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6.30 Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Incentives Worksheet

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This Grade 6 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 6.30 Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Incentives. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Incentives — Apply scarcity, opportunity cost, and incentives to everyday economic choices. Alignment: 6.30.

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Social Studies

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A student buys a $300 exam-prep course. After one week, the course feels unhelpful. A free alternative exists, but switching will not refund the $300.

The best economic reasoning is to ____.

AStay because the $300 must be ‘made worth it’

BSwitch only if the student can recover the $300

CSwitch if the future benefits of the free alternative exceed the future benefits of staying, ignoring the sunk $300

DStay because scarcity requires finishing what you start

Solution & Explanation:The $300 is sunk. The choice should compare future costs and benefits of staying vs switching, not past spending.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A factory can automate a task for $200,000, reducing labor needs by 2 workers paid $45,000 each per year.

Ignoring maintenance, about how long until the automation ‘pays for itself’ in labor savings?

AAbout 2.2 years

BAbout 4.4 years

CAbout 1.1 years

DAbout 6.7 years

Solution & Explanation:Annual labor savings = 2 × $45,000 = $90,000. Payback period ≈ 200,000 / 90,000 ≈ 2.22 years (about 2.2).

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A small country adds a tariff on imported shoes. Domestic shoe prices rise.

Which incentive change is most direct?

ADomestic firms have less incentive to produce shoes

BScarcity disappears because of higher prices

CConsumers have more incentive to buy domestic shoes because imported shoes are relatively pricier

DOpportunity cost becomes the same for all goods

Solution & Explanation:A tariff raises the price of imports, making domestic alternatives relatively cheaper, shifting incentives toward domestic purchases and production.

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QWhat grade level and standards does this worksheet align with?

This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 6 Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard 6.30 (Apply scarcity, opportunity cost, and incentives to everyday economic choices.).