needs- wants OC Flashcards

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goods

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Things we can physically touch (cars, food, products)

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services

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Cannot be touched, Intangible (websites, knowledge

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needs

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Goods or services that are essential for living. These can be things such as water, basic food, and clothing.

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wants

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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

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Opportunity Cost

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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

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Scarcity (The economic problem)

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Unlimited wants but not enough products. he cause of scarcity is there aren’t enough factors of production.
Scarcity= unlimited wants + limited resources.

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