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Unit 7 : Economics

Unit 7 : Economics. Production / Goods & Services. Decisions. Trade-offs: alternative you have to face when making a decision Opportunity cost – the value of choosing one thing over the other Ex: living in the city vs. living in the country

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Unit 7 : Economics

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  1. Unit 7: Economics Production / Goods & Services

  2. Decisions • Trade-offs: alternative you have to face when making a decision • Opportunity cost – the value of choosing one thing over the other • Ex: living in the city vs. living in the country • Cost-benefit analysis - Economic model that compares the costs and benefits of a decision

  3. Goods & Services • Goods – physical products; things made/manufactured for ppl to buy/own • Food, cars, buildings, television • Services – not physical objects; things ppl do • Doctors, translators, tutors, painters, mechanic • Combination • House painter, restaurant

  4. Goods & Services • Productivity - The degree to which resources are being used efficiently to produce goods and services • Specialization - When people, businesses, regions and/or nations concentrate on goods/services that they can produce better than anyone else

  5. Goods & Services • Types of services: • Personal – performed on consumers • Medical, hair, fitness… • Repair – performed on goods that you own • Mechanic, heating & cooling… • Other – retail services, entertainment services, banking, legal

  6. Factors of Production • Key questions of production: • 1) What to produce? • 2) How to produce? • 3) For whom are we producing? • 4 factors of production: • Natural resources • Capital • Labor • Entrepreneurship • Questions help to decide how to use the 4 factors

  7. Factors of Production • Natural resources – things provided by nature w/out human intervention • Ex: land, animals, water, minerals, timber, etc. • Many limited • Factor of production only when pay for use • Capital – equipment used to make other goods/services • Ex: tools, trucks, machines, etc. (capital goods) • There is also financial capital - $ used to buy the tools/equipment • Get from loans, investors, stock

  8. Factors of Production • Labor – all human effort, skills, & abilities to produce goods/services • Usually refers to workers • Paid – hourly vs. salary • Entrepreneur – person who organizes & manages the factors of production for creating a business • Make important contributions to economy

  9. Government’s Role • Regulates competition by outlawing monopolies • Provides information to business owners to use in planning • Census, statistics • Protects workers’ health & safety – OSHA • Protects consumers • Protects environment – pollution from businesses

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