Economics Flashcards

1
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When the income increases, this property of a product defines if the allotment of budget for this product decreases or increases

A

Income Elasticity

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When Income Elasticity is Greater than 1:

As Income increases, the percentage of the income allotted for purchasing this product ______

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Increases

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3
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When Income Elasticity is Less than 1:

As Income increases, the percentage of the income allotted for purchasing this product ______

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Decreases

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A Necessity Product has an Income Elasticity of _____

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I.E. < 1

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5
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A Luxury Product has an Income Elasticity of _____

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I.E. > 1

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6
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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Perfect Competition

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Sellers: Many
Buyers: Many

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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Monopoly

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Sellers: One
Buyers: Many

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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Monopsony

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Sellers: Many
Buyers: One

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9
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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Bilateral Monopoly

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Sellers: One
Buyers: One

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10
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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Duopoly

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Sellers: Two
Buyers: Many

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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Duopsony

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Sellers: Many
Buyers: Two

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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Oligopoly

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Sellers: Few
Buyers: Many

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13
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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Oligopsony

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Sellers: Many
Buyers: Few

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14
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Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:

Bilateral Oligopoly

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Sellers: Few
Buyers: Few

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15
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A market situation wherein only one entity is assigned to produce a certain product/ provide a service to minimize the cost of the whole economy

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Natural Monopoly

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16
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The Supply ______ when the number of units increases

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Increases :v

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17
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The Demand ______ when the number of units increases

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Decreases

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18
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The Supply ______ when the Price increases

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Increases

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19
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The Demand ______ when the Price increases

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Decreases

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20
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Define the Law of Supply and Demand

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Under Perfect Competition, The Price of the Product is going to be the price where the supply and demand are equal

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21
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Define The Law of Diminishing Returns

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Adding resources (ex. more employees) is only effective up to a certain point, the benefit of adding resources diminishes as you keep on adding that specific resource

“The Gain is not worth the Pain”

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22
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Interest that grows linearly; interest only bases its growth on initial principal/investment

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Simple Interest

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23
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Formula for Simple Interest

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I = P i n

P - Initial value/Principal
i - Interest Rate
n - Period of interest Rate

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24
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Formula for Future Cost of Simple Interest

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F  = I + P
F = P(1 + (i n))

I - Interest
P - Initial/Present/Principal Value
i - Interest Rate
n - Period of interest Rate

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25
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Type of Simple Interest that assumes 30 days in one month

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Ordinary Simple Interest

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26
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Formula for the period(n) of Ordinary Simple Interest

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n = (#days elapsed) / 360

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27
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Type of Simple Interest that accounts for the exact number of days in a month, including leap years

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Exact Simple Interest

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28
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Formula for the period(n) of Exact Simple Interest

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n = (#days elapsed) / (365 OR 366(leap year))

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29
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How to determine if a year is a leap year?

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If the year is divisible by 4, it is a leap year

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30
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How to determine if a year is a century year?

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if a year ends with two zeroes (example, 1600, 1700, 2000), if it is divisible by 4, it is a century year, which is counted as a leap year

31
Q

How to determine exact number of days in a year?

A

Use knuckles(31 for knuckle, 30 for crevice between knuckles):

Jan -31
Feb -28(exception to 31-30 rule) or 29(if leap year)
Mar-31
Apr-30
May-31
Jun-30
July-31
Aug-31(start @ a knuckle for Aug)
Sept-30
Oct-31
Nov-30
Dec-31
32
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Interest that grows exponentially; Interest from previous period is also subjected to the Interest Rate when compounded in the next period

A

Compound Interest

33
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Formula for Future Value in Compound Interest

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F = P(1 + i)^n

P - present value
i - interest rate
n - Period of Interest Rate

34
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Compound interest that compounds at every single instant of time (number of periods is infinite)

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Continuous compound interest

35
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Formula for Future Value in Continuously Compounded Interest

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F = P e^(NR . N)

P - Present Worth
e - natural logarithm number
NR - Nominal Rate (annual, to match ‘N’)
N - Number of years

36
Q

An Interest rate distributed throughout the whole year by ‘m’ portions

A

Nominal rate

37
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If a nominal rate ‘NR’ is given, and is compounded ‘m’ times in a year, how do you interpret the growth of interest?

A

in one year, there are ‘n’ simple interests, with an interest rate of (NR/m), where every period applies the interest rate on the cumulative value of the account, including previous interests obtained

38
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Formula for Future worth of Compound Interest using Nominal Rates

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F = P ( 1+ (NR/m) )^m

P - Present Worth
NR - Nominal Rate
m - # period divisions in a year

39
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A rate that is observed in a yearly basis, As if the present worth is subjected to a simple interest rate from initial to final value

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Effective rate

40
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Formula for Effective Rate

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ER = [ ( 1 + (NR / m) )^m ] - 1

P - Present Worth
NR - Nominal Rate
m - # period divisions in a year

41
Q

when ‘m’ is not equal to 1,

Effective rate is ______ Nominal Rate

A

Greater than

42
Q

when ‘m’ is equal to 1,

Effective rate is ______ Nominal Rate

A

Equal to

43
Q

A uniform series of payments that occur at equal intervals of time

A

Annuity

44
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An annuity where payments are made after each period

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Ordinary Annuity

45
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An annuity where payments are made before each period

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Annuity Due

46
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An annuity where the Series of payments are paid some time after the transaction is made

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Deferred annuity

47
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An annuity with an infinite number of uniform payments

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Perpetuity

48
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Formula for Present Worth of a Perpetuity

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P = A / i

A - annuity
i - Interest Rate

49
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Formula for the sum of annuity (AKA Future Worth of annuities)

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S = A [ (1 +i)^n - 1 ] / i

A - annuity
i - Interest Rate
n - # of periods

NOTE: ‘i’ must match ‘n’ periods

50
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Formula for the Present Worth of Annuity

A
P = S / [(1+i)^n] 
P = A [ (1 +i)^n  -  1 ]  /  [ i ( 1 + i ) ^ n ]

S - Sum of annuities (Future Worth)
A - annuity
i - Interest Rate
n - # of periods

NOTE: ‘i’ must match ‘n’ periods

51
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If ‘i’ does not match ‘n’, How do you convert into an ‘i’ that matches ‘n’?

A

Shift Solve for ‘i(new)’:

[(1 + NR/m(old))^m(old) ] - 1 = [(1 + i(new)/n(new) )]^n(new) - 1

NR - Nominal Rate
m(old) - Period that does not match the number of annuities/interest rate
i(new) - new ‘i’ to use in annuity formulas
n(new) - new period that matches number of annuities/interest rate

52
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An annuity still with equally spaced time intervals, but with non-uniform payments, where payments increases/decreases in every period, following a certain trend

A

Gradient

53
Q

A gradient wherein the annuities’ value increases in a linear manner

A

Arithmetic Gradient

54
Q

A gradient wherein the annuities’ value increases in an exponential manner

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Geometric Gradient

55
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Formula Present Worth of Gradient

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Format of summation:
∑(Function , Lower Limit , Upper Limit)

P = ∑( F(n) / [ (1+i)^n ] , 1 , Period end)

F(n) - Future worth as a function of ‘n’, since annuity changes for every iteration (Form equation for F(n) at your own discretion)

56
Q

A Depreciation Model that follows a linear manner of depreciation as time progresses

A

Straight Line Method

57
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CALTECH: Straight Line Method

A

Use Stat mode A + Bx

and plot
( 0 , First Cost),
and then plot
( (period at salvage value), Salvage Value)

and use Ybar for obtaining book value at a specific period

58
Q

A Depreciation Model that depreciates at a constant Percentage annually

A

Declining Balance Method

59
Q

Another term for Declining Balance Method

A

Matheson Formula

60
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CALTECH: Declining Balance Method

A

Remember: Constant depreciation percentage (%d)

Use Stat mode AB^x

Simply Plot points given
@ period 0, First cost
@ period 1, (First Cost x (1-%d))

And use Xbar Ybar depending on what is asked for

61
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A Depreciation Model that depreciates uniformly, like how an annuity uniformly increases ¯_(ツ)_/¯

A

Sinking Fund Method

62
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Formula for Sinking Fund Method

A
Use Stat mode AB^x
1st item will start with
(period 0 , 1) 
2nd item:
(period 1 , [1 + (NR/m)])
In stat mode, use 'B' in Shift Stat Regression menu for:

(First Cost - Salvage Value) =
d ∑( [B ^(x-1)] , 1 , final period)

∑ is a STAT Mode function
d - annual Depreciation Cost(not percentage)

63
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CALTECH: Double Declining Balance Method

A

Use Stat mode AB^x
points given :

@ period 0, First cost;
@ period 1, (First Cost x (1 - {2/(Salvage year}))

And use Xbar Ybar depending on what is asked for

64
Q

A Depreciation Model which is an accelerated method for calculating an asset’s depreciation. This method takes the asset’s expected life and adds together the digits for each year

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Sum of Year’s Digit Method

65
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CALTECH: Sum of Years Digit Method

A

Use Stat mode A+Bx+Cx^2 (Must have 3 plot points)
points given :

@ period 0, First cost;
@ period ‘L’, (Salvage Value)
@ Period ‘L +1’, (Salvage Value)

And use Xbar Ybar depending on what is asked for

66
Q

The Rate attributed to the depreciation of money value

A

Inflation Rate

67
Q

Formula for Future worth, including inflation rate

A

F = P (1 + i)^n x 1 / (1+f)^n

f - Inflation rate

68
Q

Formula for Discount

A
d = 1 - (1 / (1+i))
i = d / (1-d)

d - rate of discount

69
Q

CALTECH: Nominal to effective rate

A

Use Stat mode AB^x

X column represents the periods in compounding (quarterly, etc)
Y represents the grown value of money (starts af 1)

1st item will start with
(period 0 , 1)
2nd item:
(period 1 , [1 + (NR/m)])

And use (n Ybar) to find the effective rate after n periods

70
Q

CALTECH: Ordinary Annuity

A

Use Stat mode AB^x

1st item will start with
(period 0 , 1)
2nd item:
(period 1 , [1 + (NR/m)])

Obtain ‘B’ in Shift Stat Regression,
Then, type in calculator as is:

∑([B^(-x)] , A1 , Af)

A1 -annuity period at first pay
Af - annuity period at final pay

Store as any value (lets say, at ‘M’)

Finally, use in formula
P = A x M

P-Present Value
A-Annuity
M-Value of summation previously performed

71
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CALTECH: Annuity Due

A

Same as Ordinary annuity, but use

∑([B^(-x)] , (A1 - 1) , (Af - 1))

72
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CALTECH: Future worth of Annuity

A

Following up on CALTECH of Annuity:
F(@period n) = P(n(Ybar))

OR

F(@period n) = ∑([B^(x-1)] , A1 , Af)

73
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CALTECH: Present Value of Arithmetic Gradient

A

Use Stat mode AB^x

1st item will start with
(period 0 , 1)
2nd item:
(period 1 , [1 + (NR/m)])

Obtain ‘B’ in Shift Stat Regression,
Then, type in calculator as is:

P = ∑([A + G(x-1)]B^(-x) , 1 , period end)

G - Change in Annuity/Cash Flow
A - 1st annuity

74
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CALTECH: Present Value of Geometric Gradient

A

Use Stat mode AB^x

1st item will start with
(period 0 , 1)
2nd item:
(period 1 , [1 + (NR/m)])

Obtain ‘B’ in Shift Stat Regression,
Then, type in calculator as is:

P = ∑([A(1 + g)^(x - 1)]B^(-x) , 1 , period end)

g - Change in %annuity/Cash FLow
A - 1st payment