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self sufficiency
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yields a very low standard of living
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beneficial
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A trade is __ to a person when that person values what is received in the trade more than what is given up
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consumer's surplus
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The difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay and the price actually paid is
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producer's surplus
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The difference between the lowest price a seller is willing to accept and the price actually received is
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externality
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A benefit or a cost of an activity that affects third parties is an
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external benefit
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Ned hires Barney to landscape Ned's front yard. The new landscaping increases the value of Ned's house and also increases the value of Homer's house next door. This is an example of:
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production possibilities frontier
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The maximum combinations of two goods that an economy can produce is represented on:
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downward sloping, bowed outward
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A PPF will be ___ because of the inverse relationship between the two goods
and
___ because of the law of increasing opportunity cost
and
___ because of the law of increasing opportunity cost
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increase, resources
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As production of a good increases, the opportunity cost of producing the good will ___ and ___ that are less well suited for producing the good will have to be used
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maximum
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When an economy is operating efficiently, it is producing the ___ output with the available resources and technology
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economic growth
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An outward shift of the production possibilities frontier is an indication of
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private property leads to the efficient use of resources
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According to the capitalist vision:
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the capitalist vision
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-private ownership of resources
-market determination of prices
-limited government
-market determination of prices
-limited government
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the socialist vision
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-government ownership of resources
-government control of prices
-a large and strong government
-government control of prices
-a large and strong government
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the distribution of income
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In a market economy, the question of "for whom to produce" is determined primarily by:
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least cost
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To produce as much consumer satisfaction as possible with the limited resources available, all goods should be produced by the ___ method of production that will satisfy consumer demand