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Applied
_________________1.
is a situation wherein the
amount of something
available is insufficient to
satisfy the desire for it.
Answer : Scarcity
_________________2. is use
or allocation of scarce
resources to meet man’s
unlimited needs and wants.
Answer : Economics
_________________3. The most
important natural resource,
upon which all human activity
is based since time
immemorial.
Answer : Land
_________________4. are
human-made resources
used by a company to
create goods and
services.
Answer : Capital
__________5. resources of
available manpower.
Answer : Labor
__________6. the activity of
setting up a business or
businesses, taking on
financial risks in the hope
of profit.
Answer :
Entrepreneurship
__________7. is the study of
how individuals and companies
make choices regarding the
allocation and utilization of
resources.
Answer : Micro
Economics
__________8. is the branch of
economics that deals with the
structure, performance, behavior,
and decision-making of the whole,
or aggregate, economy.
Answer : Macro
Economics
Economics
and
Applied Economics
Applied Economics
Quarter 1 - Week 1 – Module 1
Most Essential Learning Competency:
Differentiate economics as social science and
applied science in terms of nature and scope
Jesheila Bautista De Ocampo
 Know the definition of economics
and the basics
 Differentiate normative and
positive economics
 Distinguish the division of
economics
 Identify the four factors of
Production
– is use or allocation of
scarce resources to meet
man’s unlimited needs and
wants. Richard Lipsey
(People cannot have everything they want.
 Consumers are limited by their income while
producers are limited by the factors of
production.)
WHAT IS ECONOMICS ?
is defined as the study of
choices that individuals and
societies make in the
production, distribution
and consumption of
goods and services.
LC 1
 I
 Social science is the branch of science
of societies and the relationships
among individuals within those
societies.
 Scarcity is the insufficiency or
inadequacy of economic
resources and as a result, we
have to decide and choose.
 * Scarcity, is a condition of why
people study and practice
economics.
LC 1
 * Consumers cannot spend money twice.
Ex. Money spent on a cellphone cannot be spent
again on buying a TV.
 *Producers cannot use resources
again once they are used up.
Ex. A farmer who decides to use his land
producing corn gives up the opportunity to
produce rice.
 An economic system
cannot produce all
goods and services
that consumers want,
and most consumers
do not have the
resources to purchase
everything they want.
House renovation vs Buying a car
Trade-off- the exchange or choosing
between alternatives.
It is a reality of life that getting one thing
would mean giving up another thing.
 Absolute Scarcity
When supply is limited
Relative Scarcity
When good is scarce compared to its
demand.
Two ways of measuring economic mobility
Office mother:
opportunity cost salary
Full time mother
Opportunity Cost
Is a value or cost of the next best forgone
choice/alternative.
In other words, opportunity cost represents the
benefits that could have been by taking.
Ex. “Public healthcare increases
government expenditures.
Ex. “Best Healthcare must
be free to all citizens.”
 Positive economics
describes and explains
various economic
phenomena or the
“what is” scenario.
Positive economics is
based on facts.
 Normative economics
focuses on the value of
economic fairness, or
what the economy “
should be”. In other
words, normative
economics is based on
value judgements.
MICROECONOMICS MACROECONOMICS
MICROECONOMICS MACROECONOMICS
 Studies individual income
 Analyzes demand and
supply of labor
 Deals with households
and firms decisions
 Studies individual prices
 Analyzes demand and
supply of goods.
 Studies national income
 Analyzes total
employment in the
economy
 Deals with aggregate
decisions
 Studies overall price level
 Analyzes aggregate
demand and aggregate
supply
 In economics, the factors of production (sometimes
called economic resources or inputs) are essential to
produce goods and services. These are……
Answer the following
questions:
2. Economics is
define From the
Greek words ?
 Analyzes total employment in the
economy
 Analyzes aggregate demand and
aggregate supply
 Studies national income
 Studies individual income
 Analyzes demand and supply of labor
 Deals with households and firms
decisions
 Studies individual prices
 Analyzes demand and supply of
goods.
 Deals with aggregate decisions
 Studies overall price level
applied eco

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applied eco

  • 1.
  • 3.
  • 4. _________________1. is a situation wherein the amount of something available is insufficient to satisfy the desire for it.
  • 6. _________________2. is use or allocation of scarce resources to meet man’s unlimited needs and wants.
  • 8. _________________3. The most important natural resource, upon which all human activity is based since time immemorial.
  • 10. _________________4. are human-made resources used by a company to create goods and services.
  • 14. __________6. the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
  • 16. __________7. is the study of how individuals and companies make choices regarding the allocation and utilization of resources.
  • 18. __________8. is the branch of economics that deals with the structure, performance, behavior, and decision-making of the whole, or aggregate, economy.
  • 21. Applied Economics Quarter 1 - Week 1 – Module 1 Most Essential Learning Competency: Differentiate economics as social science and applied science in terms of nature and scope Jesheila Bautista De Ocampo
  • 22.  Know the definition of economics and the basics  Differentiate normative and positive economics  Distinguish the division of economics  Identify the four factors of Production
  • 23. – is use or allocation of scarce resources to meet man’s unlimited needs and wants. Richard Lipsey (People cannot have everything they want.  Consumers are limited by their income while producers are limited by the factors of production.)
  • 24. WHAT IS ECONOMICS ? is defined as the study of choices that individuals and societies make in the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. LC 1
  • 25.
  • 26.  I  Social science is the branch of science of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies.
  • 27.  Scarcity is the insufficiency or inadequacy of economic resources and as a result, we have to decide and choose.  * Scarcity, is a condition of why people study and practice economics. LC 1
  • 28.  * Consumers cannot spend money twice. Ex. Money spent on a cellphone cannot be spent again on buying a TV.  *Producers cannot use resources again once they are used up. Ex. A farmer who decides to use his land producing corn gives up the opportunity to produce rice.
  • 29.  An economic system cannot produce all goods and services that consumers want, and most consumers do not have the resources to purchase everything they want.
  • 30. House renovation vs Buying a car Trade-off- the exchange or choosing between alternatives. It is a reality of life that getting one thing would mean giving up another thing.
  • 31.
  • 32.  Absolute Scarcity When supply is limited Relative Scarcity When good is scarce compared to its demand. Two ways of measuring economic mobility
  • 33. Office mother: opportunity cost salary Full time mother Opportunity Cost Is a value or cost of the next best forgone choice/alternative. In other words, opportunity cost represents the benefits that could have been by taking.
  • 34. Ex. “Public healthcare increases government expenditures. Ex. “Best Healthcare must be free to all citizens.”  Positive economics describes and explains various economic phenomena or the “what is” scenario. Positive economics is based on facts.  Normative economics focuses on the value of economic fairness, or what the economy “ should be”. In other words, normative economics is based on value judgements.
  • 36. MICROECONOMICS MACROECONOMICS  Studies individual income  Analyzes demand and supply of labor  Deals with households and firms decisions  Studies individual prices  Analyzes demand and supply of goods.  Studies national income  Analyzes total employment in the economy  Deals with aggregate decisions  Studies overall price level  Analyzes aggregate demand and aggregate supply
  • 37.  In economics, the factors of production (sometimes called economic resources or inputs) are essential to produce goods and services. These are……
  • 38.
  • 39.
  • 40.
  • 41.
  • 42.
  • 43.
  • 45.
  • 46.
  • 47. 2. Economics is define From the Greek words ?
  • 48.  Analyzes total employment in the economy  Analyzes aggregate demand and aggregate supply  Studies national income  Studies individual income
  • 49.  Analyzes demand and supply of labor  Deals with households and firms decisions  Studies individual prices  Analyzes demand and supply of goods.  Deals with aggregate decisions  Studies overall price level