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Price (dollars per blouse) Katie's purchases (blouses per year) Kim's purchases (blouses per year) 20 10 6 40 8 5 60 6 4 80 4 3 -The table above shows how many blouses Katie and Kim will purchase at different prices for a blouse.In the figure, label the axes and put the price on the y-axis and the quantity of blouses on the x-axis.Plot the data for Katie in the figure.Then, plot the data for Kim in the figure. \begin{array}{ccc} \begin{array}{c} \text { Price } \\ \text { (dollars per blouse) } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Katie's purchases } \\ \text { (blouses per year) } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Kim's purchases } \\ \text { (blouses per year) } \end{array} \\ \hline 20 & 10 & 6 \\ 40 & 8 & 5 \\ 60 & 6 & 4 \\ 80 & 4 & 3 \\ \hline \end{array}  -The table above shows how many blouses Katie and Kim will purchase at different prices for a blouse.In the figure, label the axes and put the price on the y-axis and the quantity of blouses on the x-axis.Plot the data for Katie in the figure.Then, plot the data for Kim in the figure.

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In order to make a rational choice, people must

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The value of the highest-valued alternative that a person must give up when making a decision is known as the ________ cost.

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Going skiing will cost Adam $80 a day.He also loses $40 per day in wages because he has to take time off from work.Adam still decides to go skiing.

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Which of the following is a microeconomic issue?

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Amy can study for an hour or spend that hour sleeping or going out for dinner.If she decides to study for the hour, the opportunity cost of the hour spent studying is

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When analyzing graphically the relationship between more than two variables, which of the following must be used?

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A time series graph reveals whether there is a ________ , which represents ________.

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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A slope is measured as the

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In 2003, Michael Jordan decided to retire from professional basketball.Which of the following was an opportunity cost of his decision?

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Scarcity forces people to

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As a person increases his or her caloric intake, the person's weight increases, ceteris paribus.The relationship between the person's caloric intake and the person's weight is an example of

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In economics, cost is ________, and benefit is ________.

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X Y 2 20 4 16 6 12 8 8 -In the diagram below, draw a straight line with a slope of zero. \begin{array}{cr} X & Y \\ \hline 2 & 20 \\ 4 & 16 \\ 6 & 12 \\ 8 & 8 \end{array}  -In the diagram below, draw a straight line with a slope of zero.

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  -In the above figure, the diagram shows -In the above figure, the diagram shows

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As the price of home heating oil rises, families buy less home heating oil.Hence a scatter diagram with the price of home heating oil on the vertical axis and the quantity purchased on the horizontal axis reveals a ________ relationship.

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Choices that are best for the society as a whole are choices in pursuit of

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  -What does the slope of the line shown in the above figure equal? -What does the slope of the line shown in the above figure equal?

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The cost of a one-unit increase in an activity is called the

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