Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies 1-1 Chapter Objectives Economic Perspective Theories Principles and Models Macro and Microeconomics Individual’s Economizing Problem Society’s Economizing Problem Production Possibilities Model Unemployment, Growth, and the Future Last Word Key Terms End Show 1 Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies 1-2 Chapter Objectives Economic Perspective Theories Principles and Models Macro and Microeconomics Individual’s Economizing Problem Society’s Economizing Problem Production Possibilities Model Unemployment, Growth, and the Future Last Word Key Terms End Show Chapter Objectives Economics Defined –Economic Perspective Role of Economic Theory Microeconomics and Macroeconomics Scarce Resources –The Economizing Problem Production Possibilities O 1.1

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Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies 1-11 Chapter Objectives Economic Perspective Theories Principles and Models Macro and Microeconomics Individual’s Economizing Problem Society’s Economizing Problem Production Possibilities Model Unemployment, Growth, and the Future Last Word Key Terms End Show Production Possibilities Model Production Possibilities Table Type of Product Pizzas (in hundred thousands) Industrial Robots (in thousands) Production Alternatives ABCDE Plot Points to Create Graph…

Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies 1-12 Chapter Objectives Economic Perspective Theories Principles and Models Macro and Microeconomics Individual’s Economizing Problem Society’s Economizing Problem Production Possibilities Model Unemployment, Growth, and the Future Last Word Key Terms End Show Production Possibilities Model Pizzas Industrial Robots Attainable Unattainable A B C D E Economic Growth Now Attainable A’ B’ C’ D’ E’ Production Possibilities Curve G 1.1

Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies 1-13 Chapter Objectives Economic Perspective Theories Principles and Models Macro and Microeconomics Individual’s Economizing Problem Society’s Economizing Problem Production Possibilities Model Unemployment, Growth, and the Future Last Word Key Terms End Show Production Possibilities Model Pizzas Industrial Robots Attainable Unattainable A B C D E Law of Increasing Opportunity Cost A’ B’ C’ D’ E’ Production Possibilities Curve Shape of the Curve W 1.2

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