following is one of the three basic economic questions?
- Answer: A. For whom to produce
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What would an economist expect if the negative incentives for bad behavior in a school became stricter?
- Answer: B. Students would be less likely to break the rules, because punishments have become worse.
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How does free trade affect the United States? Select all that apply.
- Answer: A. lower prices, C. higher farm profits, F. increased consumer choice
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Which of these would most likely be a feature of a free trade agreement?
- Answer: A. removing tariffs from imported goods
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