1. Services= actions or activities that one person performs for another (teaching, cleaning, cooking) Goods= physical objects that satisfy needs and wants Give examples… Consumer Goods- created for direct consumption (example: pizza) Capital Goods- created for indirect consumption (oven, blenders, knives, etc.) Goods used to make consumer goods Goods vs. Services 1

2. The 4 Factors of Production 2

3. The Four Factors of Production Entrepreneurship Capital Labor Land Producing goods and services requires the use of resources- DUH!. ALL resources can be classified as one of the following four factors of production: 3

4. Land = All natural resources that are used to produce goods and services. Anything that comes from “mother nature.” (Water, Sun, Plants, Oil, Trees, Stone, Animals, etc.) The Four Factors of Production Labor = Any effort a person devotes to a task for which that person is paid. (manual laborers, lawyers, doctors, teachers, waiters, etc.) 4

5. Two Types of Capital: 1. Physical Capital- Any human-made resource that is used to create other goods and services (tools, tractors, machinery, buildings, factories, etc.) 2. Human Capital- Any skills or knowledge gained by a worker through education and experience (college degrees, vocational training, etc.) The Four Factors of Production 5

6. Entrepreneurship= ambitious leaders that combine the other factors of production to create goods and services. Examples-Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Inventors, Store Owners, etc. The Four Factors of Production Entrepreneurs: 1.Take The Initiative 2.Innovate 3.Act as the Risk Bearers So they can obtain _________. Profit= Revenue - Costs PROFIT 6

7. The Factors of Production 7

8. The Four Factors of Production You decide to order a pizza to satisfy your wants. First, you picked up the telephone and gave your order to the owner that entered it into her computer. This information came up on the chief baker’s monitor in the kitchen and he assigned it to one of his cooks. The cook was busy mixing dough out of salt, flour, eggs, and milk. The cook finished mixing dough, washed his hands in the sink, and prepared your pizza using tomato sauce, cheese, and sausage. He then placed the pizza in the oven. Within 10 minutes the pizza was cooked and placed in a cardboard box. The delivery person then grabbed your pizza, jumped in the company car, and delivered it to your door. Classify the Factors of Production in the following scenario:

9. The Four Factors of Production Classify the Factors of Production in the following scenario: You decide to order a pizza to satisfy your wants. First, you picked up the telephone and gave your order to the owner that entered it into her computer. This information came up on the chief baker’s monitor in the kitchen and he assigned it to one of his cooks. The cook was busy mixing dough out of salt, flour, eggs, and milk. The cook finished mixing dough, washed his hands in the sink, and prepared your pizza using tomato sauce, cheese, and sausage. He then placed the pizza in the oven. Within 10 minutes the pizza was cooked and placed in a cardboard box. The delivery person then grabbed your pizza, jumped in the company car, and delivered it to your door.

10. Accountants vs. Economists Accountants look at only EXPLICIT COSTS. Explicit costs are the traditional “out-of pocket costs” of decision making. Ex: Going to Disneyland Economists look at the EXPLICIT COSTS and the IMPLICIT COSTS. Implicit costs are the opportunity costs such as forgone time and forgone income. Ex: Payton Manning leaves the NFL to open a taco shop. 10

11. Society has unlimited wants but unlimited resources The Economizing Problem… Scarcity WE HAVE A PROBLEM!! 11

12. The Production Possibilities Curve (PPC) Using Economic Models… Step 1: Explain concept in words Step 2: Use numbers as examples Step 3: Generate graphs from numbers Step 4: Make generalizations using graph 12

13. What is the Production Possibilities Curve? A production possibilities curve (PPC) is a model that shows alternative ways that an economy can use its scarce resources This model graphically demonstrates scarcity, trade-offs, opportunity costs, and efficiency. 4 Key Assumptions Only two goods can be produced Full employment of resources Fixed Resources (Ceteris Paribus) Fixed Technology 13

14. abcdef 14129500 0246810 Bikes Computers NOW GRAPH IT: Put bikes on y-axis and computers on x-axis Production “Possibilities” Table Each point represents a specific combination of goods that can be produced given full employment of resources. 14

15. Bikes Computers 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 A B C D E G Inefficient/ Unemployment Impossible/Unattainable (given current resources) Efficient Production Possibilities How does the PPG graphically demonstrates scarcity, trade- offs, opportunity costs, and efficiency? 15

16. 2 Bikes 2.The opportunity cost of moving from b to d is… 4.The opportunity cost of moving from f to c is… 3.The opportunity cost of moving from d to b is… 7 Bikes 4 Computer 0 Computers 5.What can you say about point G? Unattainable 1. The opportunity cost of moving from a to b is… Example: Opportunity Cost 16

17. The Production Possibilities Curve (or Frontier) 17

18. PIZZA01234 CALZONES43210 List the Opportunity Cost of moving from a-b, b- c, c-d, and d-e. Constant Opportunity Cost- Resources are easily adaptable for producing either good. Result is a straight line PPC (not common) Production Possibilities ABC D E 18

19. PIZZA 20 19 16 10 0 ROBOTS012 34 List the Opportunity Cost of moving from a-b, b- c, c-d, and d-e. Law of Increasing Opportunity Cost- As you produce more of any good, the opportunity cost (forgone production of another good) will increase. Why? Resources are NOT easily adaptable to producing both goods. Result is a bowed out (Concave) PPC ABC D E Production Possibilities

20. Constant vs. Increasing Opportunity Cost Corn Wheat Cactus Pineapples Identify which product would have a straight line PPC and which would be bowed out?

21. 1 Bike 2.The PER UNIT opportunity cost of moving from b to c is… 4.The PER UNIT opportunity cost of moving from d to e is… 3.The PER UNIT opportunity cost of moving from c to d is… 1.5 (3/2) Bikes 2 Bikes 2.5 (5/2) Bikes = Opportunity Cost Units Gained 1. The PER UNIT opportunity cost of moving from a to b is… Example: PER UNIT Opportunity Cost How much each marginal unit costs NOTICE: Increasing Opportunity Costs 21