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Economics Unit 1

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need   show
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show something that people desire but that is not necessary for survival  
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show the physical objects that someone produces  
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show the actions or activities that one person performs for another  
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show the principle that limited amounts of goods and services are available to meet unlimited wants  
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show the study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices  
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shortage   show
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show a person who decides how to combine resources to create goods and services  
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show the resources that are used to make goods and services  
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show all natural resources used to produce goods and services  
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show all natural resources used to produce goods and services  
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labor   show
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show any human-made resource that is used to produce other goods and services  
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physical capital   show
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show the knowledge and skills a worker gains through education and experience  
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trade-off   show
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"guns or butter"   show
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show the most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision  
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show the process of deciding whether to do or use one additional unit of some resource  
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cost/benefit analysis   show
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marginal cost   show
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show the extra benefit of adding one unit  
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production possibilities curve   show
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show a line on a production possibilities curve that shows the maximum possible outcome an economy can produce  
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show the use of resources in such a way as to maximize the output of goods and services  
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underutilization   show
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show an economic principle which states that as production shifts from making one good or service to another  
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