1. Intro to Economics The Concepts

2. Economics The study of how we make decisions in a world where resources are limited (the science of decision making)

3. Scarcity The inability to satisfy all needs (necessary for survival) and wants (things we would like to have) at the same time. All resources and goods are limited. This requires that choices be made.

4. Resources Factors of production that are used in the producing of goods and services Types are: –Natural –Human –Capital –Entrepreneurship

5. Choice Selecting an item or action from a set of possible alternatives. A person must choose/make decisions about desired goods and services because they are limited.

6. Opportunity Cost What is given up when a choice is made A person must consider the value of what is given up when making a choice.

7. Price The amount of money exchanged for a good or service Interaction of supply and demand determines price Price determines who acquires the good or service

8. Incentives Things that incite or motivate They are used to change economic behavior

9. Supply and Demand The interaction between supply and demand determine price Demand is the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a certain price. Supply is the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a certain price.

10. Production The combining of human, natural, capital, and entrepreneurship resources to make goods or provide services. Resources available and consumer preferences determine what is produced.

11. Consumption Using goods and services Consumer preferences and price determine what is purchased.

12. Entrepreneur A person who takes a risk to produce goods and services in search of profit May establish a business according to any of the three types of organizational structures (proprietorship, partnership, corporation)

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