Test 1

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basic concern of economics

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• to study the choices people make

- to use limited resources to produce goods and services to satisfy unlimited wants

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economics is a

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social science

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when we are forced to make choices we are facing the concept of

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scarcity

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the existence of alternative uses of a resource implies that it is

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scarce

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a good for which the problem of scarcity does not exist

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a free good

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fundamental economic questions that every economic system must answer

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what
how
for whom

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opportunity cost

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value of the best alternative forgone in making a choice

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economic resources used in production are called

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factors of production

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3 types of factors of production

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capital
labor
natural resources

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capital is best described as

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a factor of production that has itself been produced

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human capital is

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the set of acquired skills and abilities that workers bring to the production of goods and services

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knowledge that can be applied to the production of goods and services is

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technology

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person who seeks to earn profits by finding ways to organize factors of production (and bear the risk) is called

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an entrepreneur

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an economy is said to have a comparative advantage if it

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has the lowest cost for producing a particular good

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the concept of comparative advantage is based on

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relative opportunity costs

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the idea that in an economy that is on the production possibility curve, as output for one good increases, the cost of additional units will get higher and higher is the

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law of increasing opportunity cost

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If all factors of production that are available for use under current market conditions are being utilized, the economy has

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full employment

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the process through which an economy’s production possibilities curve is shifted outward is

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economic growth

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demand is defined as

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a schedule that shows how much will be purchased at various prices during a particular period assuming all other things are unchanged

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a decrease in the price of eggs will result in

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greater amount of eggs demanded

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a shift in the demand curve to the right will

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increase price and quantity

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the primary difference between a change in demand and change in the quantity demanded is

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change in quantity demanded is a movement along the demand curve, and change in demand is a shift in the demand curve

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consumer preferences, prices of other goods, income, and demographic characteristics are

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demand shifters

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if people demand more of product A when the price of product B falls, then A and B are

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complements

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the price of eggs might go up if

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the price of chicken feed increases

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if the demand curve shifts to the left then

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a lower price and quantity would result

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the slope and location of the demand curve depends on

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number of buyers
tastes/preferences
incomes
price of related goods
expectations 
demographics

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for most goods, purchases tend to rise with increases in buyers incomes and to fall with decreases in buyers incomes. such goods are known as

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luxury goods

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upward sloping supply curve means

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suppliers will want to sell more at higher prices

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position and slope of supply curve depends on

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technology
prices of factors of production (input)
number of producers or sellers
weather
alternative uses
gov regulations
taxes and subsides
expectations

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in the personal computer industry, the reason for the fall in prices and the increase in quantity after 1980 was

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primarily due to technological change and an increase in the number of sellers

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a minimum price set above the equilibrium price is a

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price floor

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a maximum price set below the equilibrium price is a

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price ceiling

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scarcity

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unlimited wants exceed limited resources

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opportunity cost

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cost of highest valued alternative foregone use

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comparative advantage

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opportunity cost is lower for the production of a particular good

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grades:

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3 tests: 15

homework: 15
quizzes: 5
participation: 5
final: 30