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Econ 101 Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Define Economy

A

One who manages a household.

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2
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A lot of decisions are based on what 3 basic questions?

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  1. What to produce?
  2. How to produce?
  3. For whom to produce?
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3
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We must ______ resources.

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Allocate

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4
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Are used to produce goods and services (g + s)

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Resources

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5
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What are the four types of Resources?

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Capital
Labor
Natural Resources
Entrepreneurial Ability

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6
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A human creation.

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Capital

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7
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What is Capital?

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Something produced that is used to produce something else.

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8
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What is Physical Capital?

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Physical goods used to make other goods.

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9
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What is this an example of?
Ex.- Tools, machinery, computers, etc.)

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Physical Capital

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10
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What is Human Capital?

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Skills + knowledge people gain to increase productivity.

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What is this an example of?
Ex.- Education, training, etc.)

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Human Capital

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12
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Human effort

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Labor

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13
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What is Labor?

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The TIME people spend producing g + S.

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14
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What is Capital Stock?

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Physical Capital + Human Capital = Total Useful Capital

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15
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How do we use economics every day?

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Prices, buying decisions, use of time, etc.

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16
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What is the payment form of Capital?

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Interest

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17
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What is the payment form of Labor?

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Wage

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18
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What are Natural Resources?

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Nature’s creations

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19
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What are the two forms of Natural Resources?

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Renewable and Nonrenewable

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20
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What is the payment form of Natural Resources?

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Rent

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21
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What qualities fall under Entrepreneurial Ability?

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Imagination, skills to organize, and risk

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22
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What is the payment form of Entrepreneurial Ability?

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Profit

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23
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The most fundamental economic problem we have is that Resources are ________.

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scarce

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24
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What does scarce mean?

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Not freely available, price is higher than zero

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25
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Define Economics

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Science of scarcity
Study of how people use their limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants.

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26
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What are the four types of Decision Makers?

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Households
Firms
Governments
Rest of World

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27
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Consumers demand _______.

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g + s

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28
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Resource owners ______ resources.

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supply

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29
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What two types fall under households?

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Consumers and Resource Owners

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30
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Firms and Governments demand ________ to produce g + s.

31
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What does the Rest of the World do?

32
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Buyers and Sellers carry out exchanges in ________.

33
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G + S are exchanged in _________.

A

Product Markets

34
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  • Determine prices + quantities
  • Provides mechanism to convey info about the quantity, quality, and price of g + s offered for sale.
35
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Labor, Capital, etc are exchanged in ________.

A

Resource Markets

36
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Individuals are rational.

A

Rational Self Interest

37
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Choice requires _______

A

Time + Info

38
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Time is ______

39
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Information is _________

40
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Being willing to pay for info ________

A

improves choices

41
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Will continue to acquire info as long as ____________ is higher than additional cost.

A

additional benefit expected

42
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Economic analysis is _________.

A

Marginal analysis

43
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Define Marginal

A

additional, extra, incremental

44
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Microeconomics focuses on individual ________.

45
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What is!

A

Positive Analysis

46
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What should be

A

Normative Analysis

47
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Can be supported/ rejected based on facts/data/

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Positive Analysis

48
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Opinion or Value judgement that cannot be supported/rejected.

A

Normative Analysis

49
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What is this an example of?
Ex.- You should wear a seatbelt.
Abortion should be illegal.

A

Normative Analysis

50
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Define Opportunity Cost

A

Value of next best alternative

51
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The choice to do something is at the same time the choice not to do something else.

A

Opportunity Cost

52
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Define Sunk Costs

A

Has already been incurred

53
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We _____ Sunk Costs when making economic decisions.

54
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All production has an ____________.

A

Opportunity Cost

55
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What is this an example of?
Ex.- You purchased a $15 dollar movie ticket, but you realize during the movie that you hate it.

56
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Define Efficient Production

A

Max possible output, given existing resources + technology

57
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Define PPF

A

Shows all combos of 2 goods that can be produced, assuming efficient production

58
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What does PPF stand for?

A

Production Possibilities Frontier

59
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What are these assumptions of?
- 2 broad classes of output
- Quantity, quality of Res + Tech is fixed
- Resources are specialized

60
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What are Specialized resources

A

Some resources are better adapted to produce one good than another.

61
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What do the points on the curve of a PPF mean?

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No way to allocate resources to increase production of 1 good without decreasing the production of the other good.

62
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What do the points inside the curve on a PPF mean?

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  • Waste, mismanagement of resources
  • Unemployed resources
63
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What do the points outside of the curve mean?

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Unattainable

64
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The slope of a PPF is always ______.

65
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Why does the line on a PPF bow out?

A

Law of Increasing Opportunity Cost and resources are specialized

66
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Define Law of Increasing Opportunity Cost

A

To produce more of 1 good, increasing amounts of the other good must be given up.

67
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What does a Linear PPF mean?

A

Constant Opportunity Cost and Resources are not specialized

68
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Define Economic Growth

A

Increasing the productive capacity of economy

69
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What causes the PPF to shift?

A

Economic Growth

70
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  • Improved Tech
  • More resources
  • Better Resources
A

PPF shifts out

71
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More resources and better resources ______ capital stock.

72
Q
  • exhaust
  • Lose scarce resources
  • War
  • Natural Disasters
  • Decrease in Natural Resources
A

PPF shifts in

73
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What are the Economic concepts illustrating PPF

A
  • Efficiency
  • Scarcity (Opp Cost & Econ Growth)
  • Choice

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