Unit 1 - Basic Economic Concepts

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"the study of how to provide for unlimited wants given limited resources"

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Economics

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Scarcity exists because society has limited _______ but unlimited _______.

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resources/wants

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opportunity cost

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The value of your next best alternative

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Inkwell Isles' PPC: Shift production from point B to point C. What is the opportunity cost?

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4 units of Good Y

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What can cause an outward shift of the PPC?

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Technology that makes workers more productive

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Why did your economist friend scoff at the idea of a "free lunch"?

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TNSTAAFL (every choice involves a trade-off)

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Which market structure makes up the majority of world economies?

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Mixed Economy

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Which of these is not a Factor of Production™©®?
Options: Land, Value, Capital, Entrepreneur(ship), Labor

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Value

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What do Households supply in the Resource Market?

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Labor

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Free Market Capitalism was first written about by which Economic Philosopher?

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Adam Smith