UNIT 1 Personal Resources – Needs and Wants Section B: Long Questions
8. Paul is a Transition-Year student in Ramsgrange Community School, Wexford. He has €10 pocket money and would like to buy phone credit and see a movie, but they cost €10 each. He decides to get the phone credit.
(i) What is the financial cost of the phone credit for Paul? (ii) What is the opportunity cost of the phone credit for Paul? (iii) Outline two impacts on society that Paul’s choice would have.
(iv) Explain two resources available to Paul and how he can use them to buy the phone credit.
9. Irish students spend the largest percentage of their pocket money on mobile phones. Roisin Togher is presently thinking of buying a mobile phone. She researched some websites and identified all the various costs involved.
(i) What are the financial costs of mobile phones? (ii) Explain one social cost of using a mobile phone. (iii) Explain one environmental cost of using a mobile phone. (iv) What resources might you use to finance the purchase?
(v) If the government increased VAT on mobile phones, what would happen to the price of mobile phones?
10. Create a tweet explaining the impact of buying a new mobile.
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