Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost, factors of production, the production possibility frontier, specialisation, and economic systems.
Scarcity and choice
Wants are unlimited but resources are scarce, so choices must be made. Every choice has an opportunity cost — the next best alternative given up. This is the basic economic problem that every society faces, and it is why economics asks what, how and for whom to produce.
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