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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. BOND | A FORMAL CONTRACT TO REPAY BORROWED MONEY AND INTEREST AT REGULAR FUTURE INTERVALS |
| 2. DIMINISHING MARGINAL UTILITY | THE MORE UNITS OF SOMETHING THAT A PERSON AQUIRES, THE LESS EAGER THAT PERSON IS TO BUY MORE |
| 3. DEMAND ELASTICITY | THE EXTENT TO WHICH A CHANGE IN PRICE AFFECTS DEMAND |
| 4. INELASTICITY | PRICE HAS VERY LITTLE AFFECT ON DEMAND |
| 5. LAW OF DEMAND | PEOPLE WILL BE WILLING AND ABLE TO BUY MORE OF A PRODUCT AT A LOWER PRICE |
| 6. LAW OF SUPPLY | SELLERS WILL BE WIILING TO SUPPLY MORE GOODS FOR SALE WHEN THEIR PRICE GORES UP |
| 7. LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS | THE POINT WHERE OUTPUT IS STILL RISING, BUT AT A DIMINISHING RATE |
| 8. PRODUCTIVITY | USUALLY REFERS TO LABOR, HOW MUCH A PERSON CAN PRODUCE IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME |
| 9. FIXED COST | COST THAT A BUSINESS INCURS EVEN IF THEY PRODUCE NO PRODUCT |
| 10. VARIBLE COST | A COST THAT CHANGES WHEN THE RATE OF OUTPUT CHANGES |
| 11. DEPRECIATION | THE GRADUAL WEARING OUT OF CAPITAL GOODS |
| 12. PRICE | AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT PEOPLE PAY IN EXCHANGE FOR A UNIT OF GOOD OR SERVICE |
| 13. RATIONING | A SYSTEM IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES EVERYONES FAIR SHARE |
| 14. MARKET EQUILIBRIUM | QUANTITY OF GOODS DEMANDED EQUALS QUANTITY SUPPLIED |
| 15. SURPLUS | SITUATION WHERE QUANTITY SUPPLIED IS GREATER THAN QUANTITY DEMANDED AT A GIVEN PRICE |
| 16. SHORTAGE | QUANTITY DEMANDED IS GREATER THAN QUANTITY SUPPLIED AT A GIVEN PRICE |
| 17. EQUILIBRIUM PRICE | NEITHER A SHORTAGE NOR A SURPLUS, SUPLLY = DEMAND |
| 18. OLIGOPOLY | FEW SELLERS OF THE SAME PRODUCT |
| 19. MONOPOLY | ONE SELLER OF A PRODUCT WITH NO CLOSE SUBSTITUTES |
| 20. NATURAL MONOPOLY | – SITUATION WHERE COSTS ARE MINIMIZED BY HAVING ONE LARGE FIRM PROVIDE THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE |