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The chess club needs to raise money for tournament uniforms. Some members want to sell energy drinks at a football game to raise funds, but others want to organize a car wash in the school parking lot. Based on the concept of scarcity, which thought should drive members' decision-making process to determine how to fundraise?

A
Where will unsold energy drinks be stored?
B
Is there enough consumer demand for a car wash?
C
Will the concession stand be open during the big game?
D
Are there enough volunteers to work a car wash?
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Which statement best describes the impact of scarcity?

A
People are able to meet most of their needs.
B
Consumers must pay higher prices for many items.
C
Governments must try to meet the wants of citizens.
D
Economies can work to provide more goods and services.
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Which location focuses its use on a nonrenewable energy source?

A
a wind mill farm
B
a natural gas power plant
C
a fruit orchard
D
a community swimming pool
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A company manufacturing shirts for a discount department store decides to create a new style of cotton shirt. The company would most likely produce shirts that will

A
sell at a high price.
B
be less costly to create.
C
use a nonrenewable resource.
D
satisfy the wants and needs of consumers.
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How would a manufacturer benefit by using fewer scarce resources?

A
The product would be less expensive to produce.
B
The product would better satisfy consumer needs.
C
The product would be popular and readily available.
D
The product would provide a more satisfactory profit.
6

Wind and solar energy are examples of

A
scarce resources.
B
renewable resources.
C
capital resources.
D
nonrenewable resources.
7

Which object is likely to have the most value based on the concept of scarcity?

A
a flowering plant
B
a silver necklace
C
a new coffee table
D
a crop of oranges
8

Most resources are nonrenewable, and wants and needs are unlimited. This is an example of

A
production
B
scarcity
C
labor
D
devaluation
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A
product
B
resource
C
value
D
cost
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What does the concept of scarcity explain? Choose three answers.

A
why a product could lose significant value over time.
B
why people continue to purchase different products.
C
why consumers are willing to pay high prices for items.
D
why decisions must be made on how to use resources
E
why resources can be both renewable and nonrenewable.
F
why a single resource has more value than another resource.

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