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What is the desire for things that are not essential to survival called?
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want
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What are ambitious leaders who combine land, labor, and capital to create and market new goods and services called?
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entrepreneurs
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What are the three factors of production?
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land, labor, and capital
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What economic law states that as we shift factors of production from one good to another, the price of producing the second item increases?
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law of increasing cost
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What is deciding whether to do or use one additional unit of some resource?
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thinking at the margin
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What is something like air, food, or shelter that is necessary for survival called?
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need
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What do you call a temporary situation in which a good or service is unavailable?
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shortage
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What are the skills and knowledge gained by a worker through education and experience called?
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human capital
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What is the line on a production possibilities graph that shows the maximum possible output?
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production possibilities frontier
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What do you call all human-made goods that are used to produce other goods and services?
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physical capital
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What's the phrase that refers to the trade-offs nations face when choosing whether to produce military or consumer goods?
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guns or butter
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What is a natural resource used to make goods and services called?
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land
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What is the term for using resources in such a way as to maximize the production of goods and services?
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efficiency
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What is the term for using fewer resources than an economy is capable of using?
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underutilization
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What is any human-made resource that is used to create other services and goods?
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capital
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What are physical objects such as clothes or shoes?
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goods
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What is the effort that people devote to a task for which they are paid called?
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labor
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What is the alternative that we give up when we choose one option over the other?
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cost
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What is the graph that shows alternative ways to use an economy's resources?
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production possibilities curve
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What is the most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision?
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opportunity cost
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What is the study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices called?
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economics
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What are actions or activities that one person performs for another?
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services
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What is another word for limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants?
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scarcity
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What are all the alternatives that we give up when we make a choice?
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trade-offs
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What are resources that are used to make all goods and services called?
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factors of production
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