Economics Flashcards
When the income increases, this property of a product defines if the allotment of budget for this product decreases or increases
Income Elasticity
When Income Elasticity is Greater than 1:
As Income increases, the percentage of the income allotted for purchasing this product ______
Increases
When Income Elasticity is Less than 1:
As Income increases, the percentage of the income allotted for purchasing this product ______
Decreases
A Necessity Product has an Income Elasticity of _____
I.E. < 1
A Luxury Product has an Income Elasticity of _____
I.E. > 1
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Perfect Competition
Sellers: Many
Buyers: Many
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Monopoly
Sellers: One
Buyers: Many
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Monopsony
Sellers: Many
Buyers: One
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Bilateral Monopoly
Sellers: One
Buyers: One
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Duopoly
Sellers: Two
Buyers: Many
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Duopsony
Sellers: Many
Buyers: Two
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Oligopoly
Sellers: Few
Buyers: Many
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Oligopsony
Sellers: Many
Buyers: Few
Define the Sellers and Buyers for this market situation:
Bilateral Oligopoly
Sellers: Few
Buyers: Few
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
Natural Monopoly
The Supply ______ when the number of units increases
Increases :v
The Demand ______ when the number of units increases
Decreases
The Supply ______ when the Price increases
Increases
The Demand ______ when the Price increases
Decreases
Define the Law of Supply and Demand
Under Perfect Competition, The Price of the Product is going to be the price where the supply and demand are equal
Define The Law of Diminishing Returns
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”
Interest that grows linearly; interest only bases its growth on initial principal/investment
Simple Interest
Formula for Simple Interest
I = P i n
P - Initial value/Principal
i - Interest Rate
n - Period of interest Rate
Formula for Future Cost of Simple Interest
F = I + P F = P(1 + (i n))
I - Interest
P - Initial/Present/Principal Value
i - Interest Rate
n - Period of interest Rate
Type of Simple Interest that assumes 30 days in one month
Ordinary Simple Interest
Formula for the period(n) of Ordinary Simple Interest
n = (#days elapsed) / 360
Type of Simple Interest that accounts for the exact number of days in a month, including leap years
Exact Simple Interest
Formula for the period(n) of Exact Simple Interest
n = (#days elapsed) / (365 OR 366(leap year))
How to determine if a year is a leap year?
If the year is divisible by 4, it is a leap year