ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

SCARCITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Here is a prioritized list of things you want to buy at Meijer.clothes (what you did buy) junk food healthy food a gift for your teacher What is the opportunity cost of buying the clothes?
A
clothes
B
junk food
C
healthy food
D
a gift for your teacher
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scarcity describes the condition in which our wants are greater than the resources available to satisfy those wants. We face the problem of scarcity every day whether we think about it or not.

Detailed explanation-2: -In economics, a trade-off is defined as an “opportunity cost.” For example, you might take a day off work to go to a concert, gaining the opportunity of seeing your favorite band, while losing a day’s wages as the cost for that opportunity.

Detailed explanation-3: -The opportunity cost of a choice is the value of the best alternative given up. Scarcity is the condition of not being able to have all of the goods and services one wants. It exists because human wants for goods and services exceed the quantity of goods and services that can be produced using all available resources.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is b. Benefits foregone by not choosing an alternative course of action.

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