Selecting an item or action from a set of possible alternatives or choices. You must choose or make decisions about the desired goods and services because these are limited. This is:

 

 

CHOICE

The amount of money exchanged for a good or service. The interaction of supply and demand determines this. This also determines who acquires goods and services. This is:

 

 

 

PRICE

The inability to satisfy all wants at the same time. All resources and goods are limited. This requires that choices be made. This is:

 

 

SCARCITY

Things that motivate us to buy. These are used to change economic behavior

 

 

INCENTIVES

 

 

This determines the price. _________ is the good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a certain price

DEMAND

___________ it the amount of the good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a certain price

 

SUPPLY

This is using goods or services. The consumer preference sand price determine what is purchased

 

 

DEMAND

This is what is given up when a choice is made:

 

OPPORTUNITY COST

 

 

When the consumer makes this decision, the highest value alternative is foregone or given up. They consider the value of what is given up when making this choice

 

 

OPPORTUNITY COST

The combining of human, natural, capital and entrepreneurship resources to make goods or services is:

 

PRODUCTION

Resources available and consumer preferences determine this:

 

PRODUCTION

What is produced

When resources are limited and consumers must make a choice:

 

SCARCITY

 

 

Rivalry between a seller of goods and services results in higher quality and lower prices is what characteristic of the U.S. economy?

 

 

COMPETITITON

The availability of resources and consumer preferences determines

 

 

 

What is produced

What is given up when a choice is made?

 

 

Opportunity cost

 

The interaction between supply and demand determines the:

 

 

PRICE

The inability to satisfy all wants at the same time is called:

 

 

SCARCITY

 

_______ are things that motivate and are used to change economic behavior

 

INCENTIVES

When the supply of the product or service is high and the demand is low, the price will be:

 

LOWER

When the supply of sugar from sugar cane farmers is low and the demand for sugar from the soda companies is high, the price of the sugar sold to the soda companies will be:

 

HIGHER THAN AVERAGE

Producers buy resources and sell products in hopes of accomplishing

____________.

 

PROFIT

Individuals sell _____________ to producers

 

RESOURCES

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