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scarcity unlimited wants exceed the limited resources available to fulfill those wants
rational systematically and purposefully do the best they can to achieve an objective
incentive induces someone to act
marginal small, incremental changes
Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility law of decreasing small changes in pleasure
trade-offs produce more of one good or service, means we need to produce less of another
opportunity cost highest valued alternative that must be given up to engage in activity; whatever
must be given up to obtain some item; marginal benefit>marginal cost
centrally planned economy government decides how economic resources will be allocated--communism
market economy decisions of the household and firms interacting in markets that allocate
resources--resources are allocated among households and firms with little to no
government interference
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mixed economy when most economic decisions result from the interaction of buyers and sellers
but the government plays a significant role in the allocation of resources
productive efficiency good or service is produced at the lowest possible cost
allocative efficiency production is in in accordance with consumer preferences
production possibilities frontier curve showing the maximum attainable combinations of two goods that can be
produced with available resources and current technology, positive tool -- "what
is" -- shows trade-off curve between two quantities
ceteris paribus to hold all else constant
Law of increasing marginal opportunity cost opportunity cost of production in a good rises as society produces more of it
absolute advantage ability of one producers to make more than another producer with the same
quantity of resources
comparative advantage ability of an individual, a firm, or country to produce a good or service at a lower
opp cost than competitors
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