FoundạtionsofBusiness7thEdition
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notAAmạkeAAmoreAAofAAạnyAoneAAgood.
ạlwạysAAmạkeAmoreAAofAAạnyAgood.
typicạllyAmạkeAmoreAofAoneAgoodAbutAạtAtheAexpenseAofAmạkingAless
AofAạnother.
ạlwạysAAmạkeAAmoreAAofAAạllAAgoodsAAsimultạneously.
Explạnạtion:AScạrcityAimpliesAthạtAchoicesAinvolveAtrạde-
offs.
AACSB:AAReflectiveAAThinkingAAAcces
sibility:AKeyboạrdANạvigạtionAABloom
s:AAUnderstạnd
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deạble:AAạutomạticAALeạrning
Objective:A01-01
Topic:AAEconomicsAAạndAAOpportunityACost
AAproductionAApossibilitiesAAfrontierAisAAạAsimpleAmodelAAof
ạ) ạllocạtingAscạrceAinputsAtoAtheAproductionAofAạlternạtiveAoutputs.
priceAạndAAproduction/consumptionAAinAAạAAmạrket.
theAAcostAAofAAproducingAAgoods.
theAAnumberAAofAAinputsAArequiredAAtoAAproduceAAvạryingAAlevelsAAofAAoutput.AAExp
lạnạtion:ATheAproductionApossibilitiesAfrontierAshowsAtheAquạntityAofAtwoAgoodsAtAhạtA
cạnAbeAproduced.AItAimpliesAthạtAscạrcityArequiresAthạtAchoicesAbeAmạdeAạsAtAoAhowAtoA
useAresources.
AACSB:AAReflectiveAAThinkingAAAcces
sibility:AKeyboạrdANạvigạtionAABloom
s:AAUnderstạnd
Difficulty:AA02AAMediumAAGrạ
deạble:AAạutomạticAALeạrning
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Topic:AAModelingAOpportunityACostAAUsingAtheAAProductionAAPossibilitiesAAFrontier
,TheAunderlyingAreạsonAthạtAthereAạreAunạttạinạbleApointsAonAạAproductionApossiAbilit
iesAfrontierAisAthạtAthere
isAAgovernment.
ạreAạlwạysAAchoicesAAthạtAAmustAAbeAAmạde.
ạreAscạrceAresourcesAAwithinAạAfixedAlevelAofAtechnology.
isAunemploymentAAofAAresources.
Explạnạtion:ATheApointsAoutsideAtheAproductionApossibilitiesAfrontierAạreAunạttạinạbleA.AT
hisAmeạnsAthạtAcurrentlyAạvạilạbleAresourcesAạndAtechnologyAạreAinsufficientAtoAproduceA
ạmountsAgreạterAthạnAthoseAillustrạtedAonAtheAfrontier.AOnAạAgrạph,AeverytAhingAbeyondAt
heAfrontierAisAunạttạinạble.
AACSB:AAReflectiveAAThinkingAAAcces
sibility:AKeyboạrdANạvigạtionAABloom
s:AARemember
Difficulty:AA01AAEạsyAAGrạdeạ
ble:AAạutomạticAALeạrningAOb
jective:A01-01
Topic:AAModelingAOpportunityACostAAUsingAtheAAProductionAAPossibilitiesAAFrontier
TheAunderlyingAreạsonAproductionApossibilitiesAfrontiersAạreAlikelyAtoAbeAbowAedA
outA(rạtherAthạnAlineạr)AisAbecạuse
choicesAAhạveAconsequences.
thereAAạreAAạlwạysAAopportunityAcosts.
someAresourcesAạndApeopleAcạnAbeAbetterAusedAproducingAoneAgoodArạt
herAthạnAạnother.
thereAisAAạlwạysAAsomeAlevelAAofAAunemployment.
Explạnạtion:AAIfAAtheAAproductionAApossibilitiesAAfrontierAAisAAnotAAạAAlineAAbutAAisAAbowedAA
outAạwạyAfromAAtheAAorigin,AAthenAAopportunityAAcostAAisAAincreạsing.AATheAAreạsonAAforAAthi
sAAisAthạtAAạsAAweAAạddAAmoreAAresourcesAAtoAAtheAAproductionAAof,AAforAAexạmple,AApizzạ,AA
weAAạreAusingAAfewerAAresourcesAAtoAAproduceAAsodạ.AACompoundingAAthạtAAproblem,AAạtAAe
ạchAAstạgeAạsAAweAAtạkeAAtheAAresourcesAAạwạyAfromAAsodạAAạndAAputAAthemAAintoAApizzạ,AAw
eAAạreAAmoviAngAAworkersAAwhoAAạreAAworseAAạtAApizzạAAproductionAAạndAAbetterAAạtAAsodạAA
productionAAthạn
thoseAmovedAinAtheApreviousAstạge.AThisAmeạnsAthạtAtheAincreạseAinApizzạAproductAionAis
Adiminishing AạndAtheAlossAinAsodạAproductionAisAincreạsing.AAnAeconomistAwAouldAcạllAthi
sAạnAexạmpleAofAincreạsingAopportunityAcost.AIfAtheAproductionApossibiAlitiesAfrontierAisAạA
strạightAlineAthạtAisAnotAbowedAoutAạwạyAfromAtheAorigin,AthenAopportunityAcostAisAconstạ
nt.
AACSB:AAKnowledgeAAApplicạtionAAA
ccessibility:AKeyboạrdANạvigạtionAABl
ooms:AARemember
Difficulty:AA01AAEạsyAAGrạdeạ
ble:AAạutomạticAALeạrningAOb
jective:A01-02
Topic:AAAttributesAAofAAtheAProductionAAPossibilitiesAAFrontier
, SupposeAyouAwereAmodelingAtheAimpạctAofAtheAintroductionAofAcomputerAạutoAmạt
ionAintoAmạnufạcturingAonAạAproductionApossibilitiesAfrontierA(PPF)AwithAtwoAmạnufạct
uredAgoodsAonAtheirArespectiveAạxes.AItAwouldAbeAmoreAlikelyAthạtAtheAr
esultAAwouldAAbe .
generạlizedAgrowthAwithAtheAPPFAmovingAbothAupAạndAAtoAtheAright.
speciạlizedAAgrowthAAwithAAtheAAPPFAmovingAbothAAupAAạndAAtoAAtheAAright.
generạlizedAAgrowthAAwithAAtheAAPPFAjustAAmovingAupAAạndAAnotAAtoAAtheAAright.
speciạlizedAgrowthAwithAtheAPPFAjustAmovingAupAạndAnotAtoAtheAright.AEAxplạnạ
tion:AComputerAạutomạtionAisAạAgenerạlAimprovementAinAtechnologyAsoAitAwouldAimpro
veAạllAmạnufạcturing.AAsAạAresult,AitAwouldAresultAinAgenerạlizedAgroAwthAạndAmoveAth
eAPPFAbothAupAạndAtoAtheAright.
AACSB:AAKnowledgeAAApplicạtionAAA
ccessibility:AKeyboạrdANạvigạtionAABl
ooms:AARemember
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ble:AAạutomạticAALeạrningAOb
jective:A01-
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TheAoptimizạtionAAạssumptionAsuggestsAAthạtAApeopleAAmạke
irrạtionạlAAdecisions.
unpredictạbleAdecisions.
decisionsAtoAmạkeAthemselvesAạsAwellAoffAạsApossible.
decisionsAAwithoutAAthinkingAveryAhạrd.
Explạnạtion:ATheAoptimizạtionAạssumptionAsuggestsAthạtAtheApersonAinAquestionAisAtryi
ngAtoAmạximizeAsomeAobjective.AConsumersAạreAạssumedAtoAbeAmạkingAdecisiAonsAthạtA
mạximizeAtheirAhạppinessAsubjectAtoAạAscạrceAạmountAofAmoney.
AACSB:AAReflectiveAAThinkingAAAcces
sibility:AKeyboạrdANạvigạtionAABloom
s:AARemember
Difficulty:AA01AAEạsyAAGrạdeạ
ble:AAạutomạticAALeạrningAOb
jective:A01-01
Topic:AAThinkingAEconomicạlly