Economics Test Flashcards

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Economics

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The study of how people choose to use scarce resources.

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Four factors of production

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Land
Labour
Capital
Enterprise

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Equilibrium

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When supply and demand are in balance this is market equilibrium.
-> quantity demanded=quantity supplied

If demand is greater than supply there is going to be a shortage of goods

If supply is greater than demand there is going to be oversupply

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Scarcity

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Unlimited wants or needs for limited goods and services.

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Economic good

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Are scarce and not enough available to meet our wants.

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Free goods

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Are not scarce and there is enough available to meet our wants.

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Difference between producer and consumer

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Producers make goods and services

Consumers buy and use the products

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How does scarcity occur

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Scarcity occurs when people want more than there is available

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To stop us from buying on impulse we

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Should create a list and keep to a budget to avoid such mistakes

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10
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Types of market structure

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Monopolistic- clothing industry 
Pure or perfect- fruit and vegetables
Duopoly- Coles and Woolworths 
Oligopoly- car manufacturing 
Monopoly- Australia post
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Fraud/Scam

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A scheme intended to gain personal and financial information

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Consumer

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Someone who buys and uses goods and services

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Producer

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Someone who provides goods and services

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Good

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Physical things that you can see and touch

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Service

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Actions that other people might perform for us and are not physical items

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Market

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A place where people exchange goods and services

17
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Law of demand

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If the price increases the demand decreases and vice versa

-> demand rises as price falls

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Law of supply

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As the price increases the quantity also increase

-> the higher the price the higher the quantity supplied

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Consumer demand

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Price
Quality 
Brand
In trend
Peer pressure 
Advertising
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Need

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Something we can’t do without

E.G. Food, water, shelter

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Want

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Not absolutely necessary

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Demand

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Willing and able to buy to buy at a particular price

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Demand schedule

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A table of the quantity demanded of a good at different price levels

  • > Used to make a demand curve (demand curve always goes down)
  • > TALL: Title, Axis, Labels, Line
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Supply

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Is the quantity of goods and services a producer is willing to make

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Circular flow of income
``` Government Household Financial Overseas Business/producer ```
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Australian consumer law
Protects the rights of both buyers and sellers
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Acceptable quality
Suitable for purpose Safe to use Last a reasonable time Of acceptable appearance (fit description) {if not we have the right to the 3r's}
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3R's
Replacement Repair Refund
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Product Recall
Retrieving goods from consumers with compensation
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ACCC
Australian Competition and Consumer Comission | -> role is to protect consumers from unsafe products and inform them of potential risks and regulate industry
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Compensation
This is awarded to make up for loss or injury
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Warranty
Warranty is when a company promises that they will replace, repair or refund a product if faulty or broken.
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Monopoly
When there is only one business selling a particular product -> Australia post