Unit 1 Flashcards

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What three factors affect PES

A

The amount of stock available

The time it takes to produce

The skill it takes to produce

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What five factors affect PED

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The number of substitutes

The time the elasticity changes over

The % of income it takes up

How addictive it is to consume

Whether it is luxury or necessary

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2
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What has an xed of positive

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Substitutes

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3
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What has xed of 0

A

Goods with no relation

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4
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What has an xed of negative

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Compliments

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5
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What may PED data be wrong

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Because some variables may have changed from old figures

Consumers may not answer surveys correctly

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What is a normal good, give examples

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A good with positive yed

Fresh veg
Milk
Utilities

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7
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What is a superior good, give examples

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Good with a negative yed

Fine wine.
Expensive items

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What is an inferior good, give examples

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Goods with a postive yed, that are demanded in recession

Pound land
Charity

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9
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Name five factors that affect demand

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Price of other products

Weather//seasons

Income

Future prices

Demographic changes

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10
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Name four factors that affect supply

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Technology to reduce cost

Indirect taxes reduce to increase S

Cost reduce to increase S

other products price increase will reduce supply if they use same resources

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11
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What is a Veblen good

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A good that demand increases with price, as by nature it is expensive and ostentatious

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12
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What is a giffin good?

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A good that demand increases with price.

E.g: rice with meat

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13
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What does a demand schedule show

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How much consumers are willing to demand at different prices

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What does a supply schedule show

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How much producers are willing to supply at each price

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15
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What is consumer surplus

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The difference between what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay

16
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What is producer surplus

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The difference between what firms are willing to receive and what they actually receive