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Chris SinkezPeriod 3
Opportunity Cost Opportunity cost-is the value of the next-best
alternative that you did not choose Example: living in Cary instead of new York
city because the collage you want to go to is near Cary
decisionsProblem: what to do after high schoolChoices: get a job or go to collageAdvantages of job-easier, collage-better job
afterDisadvantages of job-low paying jobs, collage-
it takes a long timeChoose one: collageAct: go to collageReview: better life with collage education
decisionsProblem: how to get to FloridaChoices: flying or drivingAdvantages of flying-faster, driving-cheaperDisadvantages of flying-expensive, driving-long
timeChoose one: flyingAct: buy a ticketReview: flying is fasterCommand economy: is when the resources are owned and controlled by the government.Examples: north Korea, Russia, china Advantage: no one goes starvingDisadvantage: no one is more successful than any one else
Market economyMarket economy: is when the resources are
owned and controlled by the people of the country
Example: USAAdvantage: people can be very successfulDisadvantage: people can end up homeless
CapitalismCapitalism: refers to the private ownership of
resources by individual owners are free to decide what to produce.
Example:Advantage: the government doesn’t control
the moneyDisadvantage: the people could miss use
money
Communist economyCommunist economy-the managed economy
of a communist stateExample: north KoreaAdvantage-everyone gets has a source of
incomeDisadvantage-no one gets paid more than
anyone else
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