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Economics
Economics Chapter Five
Term | Definition |
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supply | the amount of goods available |
law of supply | producers offer more of a good as its price increases and less of a good as its price falls |
quantity supplied | the amount that a supplier is willing and able to supply at a specific price |
supply schedule | a chart that lists how much of a good a supplier will offer at various prices |
variable | a factor that can change |
market supply schedule | a chart that lists how much of a good all suppliers will offer at various prices |
supply curve | a graph of the quantity supplied of a good at various prices |
market supply curve | a graph of the quantity supplied of a good by all suppliers at various prices |
elasticity of supply | a measure of the way quantity supplied reacts to a change in price |
marginal product of labor | the change in output from hiring one additional unit of labor |
increasing marginal returns | a level of production in which the marginal product of labor increases as the number of workers increases |
diminishing marginal returns | a level of production at which the marginal product of labor decreases as the number of workers increases |
fixed cost | a cost that does not change, no matter how much of a good is produced |
variable cost | a cost that rises or falls depending on the quantity produced |
total cost | the sum of fixed costs plus variable costs |
marginal cost | the cost of producing one more unit of a good |
marginal revenue | the additional income from selling one more unit of a good; sometimes equal to price |
average cost | the total cost divided by the quantity produced |
operating cost | the cost of operating a facility, such as a factory or a store |
subsidy | a government payment that supports a business or market |
excise tax | a tax on the production or sale of a good |
regulation | government intervention in a market that affects the production of a good |