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Scarcity and the Factors of Production Ch.1-1

Scarcity and the Factors of Production Ch.1-1. What is economics? How do economists define scarcity? What are the three factors of production?. What Is Economics?. Three Approaches 1) Cost vs. Benefits Analysis 2) A way to predict the future or explain the past without value judgments.

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Scarcity and the Factors of Production Ch.1-1

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  1. Scarcity and the Factors of ProductionCh.1-1 • What is economics? • How do economists define scarcity? • What are the three factors of production?

  2. What Is Economics? • Three Approaches • 1) Cost vs. Benefits Analysis • 2) A way to predict the future or explain the past without value judgments. • 3) Study of Scarcity (Central Problem in Economics)

  3. What Is Economics? • Economics is the study of how people make choices to satisfy their wants • Needs vs. Wants • Need is necessary! • Want is a desire! • For example: • You must choose how to spend your time • Businesses must choose how many people to hire

  4. Scarcity occurs when there are limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited needs or desires (Always There) Shortages occur when producers will not or cannot offer goods or services at current prices (Temporary) Scarcity and Shortages

  5. The Factors of Production • Land All natural resources that are used to produce goods and services. • Labor Any effort a person devotes to a task for which that person is paid. • Capital Any human-made resource that is used to create other goods and services (Physical) • Human: Knowledge and skills a worker gains through experience. • Entrepreneurs: Leaders who decide how to use the factors.

  6. Land Popping Corn Vegetable Oil Labor The human effort needed to pop the corn Capital Corn-PoppingDevice The Factors of Popcorn Production

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