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1、ANSWERSTOQUESTIONSFORDISCUSSIONANDPROBLEMSQUESTIONSFORDISCUSSION1.AsrichasAmericais,howcanourresourcespossiblybe“scarce?”LO:1AACSB:AnalyticBT:ApplyManybelievethatAmericahasbecomerichbecauseoftheabundanceofournaturalresources.Othersbelieveourdemocraticpoliticalsystemorourmarket-driveneconomi

2、csystemplaysignificantrolesinourrelativefinancialsuccess.Regardless,asrichasAmericais,westillwantmore.Theconceptofscarcity,inthecaseofAmerica,isthelackofenoughresourcestosatisfyallAmericanconsumerdesires.Therefore,resourcesarescarceintheU.S.becausethedesirefortheseresourcesisgreaterthanthea

3、mountwepossess.2.Whatopportunitycostsdidyouincurinreadingthischapter?LO:2AACSB:AnalyticBT:ApplyTherearemanyotherthingsyoucouldhavedonewithyourtimeinsteadofreadingthischapter.Themostdesiredactivityyougaveupistheopportunitycost.（你有时间可以做许多其他的事情而不是阅读本章。你放弃了你最想做的活动就是机会成本。）3.Howwouldyouanswertheq

4、uestionintheNewsWireonpage5?Why?LO:3AACSB:AnalyticBT:ApplyTherewasaspikeofanxietyin2008-09regardingtheabilityoftheU.S.economytocontinuouslycrankoutmoregoods.TodaymanyAmericansstillworryabouttheresiliencyofoureconomicsystemandourmanyresourcelimitations.Thegeneraldefinitionofeconomics–thestud

5、yofhowbesttoallocatescarceresourcesamongcompetinguses–allowsforthepotentialofbrilliantmindstohelptheeconomycontinuetogrow.Additionalresources,newtechnologies,insightfulentrepreneurialstrategies,andgreatmindsworkingoneconomicdevelopmentprovidetremendoushopeforfuturegrowthinoureconomyandtheas

6、sociatedincreaseinourstandardofliving.1.Whymightitbenecessarytoreduceconsumerspendinginordertoattainfastereconomicgrowth?Woulditbeworththesacrifice?LO:2AACSB:ReflectiveThinkingBT:CreateOnechoiceanysocietymustmakeiswhethertouseitsresourcestoproduceconsumergoodsorwhethertoproducecapitalwithth

7、osesameresources.Toincreaseeconomicgrowthitmaybenecessarytoproducemorecapital.Asaresult,itmaybenecessarytoreduceoutputofconsumergoodssoresourcesareavailabletoproducemorecapitalgoods.Whetheritisworththesacrificedependsonwhichonesocietyvaluesmore,currentco