Vocab Flashcards
Marginal cost
Cost to produce one additional unit
Cost-benefit principle
Actions should only be taken if benefits outweigh costs
Marginal benefit
Maximum amount a consumer is willing to pay
Ppf
Max amount 2 goods/services can be produced at once
Law of demand
Price increases demand decreases vice versa
Inferior good
Decreased demand when income is high
Normal good
Income and demand increase together
Luxury goods
Buy more of when income increases
Interdependence
Firms rely on eachother
Equilibrium
Supply and demand meet
Shortage
Demand exceeds quantity
Surplus
Quantity exceeds demand
Positive elasticity
Income increases so does purchasing
Negative elasticity
Decreased demand when price increases
Elasticity equal to 0
Inelastic
Elasticity equal to 1+
Elastic
Economic burden
How tax is shared
Subsidy
Benefit given
Tax
Govt regulated money
Burden of tax
Who pays
Free market
Prices based on supply and demand
Positive analysis
Analysis based on facts and data
Normative analysis
Analysis based on opinions and values