Chapter One: Economic Activity in Context. The Goals of an Economy.

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Chapter One: Economic Activity in Context

The Goals of an Economy

Table 1.1: A Potential List of Final Goods

Economic Tradeoffs

Figure 1.1: Society’s Production Possibilities Frontier

Figure 1.2: An Expanded Production Possibilities Frontier

Figure 1.3: Society’s Choice between Current Production and Resource Maintenance

Figure 1.4: Possible Future Production Possibilities Frontiers

Microeconomics in Context

Figure 1.5: The Circular Flow Diagram

Figure 1.6: Microeconomics in Context