Making Decisions to Realise Your Needs and Wants Resources are scarce
Scarcity means there are not enough resources for everyone to have or do everything they want. Because of this, choices must be made by: ґ individuals ґ businesses ґ governments
These choices are about how best to use limited time, money, and resources available. Opportunity Cost
The opportunity cost of any decision is the item or choice you go without because you choose something else.
Opportunity Cost for a household
If a person chooses to study full-time to become a teacher, they cannot study to become a nurse at the same time.
Opportunity Cost for a business
If a business chooses to advertise online, it cannot use the same money to advertise on TV or in newspapers.
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Opportunity Cost for the government
If the government chooses to build more social housing, it cannot use the same money to build more schools.
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