Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning
of Scarcity and the inevitability
of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions
of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning
of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors
of Production - the rewards to the factors
of production: land,
labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and
division of labour d) Resource Allocation in
Different Economic Systems and Issues
of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role
of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts
of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification
of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome
of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.