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The circular-flow diagram is a? |
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Visual model of how the economy is organized. |
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In the circular-flow diagram income from factors of production flows from? |
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Income from factors of production flows from FIRMS to HOUSEHOLDS. |
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Which of the following concepts is NOT issustrated by the production possibilities frontier? ~ Efficiency ~ Opportunity Cost ~ Equity ~ Tradeoffs |
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On the Production Possibilities Frontier, An economy can produce at which points? |
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Points that are on the ppf line or INSIDE the ppf. |
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On the Production Possibilities Frontier, Which kind of points would be considered Inefficient? |
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ONLY points that are inside the PPF. |
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When a Production Possibilities Frontier shifts outward, it is demonstrating the concept of ? |
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When the PPF shifts outward it is most likely caused by a ? |
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Technology improvement in the production of one of the goods (mainly along the Y axis). |
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An example of a Positive Statement is ? |
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Prices rise when the government prints too much money. |
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A normative statement describes how the world ? |
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Comparative Advantage is based on? |
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A good that is produced abroad and sold domestically is called ? |
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A tax placed on imported goods is called? |
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Taxes placed on imported products. |
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What are Determinants of Demand? |
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~ Tastes ~ Income ~ The price of related goods |
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You lose your job and as a result you buy fewer mystery books. This shows that you consider mystery books to be a ? |
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Normal good. Because you dont buy it when income changes. |
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If the price of a substitute to good X increases, then the ...? |
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Demand for good X will increase. |
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Two goods are complements if a decrease in a the price of one good ....? |
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Raises the demand for the other good. |
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Alyssa rents 5 movies per month when the price is $3.00 each and 7 movies per month when the price is $2.50. Alyssa has demonstrated the ....? |
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A MOVEMENT along the supply curve might be caused by a change in ....? |
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The price of the good or service. |
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A Technological advancement will shift the....? |
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Supply curve to the Right. |
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If a good is a necessity, demand for the good would tend to be? |
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Inelastic. Becuase no matter the price the demand for the good will remain becuase it is a necessity. |
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When quantity demanded responds SUBSTANTIALLY to changes in price, demand is said to be....? |
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Suppose that good X has a negative income elasticity of demand. This implies that the good is....? |
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Suppose that good x has a positive income elasticity of demand. That implies that the good is....? |
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If the elasticity of supply is zero, then...? |
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The Quantity Supplied is the same regardless of price. |
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Goods with close substitutes tend to have more elastic demands than do goods without close substitutes. |
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When demand is inelastic, a decrease in price increases total revenue. |
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Normal goods have negative income elasticities of demand, while inferior goods have positive income elasticites of deamand. |
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When her income increased from $10,000 to $20,000, Heathers consumption of macaroni decreased by 10 pounds to 5 pounds and her consumption of Soy-Burgers increased from 2 pounds to 4 pounds. We can conclude that for Heather,....? |
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Macaroni is an inferior good with an income elasticity of -1 and Soy-Burgers are normal goods with an income elasticity of 1. |
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It is a legal MINIMUM on the price at which a good can be sold. |
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If a price ceiling is NOT binding, then ....? |
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The equilibrium price is BELOW the ceiling. |
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If a binding price ceiling is imposed in a market....? |
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There will be a SHORTAGE in the market. |
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What is an example of a Price Floor? |
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When government imposes price ceilings and floors in a market....? |
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Price no longer serves as a rationing device. |
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In general, a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic. |
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When a PPF is negatively slopped it means that it is a ? |
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Price > Equilibrium Price. What does this indicate? |
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~ Means there will be a surplus (excess supply) ~ Price Decrease |
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Price < Equilibrium Price. What does this indicate? |
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~ A shortage (excess demand) ~ Price Increase |
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In absolute value elasticity may vary from ... to ... ? |
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Price elasticity of demand is ..... And Price of supple is ..... ? |
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Cross Elasticity is ..... for Substitution? |
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Cross elasticity is ..... for Complements? |
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For Normal goods, Income Elasticity is .....? |
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For Inferior goods, Income elasticity is ....? |
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Pertaining to the Demand and Supply Curve, The FLATTER it is the more .... it is? |
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*True or False* Absolute Advantage and Comparative Advantage do NOT imply eachother? |
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