Macroeconomics, 4Ce (Hubbard) Chapter 1 Economics: Foundations and Models 1.1 Explain these three key economic ideas: People are rational, people respond to incentives, and optimal decisions are made at the margin 1) Changes in global weather patterns can lead to A) more Canadians drinking coffee. B) Canadians having to pay more for coffee. C) wage increases for coffee shop employees. D) the destruction of the Canadian coffee harvest. E) Canadians demanding more coffee. Answer: B Diff: 1 Type: MC Topic: Scarcity Learning Outcome: 1.1 Explain these three key economic ideas: People are rational, people respond to incentives, optimal decisions are made at the margin AACSB: Reflective Thinking Special Feature: Chapter Opener: You versus Caffeine? 2) The study of economics arises due to A) money. B) scarcity. C) greed. D) unlimited resources. E) unemployment. Answer: B Diff: 1 Type: MC Topic: Scarcity Learning Outcome: 1.1 Explain these three key economic ideas: People are rational, people respond to incentives, optimal decisions are made at the margin AACSB: Analytic Skills 3) Scarcity refers to the situation in which A) unlimited wants exceed limited resources. B) unlimited resources exceed limited wants. C) a country's population is larger than its resource base. D) a nation's poverty level increases faster than its population. E) our needs and wants are finite. Answer: A Diff: 1 Type: MC Topic: Scarcity Learning Outcome: 1.1 Explain these three key economic ideas: People are rational, people respond to incentives, optimal decisions are made at the margin AACSB: Analytic Skills
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