1140 Flashcards
What are grown, mined, or manufactured commodities;
Goods;
What value is based on the value and scarcity of a products components and labor required to produce it;
Intrinsic value;
What is consumer satisfaction received from a good or service; what is a satisfaction derived from the consumption of one unit of that good or service; what is the decrease in satisfaction provided by the consumption of each individual unit
Utility; marginal utility; diminishing marginal utility
An expression of value in terms of money
Price
What are the five limiting factors of production in a free market economy
Capital
natural resources
management
labor
What is determined by the interaction of supply and demand
Market price
The quantity of a good or service available for sale
Supply
The desire for a good or service coupled with the ability and willingness to purchase it
Demand
What five things can demand be influenced by
The price of a product or service The urgency of the consumers need The supply of the product or service The utility of the product or service Consumer income
What is a demand or Supply schedule
A supply or demand schedule is a table listing amount of product consumers will purchase at various prices, in a specific Market, at a given point in time
What is a demand or supply curve
A demand or supply curve is a graph showing information from a demand or Supply schedule
What four changes may cause a shift in demand
A change in consumer income
A change in the price of alternative choices
A change in consumer expectations
A change in consumer tastes and preferences
What occurs when Supply exceeds demand; what results when demand exceeds Supply
Surplus; shortage
What happens during a long run
All production factors may be varied
What happens during a short run
Only some production factors may be varied