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1. Define economics and list three coordination problems that an economy must solve.

2. Explain how to make decisions by comparing marginal costs and marginal benefits.

3. Define opportunity cost and explain its relationship to economic reasoning.

4. Explain real-world events in terms of economic forces, social forces, and political forces.

5. Differentiate between microeconomics and macroeconomics.

6. Distinguish among positive economics, normative economics, and the art of economics.







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