August 8th 2023 What makes something scarce: 1. limited in supply 2. alternative uses 3. desirable Sand copper Needs and wants Is there a difference between your needs and wants and those of the family in the picture? (a poor house) They have the need for filled but not the want Key terms: Needs wants scarcity basic economic problem Opportunity cost August 23th 2023 Needs and wants, needs August 25th 2023 The economic problem The need to choose What to produce It is impossible to produce all the goods and servies that people want, a country must decide what kind of goods and services to produce How to produce For whom to produce To produce for the people that can pay for it Production possibility curves is the maxim output that shows Assumptions of the ppc The economy produces only two types of goods The state of the technology is assumed constant All the August 28th 2023