Thursday, February 7, 2013

Chapter 1 Questions


–Section 1, p. 11, #5
        The owner of the computer repair shop would first of all, need the land for the shop, and also resources used to produce the tools and spare parts. Also, the owner would need to employ people for labor to run the shop and help. He or she would also need capital, or the actual tools and parts that are required to repair computers. Lastly, the owner should probably develop good entrepreneurship to run a successful and profitable business.
–Section 2, p. 17, #3
        I would spend time doing homework. This is to keep up my grades and learn the material taught in class. The opportunity cost is that perhaps I would have lost time that could have been used for leisure and rest. Also, basketball practices entail opportunity costs such as loss of time for homework and study.
–Section 3, p. 23, # 3
        The PPC takes into account the limited resources and the number of goods and services that can be produced given a certain amount of efficiency.
–Section 4, p. 31, #7
        Politicians often cannot produce full credible and reliable statements and promises, so they express what they want to see happen, not necessarily what actually happens. 

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