economic problem Flashcards

1
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factors of production and meaning

A

capital: man-made aids to production
enterprise: entrepreneurship
labour
land

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2
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what is the basic economic problem

A

how to allocate scarce resources with unlimited wants

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3
Q

definition of opportunity cost and where it comes from

A

def: the benefit lost from the next best foregone alternative
-this is the issue about how, who and what goods and services to produce

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