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OBJECTIVE
MICROECONOMICS MACROECONOMICS
OBJECTIVE
BASIC ECONOMIC
CONCEPTS
OPPORTUNITY COST
SCARCITY
– One of the important concepts in economics is
scarcity.
– Scarcity is defined as wants always exceed limited
resources to satisfy them.
– Scarcity is a universal problem faced by poor as well
as rich nations in order to fulfil their needs.
CHOICE
– When scarcity exists, choices are to be made.
OPPORTUNITY COST
– Opportunity cost is defined as the second best
alternative that has to be forgone for another choice
which gives more satisfaction.
1. WHAT TO PRODUCE?
Refers to the type of goods and services to be produced
2. HOW TO PRODUCE?
Refers to the cheapest method of production
OBJECTIVE
DEFINITION:
The PPC shows the various possible
combinations of goods and services
produced within a specified time period
with all its resources fully and
efficiently employed.
16 Z
A
B UNATTAINABLE Point outside the PPC
14 (Point Z) SCARCITY
Y C
12
Any point along the PPC
CHOICES
10 D
8 Movement from one point
ATTAINABLE to another (point C to D)
OPPORTUNITY COST
6 Point inside the PPC
(Point Y) Waste E
4 of resources and
inefficiency
2
F
0 1 2 3 4 5 Butter
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE
THE SHIFT OF PPC
Sewing Machine
1. Economic
Growth 16
When the country
14 enjoys economic
growth, the PPC
12 bounds outward.
10
8
When the country
6 is struck by natural
disasters, economic
4 growth will decline
and the PPC will
2 shift to the left.
Butter
0 1 2 3 4 5
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE
THE SHIFT OF PPC (cont.)
Sewing Machine
2. Improvements
in Technology 16
Technology increases the
14 production of sewing machine.
12
Technology increases the
10 production of butter.
4
2
0 Butter
1 2 3 4 5
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE
THE SHIFT OF PPC (cont.)
Sewing Machine
3. Population
16
14
Increase in
population
12
10
8
Decrease in
6
population
4
2
0 Butter
1 2 3 4 5
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SHAPE OF PPC
Convex Concave
to the origin to the origin
Decreasing Increasing
opportunity opportunity
cost. Linear cost.
to the origin
Constant
opportunity
cost.
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SHAPE OF PPC
Sewing Machine
16 PPC IS CONCAVE
14
Increasing Opportunity Cost
12
10
4
2
Butter
0 1 2 3 4 5
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SHAPE OF PPC (cont.)
Sewing Machine
16
PPC IS CONVEX
14
12
Decreasing Opportunity Cost
10
4
2
Butter
0 1 2 3 4 5
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SHAPE OF PPC (cont.)
Sewing Machine
16
PPC IS LINEAR
14
10
4
2
Butter
0 1 2 3 4 5
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE
CONTENTS
CAPITALISM ISLAMIC
SOCIALISM MIXED ECONOMY
ECONOMY
CAPITALISM
An economic system where individuals and sellers
make economic decisions using a price system
MERITS DEMERITS
Production according to Inequality of distribution
consumers’ needs of wealth and income
Economic freedom Inflation and high
Efficient utilization of unemployment rate
resources Lack of social welfare
Variety of consumer goods Wasteful competition
Enhanced trade, business Misallocation of
and R&D resources
Automatic incentives Social cost
Flexibility
SOCIALISM
An economic system where all the economic decisions
are made by the government or a central authority
MERITS DEMERITS
Production according to Lack of incentives and
basic need initiative by individuals
Equal distribution of Loss of economic
income and wealth freedom and consumer
Better allocation of sovereignty
resources Absence of competition
No serious unemployment Waste of economic
or inflation resources
Rapid economic
development
Social welfare
MIXED ECONOMY
An economic system which combines both capitalism
and socialism to solve basic economics problems
ISLAMIC ECONOMY
An economic system which combines both capitalism
and socialism and follows the principles of Syariah
Free market, Free Planned system & Combines both Combine both
enterprise, Laissez- command economy. Capitalism & Capitalism &
faire, Market Russia, Cuba, North socialism to solve Socialism to solve
economy. Korea basic economics basic problems
USA, Canada problems. according to the
Malaysia, Indonesia, Islamic principles.
Thailand Saudi Arabia, Brunei