Economics and Guides Economic Activity
BEC 1034 MICROECONOMICS TUTORIAL 1 (Chapter 1: Ten Principles of Economics)
1. The phenomenon of scarcity stems from the fact that a. most economies’ production methods are not very good. b. in most economies, wealthy people consume disproportionate quantities of goods and services. c. governments restricts production of too many goods and services. d. resources are limited. 2. "There is no such thing as a free lunch," is used to illustrate the principle that a. goods are scarce. b. people face tradeoffs. c. income must be earned. d. households face many decisions. 3. Efficiency means that a. society is conserving resources in order to save them for the future. b. society's goods and services are distributed equally among society's members. c. society's goods and services are distributed fairly, though not necessarily equally, among society's members. d. society is getting the maximum benefits from its scarce resources. 4. Economists use the word equity to describe a situation in which a. each member of society has the same income. b. each member of society has access to abundant quantities of goods and services, regardless of his or her income. c. society is getting the maximum benefits from its scarce resources. d. the benefits of society's resources are distributed fairly among society's members. 5. A likely effect of government policies that redistribute income and wealth from the wealthy to the poor is that those policies a. enhance equity. b. reduce efficiency. c. reduce the reward for working hard. d. All of the above are correct. 6. In economics, the cost of something is a. the dollar amount of obtaining it. b. always measured in units of time given up to get it. c. what you give up to get it. d. often impossible to quantify, even in principle. 7. Maurice receives $100 as a birthday gift. In deciding how to spend the money, he narrows his options down to four choices: Option A, Option B, Option C, and Option D. Each option costs $100. Finally he decides on
1. The phenomenon of scarcity stems from the fact that a. most economies’ production methods are not very good. b. in most economies, wealthy people consume disproportionate quantities of goods and services. c. governments restricts production of too many goods and services. d. resources are limited. 2. "There is no such thing as a free lunch," is used to illustrate the principle that a. goods are scarce. b. people face tradeoffs. c. income must be earned. d. households face many decisions. 3. Efficiency means that a. society is conserving resources in order to save them for the future. b. society's goods and services are distributed equally among society's members. c. society's goods and services are distributed fairly, though not necessarily equally, among society's members. d. society is getting the maximum benefits from its scarce resources. 4. Economists use the word equity to describe a situation in which a. each member of society has the same income. b. each member of society has access to abundant quantities of goods and services, regardless of his or her income. c. society is getting the maximum benefits from its scarce resources. d. the benefits of society's resources are distributed fairly among society's members. 5. A likely effect of government policies that redistribute income and wealth from the wealthy to the poor is that those policies a. enhance equity. b. reduce efficiency. c. reduce the reward for working hard. d. All of the above are correct. 6. In economics, the cost of something is a. the dollar amount of obtaining it. b. always measured in units of time given up to get it. c. what you give up to get it. d. often impossible to quantify, even in principle. 7. Maurice receives $100 as a birthday gift. In deciding how to spend the money, he narrows his options down to four choices: Option A, Option B, Option C, and Option D. Each option costs $100. Finally he decides on