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the economic problem and opportunity cost
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scarcity
a situation that arises because people have unlimited wants in the face of limited resources
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economic goods
goods that are scarce
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free goods
goods such as the earths atmosphere that are not normally regarded as being scarce
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poverty
a situation in which individuals lack the basic necessities of life of have low incomes relative to their fellow citizens
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firm (business)
an organisation that produces output (goods or services)
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positive statement
a statement about what *is*, i.e. about facts
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normative statement
a statement involving a value judgement about what ought to be
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value judgement
a statement based on your opinion or beliefs, rather than facts
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factors of production
resources used in the production process, or inputs into production, including labour, capital, land and enterprise
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opportunity cost
in decision making, the value of the next best alternative forgone
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production possibility curve (PPC)
a curve showing the maximum combinations of goods and services that can be produced in a set period of time given available resources
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trade-off
a situation in which the choice of one alternative requires that sacrifice of another
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capital goods
goods used as part of the production process, such as machinery or factory buildings
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consumer goods
goods produced for present use (consumption)
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long-run economic growth
an expansion in the productive capacity of the economy
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