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econ 206 exam one
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
10/12/2014

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good
Definition
provides one with utility
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bad
Definition
provides one with disutility
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Utility
Definition
provides the owner satisfaction from a good
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disutility
Definition
dissatisfaction from a bad
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four types of resouces
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Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship
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Land
Definition
natural resources from minerals to water, oil, wood and animals
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Labor
Definition
using ones physical or mental talents that contribute to a process
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Capital
Definition
having more produced goods that develop production, factories, machinery, computers, buildings. factories and machinery
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entrepreneurship
Definition
talent that one has for organizing land, labor, and capital to make goods, businesses, and development
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Scarcity
Definition
resources are finite, not enough to satisfy our wants.
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why do we have to choose
Definition
because there is scarcity
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rationing device
Definition
a means to determine who gets what (dollars)
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Opportunity cost
Definition
what next best action or result you sacrifice when you choose between to actions
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marginal benefits
Definition
benefits connected with consuming an additional good or action
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marginal costs
Definition
costs connected with consuming an additional good or action
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decisions at the margin
Definition
weighing the additional benefits vs costs of a change
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Efficiency
Definition
when marginal costs and benefits weigh evenly
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maximizing net benefits
Definition
stopping right when you reach the efficient cross point
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Incentives
Definition
something that encourages or motivates a person to undertake and action
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exchange
Definition
(trade) giving up one thing for another
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Ceteris Paribus
Definition
all other things constant, how one change effects the outcome
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Theory
Definition
abstract representation of real world designed to better understand it
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abstract
Definition
focusing on a limitied number of variables to explain or predict and event
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Positive Economics
Definition
attempts to determine what is
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Normative Economics
Definition
address what should be
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Microeconomics
Definition
dels with human behavior and choices as they relate to relatively small units, firms, an industry, a single market,
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Macroeconomics
Definition
human behavior and choices as they relate to highly aggregate markets, the goods or an entire economy
Term
Directly related
Definition
Two Variable are directly related if they change in the same way
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Inversely related
Definition
Two variables are inversely related if they change
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Independent
Definition
two variables are independent if, as one changes, the other does not
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Slope
Definition
the ratio of the change in the variable on the vertical axis to the change in the variable on the horizontal axis
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how to find the slope of a curve
Definition
use a tangent line
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Production Possibilities Frontier
Definition
amount of production that can happen, with the available resources
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opportunity cost
Definition
how much you sacrifice of one unit of production to develop another
Term
Increasing opportunity cost
Definition
As more of a good is produced the more the cost of the good is increased, taking from other groups
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Productive efficient
Definition
The condition where the maximum output is produced with the given resources and technology (lie on the production possibilities frontier)
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Productive inefficient
Definition
a point that lies anywhere under the maximum output
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Unemployed resources
Definition
one is not using all the resources available to them
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Technology
Definition
refers to the body of skills and knowledge involved in the us of resources in production. Advancements increase the ability to produce with some product but less resources
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Comparative Advantage
Definition
the ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost then another
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Demand
Definition
the willingness and ability of buyers to purchase different quantities of a good at different prices during a specific time period
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Market
Definition
Any place people come together to trade
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Law of Demand
Definition
As price of a good rises the quantity demanded of the good falls and as the price falls, and as the price of a good falls, the quantity demanded of the good rises, ceteris paribus
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Quantity Demand
Definition
the number of units of a good that individuals are willing and able to buy at a particular price
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normal good
Definition
for a normal good demand rises as income rises and demand falls as income falls
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inferior good
Definition
demand rises when income falls, and demand falls when income rises
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neutral good
Definition
demand is not infected by income rise or fall
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Substitutes
Definition
two goods that satisfy the dame need. If the cost of one of the goods goes up, then the demand goes up for the other good
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Complements
Definition
Two goods that are consumed jointly, higher costs for one god will reduce the demand for the other good
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causes in demand shift
Definition
Income, preferences, prices of related goods, number of buyers, expectations of future price
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causes in change of quantity demanded
Definition
price of good no shift in line
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supply
Definition
willingness and ability of sellers to produce and offer to sell different quantities of a good, at different prices, during a specific time period
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Law of Supply
Definition
as the price of a good rises, the quantity supplied of the good rises and the as the price of a good falls, the quantity supplied of the good falls, ceteris paribus
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