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economicsupplyvocab

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resource costs   the cost of wages and raw materials for producing a product  
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alternative outputs   other products that can be produced with the same resources (pizza or pretzels)  
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technology   causes an increase in supply without increasing resources  
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subsidy   free money from the government to protect an certain economic activity  
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producer   the person who combines resources and sells them in the market  
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taxes   fee charged by the government that increases supply and raises the cost  
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equilibrium   agreed upon price by the producer and the consumer; where Qs = Qd  
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shortage   where Qd > Qs  
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surplus   where Qs > Qd  
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Law of Supply   the rule that states more will be offered to sell at higher prices than at lower prices  
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Supply   The schedule of quantities offered for sale at all possible prices in the market.  
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Inelastice Supply   when a change in price has little impact on Qs  
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Elastic Supply   supply that is very responsive to the price  
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Law of Diminishing Returns   As more units of a certain variable input are added to a constant amount of other resources total output keeps rising but only a diminishing rate  
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Scarcity   the fundamental problem of Economis, satisfying unlimited wants with limited resouces  
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Factors of Production   land, labor, capital, entrepreneurs  
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Product Market   where goods and services are exchanged  
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Resource Market   where land, labor, capital are exchanged for rent, wages, and capital  
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Opportunity Cost   the cost of the next best alternative use of time, money or resources when one choice is made rather than another  
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Capital goods   Goods used to produce other goods, causes economic growth  
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