Micro Flashcards
Factors of Production
Resources used to produce goods/services
Capital (FoP)
Things which are used to make goods/services
Enterprise (FoP)
Is the willingness of people in firms to take risks + make a profit + organise land, labour, capital
Land (FoP)
Refers to natural resources such as oil, land itself + renewable and non-renewable
Labour (FoP)
Is the work done by humans in production
Production Possibility Frontier (PPF)
Shows the maximum potential output of a combination of two goods or services an economy can achieve when all its resources are fully and efficiently used, given the current level of technology
Economic growth
Is an increase in the production of goods/service in an economy (negative growth is a decrease in the production)
Consumer goods
Goods which do not produce other goods + used by people to satisfy their wants and needs
Capital goods
Goods which are used to produce other goods/services
Positive Statements
Can be proven true and false + are objective statements
Normative Statements
Express opinions + cannot be proven true or false + are subjective statements
Specialisation
Occurs when an individual, firm, region or country concentrates on the production of a limited range of goods/services
Division of Labour
Is the specialisation of workers on specific tasks in the production process
Functions of Money
1) Medium of exchange: commonly accepted in exchange for goods/services
2) Measure of value: the price of a good reveals its value
3) Store of value: value is maintained + can be kept for a long time
4) Method of deferred payment: allows debt to be created
Planning
Refers to the process by which a government allocates resources + funded through taxation
Price Mechanism
The means by which decisions of consumers + businesses interact to determine the allocation of resources
Command economy
An economy in which resources are allocated solely by the state (government)
Mixed economy
An economy in which resources are allocated by the state + the price mechanism
Free market economy
An economy in which resources are allocated solely by the price mechanism
Public sector
The part of an economy which is controlled or owned by the government
Private sector
The part of an economy which is not controlled or owned by the government + by individuals or groups of individuals
Utility
The satisfaction or benefit derived from consuming a good
Habitual Behaviour
Something that becomes a habit
Consumer Inertia
Fear of the unknown + don’t know what to expect
Bounded rationality
Individuals wish to maximise utility but are unable to do so due to a lack of time, information, ability to process information
Demand
Is the quantity of a good or service purchased at a given price over a given period of time
Substitute goods
Are two alternative products that can be used for the same purpose
Complement goods
Are products that are used together