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Benedict Joshua Bate

PRE- ASSESSMENT:
Encircle the letter of the best answer from the choices given below:
C 1. Scarcity can best be defined as 
A. A Shortage of a product
B. Where demand is greater than supply
C. Unlimited wants vs Limited resources 
D. Limited wants vs unlimited resources 
A 2. Which of the following is NOT a consumer good?
A. A bulldozer at a construction site
B. A happy meal at mc donalds
C. A pack of doritos in a vending machine
D. A television set for sale at an appliance store
B 3. Which of the following resources would economists
classify as “capital”?    
A. Raw Bauxite in a South African mine 
B. A hammer used in framing a house 
C. A worker hired to repair engines 
D. Trees used to make paper 

A 4. ________ is the most basic economic problem


A. Scarcity
B. Labor
C. Greed
D. Capital
B 5. When I choose one item over another because I can’t
afford both, this is called an ...
A. Scarcity
B. Opportunity cost
C. Choice
D. Incentive

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