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Chapters 1-4 Micro
Exam Review, Chapters 1-4 of Microeconomics McGraw-Hill textbook
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Undergraduate 1
09/29/2011

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Term
Factors of Production
Definition
Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepeneurship
Term
Production Possibilities Curve Bows Out because
Definition
The increase in Opportunity Cost
Term
Production possibilities Determinants
Definition

Increases in resource supplies

Advances in technology

Term
Circular Flow Model
Definition
Illistrates the continuous and repetitive flow of goods and services, resources and money
Term
Production efficient
Definition
Any point on the curve
Term
Allocative efficientcy
Definition
Allocation of labor to make everyone as happy as possible
Term
Law of demand
Definition
The higher the price, the lower quantity demanded
Term
Demand determinants
Definition

Price of related goods

expected future prices

income

population

preferences of buyers

Term
change in demand 
Definition
shift of curve
Term
change in quantity demanded
Definition
different point on curve
Term
law of supply
Definition
as price of goods increase quantity supplied of goods increases
Term
supply determinates 
Definition

price of factors of production(mainly Labor)

Price of related good

Expected future price

# of suppliers in market

Technology

Term
Price elasticity of demand
Definition
measure of how quantity demanded changes with change in price
Term
Inelastic
Definition
hardly effected with change in price e<1
Term
Elastic
Definition
highly effected by change in price e>1
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unit elastic
Definition
when e=1
Term
Left of peak on Total revenue chart
Definition
elastic 
Term
Right of peak in total revenue chart
Definition
Inelastic
Term
3 I's rule
Definition
If demand is inelastic, we must increase prices to increase total revenue
Term
Cross price elasticity
Definition
shows if goods are complementary or substitute
Term
Income Elasticity
Definition
tells if a product is subject to loses if income changes
Term
consumer surplus
Definition

consumer happiness

expected max price-actual= consumer surplus

Term
producer surplus
Definition

producer happiness  

Expected min price-actual= producer surplus

Term
Dead Weight loss
Definition
the lost surplus due to over/under production
Term
Price Floor
Definition

when government thinks price is how low

causes overproduction

Term
Price Ceiling 
Definition

When government thinks prices is too high

Causes Underproduction

Term
Microeconomics
Definition

A detailed examination of specific economic units that make up an economic system

 

Making decisions for themselves

Term
Macroeconomics 
Definition

Making decisions for others or as a group

Big Picture

Term
equilibrium
Definition
The quantity and price that occurs when supply and demand meet
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