Chapter 1 Economics
Across
- 3. Are physical objects that someone produces, such as food, clothing, or video games.
- 4. The use of resources in such a way as to maximize the output of goods and services.
- 7. Is the study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices.
- 8. An economic principle which states that as a production shifts from making one good or service for which it has a comparative advantage.
- 11. Any human-made resource that is used to produce other goods and services.
- 13. The process of deciding whether to do or use one additional unit of some resource.
- 16. All natural resources used to produce goods and services.
- 18. The principle that limited amounts of goods and services are available to meet unlimited wants.
- 19. Occurs when consumers want more of a good or service than producers are willing to make available at a particular price.
- 20. Are actions or activities that one person performs for another. Medical care and haircuts are services.
- 21. is The act of giving up one benefit in order to gain another, greater benefit.
- 23. Is something essential for survival such as food or medical care
- 25. The use of fewer resources than an economy is capable of using.
- 26. The extra cost of adding one unit.
Down
- 1. Resources used to make all goods and services. The three main factors of production are land, labor, and capital.
- 2. A line on a production possibilities curve that shows the maximum possible output an economy can produce.
- 5. The extra benefit of adding one unit.
- 6. A graph that shows alternative ways to use a country's productive resources
- 9. Are people who decide how to combine resources to create new goods and services. Anyone who opens a business, large or small.
- 10. The human-made objects used to create other goods and services.
- 12. The knowledge and skills a worker gains through education and experience.
- 14. A phrase expressing the idea that country that decides to produce more military goods has fewer resources to produce consumer goods and vice versa.
- 15. A decision-making process in which you compare what you will sacrifice and gain by a specific action.
- 17. Is something that we desire but that is not necessary for survival, such as video games or stylish haircuts.
- 22. The most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision.
- 24. The effort people devote to tasks for which they are paid.