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The Production Possibilities Curve and Economic Efficiency

Foundations of Economics and Economic Systems

9th Grade·Social Studies·US-CO-SS

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Construct and interpret PPC graphs to illustrate opportunity costs, efficiency, and economic growth.

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Foundations of Economics and Economic Systems

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-CO-SS

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Understand core economic concepts including scarcity, opportunity cost, and efficiency, and compare how different economic systems allocate resources.

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SS.HS.3.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All ages

Analyze how the scarcity of productive resources (land, labor, capital) forces choices to be made about how individuals, households, businesses, and governments allocate these resources.