Describe the forces that shape economic choices


Consider the following questions:

Question 1. Discuss community health and public health services in your community. In your opinion, are there enough community health services and support in your community? Why, or why not?

Scholarly Activity Mental Health

Visit the following website: mentalhealth-gov(what to look for)

Choose one of the categories of mental health conditions (e.g., anxiety disorders, behavioral disorders, eating disorders, mental health and substance-use disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, or suicidal behavior). Conduct brief research, and complete the following:

1. Define the condition.

2. Describe the treatment option for the disorder you have chosen.

3. Describe whether you believe the services available for this disorder are effective.

4. Discuss the agency or organization you would contact to assist someone with mental conditions.

5. Explain why you choose this agency or organization, and describe the purpose of this agency or organization.

Your APA-formatted paper should be at least two pages in length (not including the title and reference pages). All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 2. Explain why economic growth varies across different countries. Please make sure you provide substantial discussions using appropriate economic concepts and theory.

Explain the economic problem of scarce resources and unlimited wants

Question 3. (Definition of Economics) What determines whether or not a resource is scarce? Why is the concept of scarcity important to the definition of economics?

Describe the forces that shape economic choices.

Question 4. (Rational Self-Interest) Discuss the impact of rational self-interest on each of the following decisions:

a. Whether to attend college full time or enter the workforce full time

b. Whether to buy q new textbook or a used one

c. Whether to attend a local college or an out of town college

Question 5. (Marginal Analysis) The owner of a small pizzeria is deciding whether to increase the radius of delivery area by one mile. What considerations must be taken into account if such a decision is to increase profitability?

Describe the relationship between choice and opportunity cost

Question 6. (Sunk Cost and Choice) Suppose you go to a restaurant and buy an expensive meal. Halfway through, despite feeling quite full, you decide to clean your plate. After all, you think, you paid for the meal, so you are going to eat all of it. What's wrong with this thinking?

Question 7. (Opportunity Cost) You can spend spring break either at home working for $80 perday for five days or go to Florida for the week. If you stay home, your expenses will total about $100. If you go to Florida, the airfare, hotel, food and miscellaneous expenses will total about $700. What's your opportunity cost of going to Florida?

Explain how comparative advantage, specialization, and exchange affect economic outcomes.

Question 8. (Specialization) Provide some examples of specialized markets or retail outlets. What makes the Web so conducive to specialization?

Reference:

Book being used for question 1 and Scholarly Activity is Sharma, M., Branscum, P. W., &Atri, A. (2014). Introduction to community and public health. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Book being used for question 2- 8 is McEachern, W. A. (2015). ECON macroeconomics (4th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

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