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AP Macroeconomics Exam: Course Study Guide [ UNIT I ] What is economics? the systematic study of choice textbook definitions ? refer to the allocation of scarce resources in order to satisfy societal wants What is the basic problem of economics? scarcity scarcity is the problem in the world that humans invented economics in order to address ? scarcity CANNOT be solved, only addressed or accommodated ? scarcity is the state of affairs in the world where a finite amount of stuff exists to satisfy a virtually infinite amount of human wants ? [scarcity = wants > resources ] ? to be scarce, something must be both limited and desirable ? scarce ? scarcity Sometimes, definitions of economics incorporate the three basic questions of economics: What to make/produce?

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AP Macroeconomics UNIT 1 Study Guide (Chapters 1-3) Part 1: Multiple Choice (36 questions, 2 points each) 1. Provide a definition for scarcity as it relates to economics 2. Understand the concept of opportunity cost and be able to apply it to a real life scenario (I.e. going out rather than studying for this test) 3. Provide a definition for the production possibilities curve as it relates to the allocation of resources in a society. 4. Describe the shape for a production possibilities curve as it relates to constant or increasing opportunity costs. 5. Provide a definition for the market mechanism. 6. Describe Karl Marx?s approach to the 3 basic economic questions

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Crowding Out - is what happens when a mega sports event attracts fanatics but drive agnostics away Substitution - when consumers shift their spending, instead of increasing their overall consumption Leakage - the tendency for money to circulate out of rather than through a local economy Economics - Social science concerned with the efficient use of limited resources to achieve maximum satisfaction of economic wants (study of how individuals and societies deal with scarcity) What is economics? -science of scarcity (the condition in which our wants are greater than our limited resources) -since we are unable to have everything we desire, we must make choices on how we use our resources -in economics we will study the choices of individuals, firms and governments

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