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| The study of how the allocation of resources affects economic well-being. |
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| The maximum amount that a buyer will pay for a good. |
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| The amount a buyer is willing to pay for a good minus the amount the buyer actually pays for it. |
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| The value of everything a seller must give up to produce a good. |
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| The amount a seller is paid for a good minus the seller's cost of providing it. |
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| The property of society getting the most it can from its scarce resources. |
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| The property of distributing economic prosperity uniformly among the members of society. |
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