what is economics? chapter 1 the study of how society organizes the production, consumption and...
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Ch 1- What is Economics?
What is Economics?Chapter 1
The study of how society organizes the production, consumption and distribution of goods and services.
What is Economics?
Either as a consumer or producerINDIVIDUALS make decisions: Consumers: those who buy & use Goods/Services
Producers: those who provide Goods/ServicesWho Makes Economic Decisions?
Services: activities or actions provided to consumers.
41) capital goods: equipment used in the production of other goods.2) consumer goods: the finished products.
Goods: physical objects used: Private Private Public Public
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A Want :
A Need :A Want :to survivelive in comfort
The Study of economics begins with the concept, we cant have everything. Resource is defined as anything used to produce goods or services; man made, or all natural.Economic DecisionsEconomic decisions involve choices. Choices involve costs and provides benefits.
what do you have to give up? what do you gain?
Costs- Benefits-
Factors of ProductionResources used in producing goods & services
items provided by nature. human effort exerted in production.
equipment used to produce goods.
the persons who assume the risk involved in creating a new product or business.
land-labor- capital-entrepreneurs-
scarcityScarcity Human desires exceeds limited Resources available. (sooner or later a limit will be reached)This forces producers to make decisions of what to make or Allocate (to distribute) and consumers what to buy or use.
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Tradeoffs- the decision to sacrifice one resource for another.
Scenario: A broke University High student is a huge Soccer fan who wants a Car. The student has an opportunity to work after school, at Burger King or join the soccer team. The Student decides to joins the Soccer team. What are the trade-offs?What are the costs & benefits of the their decision?Trade-offs:
Since we have to make choices and give some things up to receive our desired wants or needs.Opportunity Cost - is defined as the cost of giving up the next best thing in order to obtain something else (What we give up). Individuals must weigh the alternative choices: time, money, effort
costworthprice
: the expense of producing an item. : the value of an item expressed in money. : how much an item is selling for.
price worthcostcostworthprice Which is Which?
Production Possibility CurvesHow does the scarcity of resources impact the production possibilities curve?A - Shoes # 1B - Guns # 2C - all possible combinations of A & B
D - inefficient use of . resourcesAB C * D
These Graphs are used to analyze cost & trade-offs, to show related value.0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 90
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0Production Possibility CurveAB C D *Line E represents aPossibility of Growth{Frontier}.EProduction can increase with an increase in technology &/or resources
14Word Up
Directions: On your paper please set it up like this for each key term.-- The Key term- A Visual, you will draw- Your Definition of term- Real Definitions
Oh my GodWHY!!
Teacher thanks for the best assignment ever!Key Terms:economicsresourcea needa wantConsumergoodsservicesscarcityallocatelaborlandcapital entrepreneurshiptrade-offopportunity cost