The economic problem, specialisation, exchange, division of labour, PPCs and economic systems.

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  • Created by: Jade
  • Created on: 21-11-12 18:59

1. Disadvantages of division of labour - Monotonous nature of the work can lead to intense boredom and a poor quality product from a generally dissatisfied labour force.

  • True
  • False
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2. Give an example of a market economy

  • Czech Republic, Hungary, France and the UK
  • Singapore and the USA
  • Albania and North Korea

3. What is a market economy?

  • An economic system whereby resources are allocated through the market forces of demand and supply
  • An economic system whereby the government has a central role in all decisions that are made, responsible for the allocation of resources
  • An economic system in which resources are allocated through a mixture of the market and direct public sector

4. A situation where there are insufficient resources to meet all wants is the definition of ?

  • Opportunity cost
  • Scarcity
  • Choice

5. Any point lying outside the PPC is?

  • Occurs when there are unemployed resources or when the economy uses resources inefficiently
  • Unattainable because a country would require an increase in factor resources, efficiency of factor resources or an improvement in technology
  • Unattainable because the economy does not have the resources to sustain this level of output

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good quiz, although some questions could have been worded more clearly

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