BASIC ECON PROBLEM Flashcards

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Micro is study of study of

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how to best solve basic econ problem

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2
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basic econ problem is

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How to allocate scarce resources given unlimited wants

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3
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whats the problem we have with wants and resources

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indi have unlimited wants

but there are not eough resources available on planet to fully satisfy wants

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4
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indi have unltd want but not enough resources available on planet to satisfy wants so resources are

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scarce

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5
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resources aka

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FOP

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6
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What is capital + examples

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man made aids to production e.g machinery , tractors vehicles , factories , computers

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7
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what is enterprise about i.e explain it

3 marks

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entrepreneurship

about risk takers who innovate and bring about new ideas

to produce goods and services to make profits

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8
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what is land + give examples

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natural land where goods can be produced or taken from

farmland , rainforests , sea

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9
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in terms of land whats example thats really forgotten

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sea

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10
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what is labour

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human resources , workers , who produce goods and service

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11
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when resources are comboed they can produce

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goods and services

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12
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when we allocate what do we want to do

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to satisfy as many wants as we can

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13
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in econ what needs to be made

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choices

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14
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Given the basic econ problem what are the 3 fundamental choices to be made of how we allocate scarce resources

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What to produce
How to produce
Whom to produce for

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15
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in mkt econ waht do bs decide about x based on

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consumer demand

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16
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in mkt econ apart from consumer demand what else do bs make decisions on

4 marks

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whats cost effective and productive to produce

how to and who to produce for

in order to

to minimise use of scarce resources,

17
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which bs survive

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bs best at producing at lower costs and minimise use of SCARCE REOSURCES

18
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which bs survive

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bs best at producing at lower costs, minimise use of SCARCE REOSURCES

19
Q

in free mkt who gets g/s

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Those with enough Y to afford g/s in mkt

20
Q

if the allocation of scarce reosurces isnt right wahtll haooen

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govt intervention

21
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how can we measure whether decisiosn weve made are good or bad

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opp cost

22
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whats the opp cost

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Cost of next best alt foregone when a choice is made

23
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we allocate our resources to

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choices with the lowest opp cost

24
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what do we put on opp cost

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value

25
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how do I know ive made a bad choice

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if value of Op Cost is greater than value of current choice