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Vocab test 2
Bergslein vocab. test Unit two
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Economics
10th Grade
10/02/2013

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Demand
Definition
desire to own something and the ability to pay for it
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Rationing
Definition
system of allocating scarce goods and services using criteria other than price
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surplus
Definition
situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded
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shortage
Definition
situation which quantity demanded greater than quantity supplied
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oligopoly
Definition
market structure in which a few large firms dominate a market
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subsidy
Definition
government payment that supports a business or market
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inelastic
Definition
demand for good that you will keep buying despite price increase
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law of supply
Definition
tendency of suppliers to offer moreof a good at a higer price
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minimum wage
Definition
minimum price that an employer can pay a worker for an hour of labor
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equalibrium
Definition
point of balence between price and quantity
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law of demand
Definition
when good's price lower, consumers buy more of it
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variable costs
Definition
cost that rise or fall depending on quantity produced
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monopoly
Definition
a market dominated by a single seller
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elastic
Definition
buy good much less after a small price increase
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marginal cost
Definition
cost of producing one more unit of a good
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substitute
Definition
goods used in place of one another
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rent control
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a price ceiling placed on rent
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fixed costs
Definition
cost that does not change, no matter how much of a good is produced
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collusion
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an agreement among firms to divide the market, set prices, or limit production
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marginal revenue
Definition
additional income from selling from selling one more unit of a good;sometimes equal to price
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monopolistic competition
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market structure in which many companies sell products that are similar but not identical
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Sherman antitrust act
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outlawed mergers and monoolies that limit trade between states
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elasticity of demand
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economist description of way that consumers respond to price change
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perfect competition
Definition
a market structure in which a large # of firms all produce the same product
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supply
Definition
amount of good available
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