THE CAPITALIST REVOLUTION UNIT 1 Flashcards
GDP per capita
total amount of goods and services produced over a given period of time
market value
is how much goods and services are produced for final consumption x what each of these goods and services are priced at.
Final Consumption
is that certain goods and services are sold to its ultimate consumer
Disposable Income (DI)
Income is available after paying taxes and receiving transfers from the government.
Economic model:
A simplification of the world that explains actions and interactions of economic agents and predicts the most likely outcome.
Economic rent
Net benefit from option taken-foregone benefit from next best option
Isocost line:
A line representing all combinations that cost the same total amount
Total Cost
The sum of costs for inputs (wL) + price of resource x amount of resources (PcR)
The average product of labour
is the total product/total of workers