Wednesday 4 April 2012

Case Study - Basic Eco problems


Dear VIII-B students, 
Take a print of the case study & solve it. I am going to check on MONDAY.  


A GERMAN TRAVEL COMPANY CONSIDERS ITS FUTURE

A German travel company decides to stop selling holidays in Italy and instead to offer holidays in a new destination. This is the Maldives, a group of island in the Indian Ocean, famous for their long hours of sunshine and sandy beaches.
Tourism is a fast growing industry. Not all families, however, are able to go on holidays whether at  home or abroad. Most of those who take holidays would like to have more holiday breaks.
a.       What evidence is there in the passage of scarcity?(3)
b.      Using examples identify three factors of production involved in providing holidays in the Maldives?(6)
c.       (i) Explain the difference between economic goods & free goods.(4)
(ii) Identify a free goods from the passage.(1)

13 comments:

  1. sir pls help me in the b quest




    Harsh Ranawat
    7-b

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    1. I will discuss all the questions in the class dear once i corrected everyone's answer!!!! Don't worry!!!!

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  2. Sir, I did my homework!!! sir cud u explain me factors of production bcoz i was absent on monday when you'll did it!! thnx!! :)


    Ammar Rassai,
    VIII B ;)

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    1. There are 4 FOP:
      Land :
      Land includes all resources found in the sea and on land. They are also known as natural resources. Land is said to be immobile and is limited in supply. Land is subject to the law of diminishing returns.
      Law of diminishing returns states that given a fixed factor, variable factors added to it will eventually lead to a fall in marginal product.
      Labour:
      Labour refers to input of human efforts, both physical and mental. However, only those human efforts are considered in economics as labour which has the sole purpose of receiving rewards. Any kind of labour done for pleasure is cannot be considered as labour.
      Labour has greater mobility than land but is less mobile than capital and cannot be stored.
      Mobility of labour
      It refers to the movement of labour. There are two types of labour mobility. These are:
      Geographical mobility
      It is the movement of labour from place to another. But there are many barriers to geographical mobility which are as follows:
      1. Workers may have insufficient information or unawareness of the opportunities existing in different places.
      2. Sometimes age may be a factor. Older workers are more immobile than younger ones.
      3. Social ties or sentimental reason may discourage workers to move to other places.
      Occupational mobility
      It refers to the willingness and mobility of worker to change from one occupation to another.
      1. Labour may lack necessary skills and qualifications needed to relocate to another job.
      2. Certain occupation may have entry requirements and restrictions.
      3. Personal liking of the occupation may discourage a worker to move to other occupations.
      4. Some workers may be too cautious in taking risk and moving to another occupation.
      Capital:
      These are manmade resources which help to produce many other goods and services.
      It can be classified as:
      Fixed capital
      These are physical assets which do not vary as the level of output varies and its form does not change in the course of production. Examples include factories, machines, and dockyards and so on.
      Working capital
      It consists of stocks of raw materials and stocks of semi-finished and finished goods awaiting purchase of consumers. It varies with the level of output. Thus, when output increases, the working capital also increases.
      Entrepreneur:
      Entrepreneur is the person who brings all the factors of production together and organises them to produce goods and services. An entrepreneur decides what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce.

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    2. Thank u sir these notes were helpful can I copy them in the notebook?


      Sparsh oza
      VIII B :P

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  3. Ammar the 4 factors of production are land,capitals(machine),lobours and enterprise.



    Harsh Ranawat
    7-b

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    1. Thank u Harsh. you can go through the detail explanation too which i replied to Ammar!!!!

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  4. Sir it was a bit tough!!

    Sparsh oza
    VIII B

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    1. Gradually difficulty level will increase dear!!! don't worry, i am there to help you for any difficulties!!!!! keep on following the blog!!!!

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  5. Sir i took my sister's help in the B question is it ok?


    Sparsh oza
    VIII B :?

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  6. it is a bit tough.what is the difference between economic goods & free goods.

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  7. Sir, I won't be able take a print, so can I write it down in my book?
    Thanks:)



    Koel Shankar
    VIII B

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