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Edexcel IAL·Economics·IAL Economics

The Economic Problem

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Scarcity and opportunity cost, the factors of production, and the production possibility frontier.

Economics studies how society allocates scarce resources among unlimited wants. Every choice has a cost.

Scarcity and opportunity cost

Because resources are finite, choosing one option means giving up another. Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative forgone.

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