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Economics is a social science that involves the study of how individuals choose among alternatives to satisfy their _______, which are what people would buy if their incomes were ____.
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Wants, Unlimited
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________, the study of the decision-making processes of individuals/households and firms, and ______, the study of the performance of the economy as a whole, are the two main branches into which the study of economics is divided.
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Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
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The three basic economic questions are ______ and how ______ will be produced, ______ will items be produced, and for _____ will the items be produced
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What, Much, How, Who
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The two opposing sets of answers are offered by alternative economy systems: (1) centralized _____ and (2) price/market system
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command and control,
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In economics, we assume that people _______ make decisions that will leave them ______ off
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intentionally, worse