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Unit 1 Vocabulary

Quiz by Dshannon Mendez

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  • Q1
    Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants
    scarcity
    30s
  • Q2
    the study of how households and firms make decisions and how they interact in markets
    Microeconomics
    30s
  • Q3
    the study of economy-wide phenomena, including inflation, unemployment, and economic growth
    Macroeconomics
    30s
  • Q4
    whatever must be given up to obtain some item
    Opportunity Cost
    30s
  • Q5
    no government intervention in the economy - producers and consumers make all of the decisions.
    Free Market Economy
    30s
  • Q6
    an economy in which the GOVERNMENT decides how economic resources will be allocated
    centrally planned economy
    30s
  • Q7
    A curve showing the different combinations of two goods or services that can be produced in a full-employment, full-production economy where the available supplies of resources and technology are fixed.
    production possibilities curve (PPC or PPF)
    30s
  • Q8
    constant opportunity cost
    Straight PPF
    30s
  • Q9
    increasing opportunity cost
    Bowed-out PPF
    30s
  • Q10
    1. change in resource quantity or quality
    Shifters of PPC
    30s
  • Q11
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    2. change in technology
    30s
  • Q12
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    3. change in trade
    30s
  • Q13
    Buildings, machines, technology, and tools needed to produce goods and services.
    Capital Goods
    30s
  • Q14
    goods produced for present consumption
    Consumer goods
    30s
  • Q15
    the ability of an individual, a firm, or a country to produce more of a good or service than competitors, using the same amount of resources
    absolute advantage
    30s

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