iGCSE1.1.1 Business Activity Revision Questions
iGCSE1.1.1 Business Activity Revision Questions
From the following list, decide which items are human needs and which are wants:
• Luxury House, Shelter, Coca-Cola, Car, Clean Water, Designer Jeans, Clothing [3]
2. Explain what is meant by scarcity when referring to the economic problem [3]
3. List the 4 factors of production and explain briefly and explain briefly why each
is necessary for production to take place [8]
4. Explain, with the aid of an example, what the term opportunity cost means to a
consumer [3]
5. Give 2 other examples of opportunity cost that would affect groups other than
consumers [2]
8. List 4 tasks involved in the making of cakes that could be given over to different
workers through division of labour [2]
11. Identify and explain 2 ways in which a retailer of clothes could add value to their
products. (Hint: the answer is not to buy more expensive clothes for the shop as
this will not necessarily add value.) [6]