Scarcity choice & the allocation of resources (1.1.4)

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What are the main economic agents?
Producers/consumers/governments
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What is oppurtunity cost?
The next big alternative
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What is a producer?
Firms that produce a good or supply services
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What is a consumer?
People who purchase goods/services
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What is the role of the goverment?
Establish rule for the economy (a body)
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What is the main incentive of a firm?
Make profit
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What is the issue of oppurtunity cost@?
Not all factors have alternatives, some alternatives are unknown, agents may lack infromation on alternatives and it ca
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