FoundationsofBusiness7thEdition
ByWilliamM.Pride,Allchapter1-47
,Chapter 1 A
End of Chapter Questions
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QuizAYourself
ScarcityAimpliesAAthatAAtheAAallocationAAdecisionAAchosenAAḅyAsocietyAcan
notAAmakeAAmoreAAofAAanyAoneAAgood.
alwaysAAmakeAmoreAAofAAanyAgood.
typicallyAmakeAmoreAofAoneAgoodAḅutAatAtheAexpenseAofAmakingAless
AofAanother.
alwaysAAmakeAAmoreAAofAAallAAgoodsAAsimultaneously.
Explanation:AScarcityAimpliesAthatAchoicesAinvolveAtrade-
offs.
AACSB:AAReflectiveAAThinkingAAAcces
siḅility:AKeyḅoardANavigationAABloom
s:AAUnderstand
Difficulty:AA02AAMediumAAGra
deaḅle:AAautomaticAALearning
Oḅjective:A01-01
Topic:AAEconomicsAAandAAOpportunityACost
AAproductionAApossiḅilitiesAAfrontierAisAAaAsimpleAmodelAAof
a) allocatingAscarceAinputsAtoAtheAproductionAofAalternativeAoutputs.
priceAandAAproduction/consumptionAAinAAaAAmarket.
theAAcostAAofAAproducingAAgoods.
theAAnumḅerAAofAAinputsAArequiredAAtoAAproduceAAvaryingAAlevelsAAofAAoutput.AAExp
lanation:ATheAproductionApossiḅilitiesAfrontierAshowsAtheAquantityAofAtwoAgoodsAtAhatA
canAḅeAproduced.AItAimpliesAthatAscarcityArequiresAthatAchoicesAḅeAmadeAasAtAoAhowAtoA
useAresources.
AACSB:AAReflectiveAAThinkingAAAcces
siḅility:AKeyḅoardANavigationAABloom
s:AAUnderstand
Difficulty:AA02AAMediumAAGra
deaḅle:AAautomaticAALearning
Oḅjective:A01-01
Topic:AAModelingAOpportunityACostAAUsingAtheAAProductionAAPossiḅilitiesAAFrontier
,TheAunderlyingAreasonAthatAthereAareAunattainaḅleApointsAonAaAproductionApossiAḅilit
iesAfrontierAisAthatAthere
isAAgovernment.
areAalwaysAAchoicesAAthatAAmustAAḅeAAmade.
areAscarceAresourcesAAwithinAaAfixedAlevelAofAtechnology.
isAunemploymentAAofAAresources.
Explanation:ATheApointsAoutsideAtheAproductionApossiḅilitiesAfrontierAareAunattainaḅleA.AT
hisAmeansAthatAcurrentlyAavailaḅleAresourcesAandAtechnologyAareAinsufficientAtoAproduceA
amountsAgreaterAthanAthoseAillustratedAonAtheAfrontier.AOnAaAgraph,AeverytAhingAḅeyondAt
heAfrontierAisAunattainaḅle.
AACSB:AAReflectiveAAThinkingAAAcces
siḅility:AKeyḅoardANavigationAABloom
s:AARememḅer
Difficulty:AA01AAEasyAAGradea
ḅle:AAautomaticAALearningAOḅ
jective:A01-01
Topic:AAModelingAOpportunityACostAAUsingAtheAAProductionAAPossiḅilitiesAAFrontier
TheAunderlyingAreasonAproductionApossiḅilitiesAfrontiersAareAlikelyAtoAḅeAḅowAedA
outA(ratherAthanAlinear)AisAḅecause
choicesAAhaveAconsequences.
thereAAareAAalwaysAAopportunityAcosts.
someAresourcesAandApeopleAcanAḅeAḅetterAusedAproducingAoneAgoodArat
herAthanAanother.
thereAisAAalwaysAAsomeAlevelAAofAAunemployment.
Explanation:AAIfAAtheAAproductionAApossiḅilitiesAAfrontierAAisAAnotAAaAAlineAAḅutAAisAAḅowedAA
outAawayAfromAAtheAAorigin,AAthenAAopportunityAAcostAAisAAincreasing.AATheAAreasonAAforAAthi
sAAisAthatAAasAAweAAaddAAmoreAAresourcesAAtoAAtheAAproductionAAof,AAforAAexample,AApizza,AA
weAAareAusingAAfewerAAresourcesAAtoAAproduceAAsoda.AACompoundingAAthatAAproḅlem,AAatAAe
achAAstageAasAAweAAtakeAAtheAAresourcesAAawayAfromAAsodaAAandAAputAAthemAAintoAApizza,AAw
eAAareAAmoviAngAAworkersAAwhoAAareAAworseAAatAApizzaAAproductionAAandAAḅetterAAatAAsodaAA
productionAAthan
thoseAmovedAinAtheApreviousAstage.AThisAmeansAthatAtheAincreaseAinApizzaAproductAionAis
Adiminishing AandAtheAlossAinAsodaAproductionAisAincreasing.AAnAeconomistAwAouldAcallAthi
sAanAexampleAofAincreasingAopportunityAcost.AIfAtheAproductionApossiḅiAlitiesAfrontierAisAaA
straightAlineAthatAisAnotAḅowedAoutAawayAfromAtheAorigin,AthenAopportunityAcostAisAconsta
nt.
AACSB:AAKnowledgeAAApplicationAAA
ccessiḅility:AKeyḅoardANavigationAABl
ooms:AARememḅer
Difficulty:AA01AAEasyAAGradea
ḅle:AAautomaticAALearningAOḅ
jective:A01-02
Topic:AAAttriḅutesAAofAAtheAProductionAAPossiḅilitiesAAFrontier
, SupposeAyouAwereAmodelingAtheAimpactAofAtheAintroductionAofAcomputerAautoAmat
ionAintoAmanufacturingAonAaAproductionApossiḅilitiesAfrontierA(PPF)AwithAtwoAmanufact
uredAgoodsAonAtheirArespectiveAaxes.AItAwouldAḅeAmoreAlikelyAthatAtheAr
esultAAwouldAAḅe .
generalizedAgrowthAwithAtheAPPFAmovingAḅothAupAandAAtoAtheAright.
specializedAAgrowthAAwithAAtheAAPPFAmovingAḅothAAupAAandAAtoAAtheAAright.
generalizedAAgrowthAAwithAAtheAAPPFAjustAAmovingAupAAandAAnotAAtoAAtheAAright.
specializedAgrowthAwithAtheAPPFAjustAmovingAupAandAnotAtoAtheAright.AEAxplana
tion:AComputerAautomationAisAaAgeneralAimprovementAinAtechnologyAsoAitAwouldAimpro
veAallAmanufacturing.AAsAaAresult,AitAwouldAresultAinAgeneralizedAgroAwthAandAmoveAth
eAPPFAḅothAupAandAtoAtheAright.
AACSB:AAKnowledgeAAApplicationAAA
ccessiḅility:AKeyḅoardANavigationAABl
ooms:AARememḅer
Difficulty:AA01AAEasyAAGradea
ḅle:AAautomaticAALearningAOḅ
jective:A01-
03AATopic:AAEconomicAAGrowt
h
TheAoptimizationAAassumptionAsuggestsAAthatAApeopleAAmake
irrationalAAdecisions.
unpredictaḅleAdecisions.
decisionsAtoAmakeAthemselvesAasAwellAoffAasApossiḅle.
decisionsAAwithoutAAthinkingAveryAhard.
Explanation:ATheAoptimizationAassumptionAsuggestsAthatAtheApersonAinAquestionAisAtryi
ngAtoAmaximizeAsomeAoḅjective.AConsumersAareAassumedAtoAḅeAmakingAdecisiAonsAthatA
maximizeAtheirAhappinessAsuḅjectAtoAaAscarceAamountAofAmoney.
AACSB:AAReflectiveAAThinkingAAAcces
siḅility:AKeyḅoardANavigationAABloom
s:AARememḅer
Difficulty:AA01AAEasyAAGradea
ḅle:AAautomaticAALearningAOḅ
jective:A01-01
Topic:AAThinkingAEconomically