📚 Part 1: Understanding Economic Concepts

1. What is economic scarcity?

Having too many resources available

Limited resources but unlimited wants

When everyone has enough money

Only having expensive items

2. Which of these are NEEDS? (Tick all that apply)

Food and water

Gaming console

Shelter

Designer clothes

Healthcare

3. Sarah has $20. She can either buy a new book ($15) or go to the movies ($18). If she chooses the book, what is her opportunity cost?

$15

$18

Going to the movies

The book

4. Complete this sentence: Opportunity cost is ________________________________

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✏️ Part 2: Applying Economic Thinking

5. Your school has $5,000 to spend on either new sports equipment OR new library books. Explain why this is an example of scarcity and describe what the opportunity cost would be for each choice.

6. Think about a recent choice you made where you had to give up something else. Describe the situation and identify your opportunity cost.

7. A family has a weekly budget of $150 for groceries. List three ways they could allocate these resources and explain which allocation would best meet their needs.