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Mandi asked the McDonald's worker is she could get the 

brand new Frozen toy that had came out in the kid's 

meal. 

Employee: I'm sorry, we are all out. All the new toys 

run on a scarcity schedule. 

*Mandi was confused, as she looked to her mother for 

help*

"What does scarcity mean?" Mandi asks her mother.

"Scarcity is when they are all out of toys because so 

many kids like you want them and they don't have 

enough available" states Mandi's mother. 

*Mandi wonders how they get the oranges that 

come in her kids meal*

"How do they get so many oranges for the 

kid's meals?" Mandi questions her mother 

again. 

"Well, they go through the factors of 

productions. The three factors of production 

are: Land, Labor, and Capital. In land, we use 

crops to produce the fruit. In labor, its the 

employee because they are the ones who pick 

the oranges off the tree. In capital, its the 

machines, they are the ones that package the 

product to send off to each McDonald's 

restaurant" said Mandi's mother. 

Mandi: Oh wow! 

"So, wait ... why do they put oranges in kids 

meals rather than other stuff" asked Mandi. 

"Well, that's where freedom of choice and an 

economic goal such as efficiency comes into 

place. Efficiency takes place because they are 

lots and lots of orange trees that produce the 

oranges so selling them in the kids meals is 

efficient. Also, McDonald's as a business has 

the freedom of choice in which the buyers 

choose what they want. Just like how you 

chose the orange" said Mandi's mother.

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