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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