Across
- 2. The use of resources in such a way as to maximize the output of goods and services.
- 8. An economic system that relies on habit, or custom to decide the three economic questions.
- 9. The use of fewer resources than an economy is capable of using.
- 11. Level of economic prosperity.
- 12. A graph that shows alternative ways to use an economy’s productive resources.
Down
- 1. A line on a production possibilities curve that shows the maximum possible output.
- 3. Set of government programs that protect people who face unfavorable economic conditions.
- 4. Income people receive in return for supplying factors of production.
- 5. As production shifts from one good to another, more resources are needed for the second.
- 6. The process of bringing new methods, products or ideas into use.
- 7. The structure of methods and principles that a society uses to produce and distribute goods and services.
- 10. Income minus expenses.
