PREPARED BY : FIQRATUL AHDA BINTI MARTIAS MATRIC NUMBER : DBF 131078
PREPARED FOR : MR.HAFIZ
QUESTIONS: 1. With your own words, describe ‘economics’ (2marks) * Economics is about making choices. Simple put, the buying and selling of products and services.
2. What is your opportunity cost of each of the following ? (8marks)
a) Attending your next Principles of Economics class. * I’ll missed my favorite movie.
b) Skipping your next Priciples of Economics class. * I’ll not get any information/knowledge of economy.
c) Going to Giant Hypermarket after today’s class. * I can’t spend time with my friends after class.
d) Choosing to eat fried noodles at the café. * I would not get any chance to eat my mom’s fried noodles.
e) Spending extra time in IIC to consult lecturers. * I’ll missed my bus to go home.
f) Attend a youth camp during this one week mid-semester break. * I’ll not have time to enjoy my plans.
g) Buying a new laptop. * I can’t buy a new handphone such as Iphone 5.
h) Pursuing your studies in IIC. * I’ll lost my chance to work to earn money.
3. a) List the three basic economic questions. (1marks)
* i) What to produce ? * ii) How to produce? * iii) For whom to produce ?
b) Refer to your answer in 3a, describe briefly how to answer that three questions. (3marks)
* What to produce? : Because of the scarcity we need to produce something which is satisfy consumer wants as best as possible using the limited resources.
* How to produce ? : Every society should find an optimal method of producing goods and services. * For whom to produce? : Produce for those who have high incomes or low incomes. Using the limited resources and scarcity, producer should produce needs than wants.
4. Say you have RM 20 and