supply, demand, allocation and distribution Flashcards

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supply

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refers to the amount of a good or service available for consumers to buy at a certain price

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demand

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refers to the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at certain price

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distribution

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how goods and services are provided to consumers

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allocation

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how we divide resources and distribute them to consumers

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how is the price of goods determined

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the combination of supply and demand determines the price of goods and services

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what does the law of demand say?

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that consumers are more willing to buy more of something when the price decreases and less willing when the price increases

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in which two ways can the law of demand be shown?

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in a demand schedule or a demand curve

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what are factors of production?

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the factors of production are all the things needed to create a finished product eg. land, labour, capital and enterprise

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capital resource

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money, machinery and buildings

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labour resource

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employees

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land resource

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natural resources

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enterprise resource

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businesses ability to combine land, labour and capital resources to make a profit

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