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Goal 7 Critical Definitions and Concepts
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Economics
10th Grade
05/09/2011

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Term
Capital
Definition
Money and goods used to produce other goods and services.
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Entrepreneur
Definition
Individual who starts a new business, introduces new products and improves management techniques.
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Opportunity Cost
Definition
What you give up when you make a trade-off: The next best use of a person's time, energy or resources
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Scarcity
Definition
A situation where there are not enough resources to meet the wants and needs of a society.
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Trade-off
Definition
The alternative you face when you choose one thing over another.
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Human Capital
Definition
Money or training put into improving the workforce.
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Law of Diminishing Return
Definition
The idea that there is a finite amount of resources that can be put into a product before t becomes unprofitable.
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Specialization
Definition
When a person or firm focuses on producing a specific good or service.
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