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Need vs. Want • Need- food, water, shelter • Want-all else that you desire

Need vs. Want • Need- food, water, shelter • Want-all else that you desire

Goods and Services • Goods- physical objects • Services- activities done for another •

Goods and Services • Goods- physical objects • Services- activities done for another • What is the service in the picture? • Are there any goods?

Scarcity and the Factors of Production Scarcity-there are ALWAYS limited resources for unlimited wants

Scarcity and the Factors of Production Scarcity-there are ALWAYS limited resources for unlimited wants

Shortage-producers can’t make enough of a good or service for consumers

Shortage-producers can’t make enough of a good or service for consumers

Factors of Production-the stuff producers use to make goods/services Land Labor Capital Entrepreneurship

Factors of Production-the stuff producers use to make goods/services Land Labor Capital Entrepreneurship

Land-(Natural Resources) ALL materials found in nature • Not just this… • But this

Land-(Natural Resources) ALL materials found in nature • Not just this… • But this stuff too.

Labor=Work

Labor=Work

Capital- man made stuff USED FOR WORK! Physical Capital Human Capital

Capital- man made stuff USED FOR WORK! Physical Capital Human Capital

Financial Capital

Financial Capital

Entrepreneurship • The key ingredient of production, CREATIVITY

Entrepreneurship • The key ingredient of production, CREATIVITY

Entrepreneurs • Start new businesses • Invent new ways of doing things • Make

Entrepreneurs • Start new businesses • Invent new ways of doing things • Make businesses grow • But most of all, TAKE RISKS!!!

Trade-Offs and Opportunity Cost • Trade-offs- ALL of the things we give up when

Trade-Offs and Opportunity Cost • Trade-offs- ALL of the things we give up when we make a choice • Opportunity Cost- the NEXT BEST thing we give up when we make a choice

The Production Possibilities Frontier • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=83 m 0_p. C ky

The Production Possibilities Frontier • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=83 m 0_p. C ky 50 • Looks like this…

Characteristics of the PPF

Characteristics of the PPF

More stuff to understand…

More stuff to understand…

The “Low Hanging Fruit” concept

The “Low Hanging Fruit” concept

Calculating Opportunity Cost

Calculating Opportunity Cost

What has happened when the curve shifts inward?

What has happened when the curve shifts inward?