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What are free goods

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Goods so abundant that there is no scarcity they have no price.

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What are economic goods

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they are scare goods that have a price.

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how are economic goods allocated

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The price (90%)
A voucher Rationing
Queuing - first in first serve

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How do we now an economic good is scare

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the price is high

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what are the resources of an economy

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Labour, capital, land, entrepreneurship

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Define land this one

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Raw materials used in production of a gift of nature

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define labour this one

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It is human effort in production of goods and services.

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define capital this one

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man made equipment used to produce goods and services.

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Define Entrepreneurship this one

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The person(s) who take the risk of organising the other factors of production to achieve a profit.

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What are other names for factors of production.?

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Inputs

Rescorces

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What are our final goods?

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Consumer goods available for consumption for needs and wants.

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Define durable consumer goods?

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consumer goods that last for a long time e.g car house

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Define non-durable consume?

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consumer goods that are used up immediately eg foods and drinks.

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What are the types of productions are there?

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Goods-capitol
-consumers
Services -business
- consumer

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What are renewable recourses? this one

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Replaced or replenished within a 100 years

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What are non renewable resources?

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Raw materials that cannot be replaced or replenished e.g oil gold silver

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What are positive goods?

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beneficial to society e.g fresh air,medicine

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What are negative goods?

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cost to society e.g waste products that pollute rivers.

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What is the payment for land? this one

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What is the payment for labour? this one

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What is the payment for capital? this one

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What is the payment for Entrepreneurship? this one

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WhaT is a subsistence society?

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Everybody is independent, working to stay at the same point as before
;;No surplus

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What is independence?

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You rely on yourself and do not rely on others.

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What is specialisation?
Individuals concentrating on a specific task
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What is division of labour?
breaking down the production process into smaller TASKS so a worker becomes a SPECIALISATION.
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What is division of labour by product?
Individuals concentrating on producing a specific good or service
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What is a benefit of specialisation?
You gain more means, time and skill. Higher quality goods and services and more efficiently. A surplus can be created through training.
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What is a dependence?
You rely on others and they don't rely on you e.g baby and mother.
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what is Interdependence?
A situation where you rely on others + they rely on you for success.
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What is a disadvantage of specification?
- Interdependence - Boring - Your skill may not be wanted in future.
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What is division of labour by process?
Where individuals break down the production of a product or service into smaller tasks+ specialise at the task.
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Advantages of division of labour by process?
- more efficiency - a bigger surplus then before - more productivity - surpluses were now able to be traded Imports/Exports
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What is the three major innovations to improve surpluses in economy?
- Mechanisation - Division of labour by product - Division of labour by process