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Pam and Patrick are deciding how to celebrate the anniversary. Pam prefers to take a cruise to Singapore while Patrick prefers to fly to Japan. They have decided to fly to Japan.

Q1). Do Pam and Patrick face a "trade off"? If so, what's the 'Trade off'?

Q2). What is the "Opportunity cost" of flying to Japan?

Q3). Which of the following statements is positive, which is normative?

Q4). "Australia used to produce cars but Ford stopped car manufacturing in Australia about 5 years ago".

Q5). "Low-income earners pay too much tax in this country".

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