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Eco
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants | Scarcity |
| An ambitious leader who combines land, labor, capital to create and market new goods and services | Entrepreneur |
| An alternative that we sacrifice when we make a decision | Tradeoff |
| Using resources in a way as to maximize the production of goods and services | Efficiency |
| Using fewer resources than an economy us capable of using | Underutilization |
| Law that states that as we shift factors of production from one good or service to another, the cost of producing the second item increase | Lae of increasing costs |
| Government programs that protect people experiencing unfavorable economic conditions | Safety net |
| A market based economic system with limited gov involvement | Mixed economy |
| The concentration of the productive efforts of individuals and firms on a limited number of activities | Specialization |
| Term economists use to describe the self regulating nature of the marketplace | Invisible hand |
| The power of consumers to decide what gets produced | Consumer sovereignty |
| The doctrine that states that gov generally should not intervene in the marketplace | Laissez faire |
| An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods | Free enterprise |
| The total value of all final goods and services produced in a particular country | Gdp |
| Soneone who would not choose to pay for certain goods or service, but who would get the benefits os it anyway if it were provided as public good | Free rider |