Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Vocab
Across
- 3. the resources used to produce goods and services. Economists define these resources as land, labor, and capital.
- 6. work done by someone else for which a consumer, business, or government is willing to pay. Three examples are teaching, gardening, and childcare.
- 7. a simple model of an economy that shows all the combinations of two goods that can be produced with the resources and technology currently available
- 8. a person who assembles and organizes the resources necessary to produce goods and services
Down
- 1. the value of the next best alternative that is given up when making a choice; a measure of what you must give up to get what you want
- 2. physical articles that have been produced for sale or use. Three examples are food, clothing, and cars.
- 4. the tools, machines, and buildings used to produce goods and services
- 5. a measure of the efficiency with which goods and services are produced, stated as a ratio of output per unit of input