Solution Manual for Essential Foundations of Economics, Global Edition, 7th Edition

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GettingStartedChapter1ANSWERS TOCHAPTERCHECKPOINTSStudy Plan Problems and Applications1.Provide three examples of scarcity that illustrate why even the 1,826billionaires in the world face scarcity.The 1,826billionaires might wantto be able to eat unlimited meals with-out gaining weight; live to be at least 140 years old and enjoy perfecthealth everyday; be able to wake up in San Francisco and go to sleep inParis after spending no more than 3 hours on a plane. None of thesewants can be fulfilled given the present state of technology and resourcesavailable.2.Label each entry inthe list as dealing with a microeconomic topic or amacroeconomic topic.Explain your answer.Motor vehiclesproduction in China is growing by 10 percent a year.This entry is a microeconomic topic becauseindividuals and businessesmake decisions whether to buy or sell cars.Coffee prices rocket.This entry is a microeconomic topic becauseindividuals and businessesmake decisions whether to buy or sellcoffee.Globalization has reduced African poverty.This entry is a macroeconomic topic becauseglobalization is the resultof choices made by billions of peoplerather than an individual or busi-ness.The government must cut itsbudgetdeficit.This entry is a macroeconomic topic becauseneither an individual nor abusiness makes decision to cut expenditures.Apple sells20million iPhone6smartphonesa month.This entry is a microeconomic topic becauseindividualsand Applemake decisionwhethertobuy or sell iPhones.

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