Read the story and fill in the blanks with the needed vocabulary word. In the answer section, write the numbers 1-8. Put the correct answer after the corresponding number.
Word Bank: income / shortage / incentive / scarcity / production / cost of living / export / import
Mr. Starr works all day at the pearl button factory. These buttons were so desireable that they had to
_1_these buttons all of the world. His__2__allows him to pay his 3 each month
which consisted of his rent, automobile, food, and clothing. Some months, Mr. Scan earn an 4
for making extra buttons. There was one month when there was a 5_of pearls, so the button factory
wasn't able to make any buttons. This caused a 6 of buttons. So, the company had to _7
pearls from the South China Sea. This delayed the 8 of buttons so no buttons could be made for
weeks