In Each of the Following Situations, Identify the Relevant Economic

question 22

Essay

In each of the following situations, identify the relevant economic principle and explain how it applies.
a) Larissa has lived in her own house for many years. However, rents have recently increased so much that Larissa considers moving into a smaller house and renting out her own.
b) Tashonna is a talented singer and she strongly wants to pursue an artist's career. However, she is two years short of graduating from law school. She is certain she will never be a lawyer because she does not like it and has no gift to be a lawyer. However, her family insists she finish her studies, since she has already spent so much time and money on law studies. What should she do?
c) There are a few industrial sites in town, producing essential goods and services for the residents and providing the citizens with vital jobs. However, the businesses, including an airport in the very downtown, also produce pollution, congestion, and noise. People understand the blessings of economic and civil freedoms and are pleased and proud to have productive activities in their town. They started, though, to crave for a more pleasant place to live in. What economic principle can give these people some guidance about what to do?

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Definitions:

Prepared Strategy

A prepared strategy is a formulated plan or set of actions designed in advance to achieve a specific goal, especially in competitive or challenging situations.

New Opportunity

A new opportunity refers to a fresh chance or prospect that has arisen, offering potential for growth, advancement, or success in personal or professional realms.

Intangibles

Non-physical factors that cannot be easily quantified, such as brand value, reputation, or employee morale.

Suboptimal Negotiation

A negotiation in which the outcomes or processes are not as good as they could be, often due to inadequate preparation or understanding.