needs- wants OC Flashcards
goods
Things we can physically touch (cars, food, products)
services
Cannot be touched, Intangible (websites, knowledge
needs
Goods or services that are essential for living. These can be things such as water, basic food, and clothing.
wants
Goods and services that people would like to have but are not essential for living. For example, brand-name clothing, expensive food, and luxury cars. Wants are unlimited
Opportunity Cost
A benefit/value that must be given up to achieve something else. For example, if a bakery spends money on a new oven, the opportunity cost of the oven could be a new refrigerator to store cakes. A loss of all other alternatives when one is chosen
Scarcity (The economic problem)
Unlimited wants but not enough products. he cause of scarcity is there aren’t enough factors of production.
Scarcity= unlimited wants + limited resources.