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by BlastRoom
Explore how scarcity shapes choices and how economists classify needs, wants, goods, and services.
#us_hs_economics
25 questions
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Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
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The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
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After paying rent, utilities, and groceries, Marcus spends $180 on concert tickets. Is this purchase a want or a need?
Lena uses part of her paycheck to buy a prescribed antibiotic needed to treat an infection. Is the medicine a want or a need?
Jordan owns several working pairs of shoes but buys limited-edition sneakers mainly for style. Are the sneakers a want or a need?
A family pays for groceries for the week so everyone can eat regular meals. Are these groceries a want or a need?
Priya renews a monthly video-streaming subscription after her housing and food costs are covered. Is the subscription a want or a need?
During a cold week, Devon pays the heating bill to keep the apartment safely warm. Is the heating expense a want or a need?
With a working phone already, Alana buys a newer model because it has a different color. Is the replacement phone a want or a need?
At a repair shop, Miguel pays $90 for a mechanic to replace his car's brake pads. Is the mechanic's work a good or a service?
Nia buys a backpack and takes it home from the store. Is the backpack a good or a service?
A barber cuts Eli's hair for $25. Is the haircut a good or a service?
When Rosa buys a gallon of milk at a grocery store, is the milk a good or a service?
Tariq pays a tutor to help him prepare for an economics exam. Is the tutoring a good or a service?
At a farmers market, Mei purchases a basket of apples to bring home. Are the apples a good or a service?
A homeowner pays an electrician to install a new outlet. Is the electrician's installation work a good or a service?
During a heat wave, a hardware store sells out of portable fans by 10 a.m. Why would an economist say the fans are scarce?
A student wants to finish homework, work a paid shift, practice soccer, and see a movie tonight, but can fit in only two before bed. What scarce resource limits the student's choices?
A bakery has plenty of flour, ovens, and workers, but only 40 strawberries for 120 customers who want strawberry tarts. What does this situation show?
A city has funding and construction crews ready for a park, but only one vacant downtown lot suitable for the project. Which factor of production is scarce?
A clinic has empty exam rooms and enough medical supplies, but only one nurse available to see a long line of patients. Which factor of production is scarce?
A furniture maker has workers, wood, and orders for tables, but its only saw breaks and cannot cut boards. Which factor of production is scarce?
What pairing creates the basic economic problem studied by economics?
Which statement best describes what economics studies?
Why must a community choose between building a library, repairing roads, and expanding a clinic when its budget cannot fund all three?
Which situation best illustrates the economic problem?
When economists say resources are scarce, what do they mean?
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The Circular Flow of the Economy
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