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Which of the following has the largest impact on opportunity cost?

A
consumer wants
B
tight deadlines
C
consumer needs
D
limited resources
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Venya and Kari own a flower shop that specializes in custom bouquets. Wanting to expand into selling potted plants, they create a production possibility chart to assess whether the potted plants are a good idea. Study their chart:

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A
25
B
30
C
50
D
75
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Assessing opportunity cost involves

A
making choices and dealing with consequences.
B
choosing consequences over rewards.
C
reviewing past decisions and changing them.
D
minimizing profit and loss.
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Read the scenario. Samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. She is offered the chance to play on her school’s varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. Samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. After careful consideration, Samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks. The fact that Samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates

A
a cause.
B
minor consequences.
C
a tradeoff.
D
unexpected risk.
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Which scenarios can be considered effects of Sole Sister Shoe Store choosing to sell dress shoes over sneakers? Select two answers.

A
High school athletes stop shopping there.
B
The inventory of sports socks goes unsold.
C
Sneaker sales were declining before the decision to sell dress shoes.
D
Dress shoes cost less for the store to buy from a supplier.
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Which of the following illustrates an opportunity cost?

A
James has enough money to buy some socks and a book.
B
Alyssa does not have enough time to study for her test.
C
Amir only has time to study or to play basketball.
D
Lydia does not have enough money to buy a new shirt.
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On a production possibility curve, data points that fall outside of the curve represent

A
an inefficient allocation of resources.
B
a balanced allocation of resources.
C
ideal production.
D
a currently unattainable production.
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Producers can create their maximum combination of goods, as long as they

A
address consumer desires.
B
guarantee a profit.
C
properly allocate resources.
D
keep up with demand.
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Look at the equation framework.

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revenue, profit, opportunity cost
B
profit, revenue, production cost
C
production cost, profit, revenue
D
opportunity cost, revenue, profit
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One method for studying opportunity cost is to think in terms of

A
risk and ability.
B
pros and cons.
C
tradeoffs
D
trial and error.

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