Managing your Personal Finance Flashcards
Marginal Cost
Change in total cost of using one more unit
Marginal benefit
The change in total benefit of using one additional unit
Trade off
Is the choice you give up when you make one choice over another
Opportunity Cost
Is the value of the option you gave up.
Systematic Decision-making
- ) Problem: Define the problem or challenge
- ) Alternative: Explore alternatives
- ) Choose: best alternatives
- ) Act: on decision
- ) Evaluate: the decision
Economic conditions
State of the economy at any given time.
Recession
Period of slow or no economic growth, can have a major impact on personal money management
Inflation
Period of rising prices, also relates to personal money management.
Demographics
Are the statistical characteristics of a population
Culture
Is the beliefs, behaviors, and other characteristics common among members of a group or society
Technology
The application of science and research to human life and environments.
Globalization
Is the worldwide spread and integration of production, markets, communications, and technology.