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Ch 16 Test Review
Economics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| marginal revenue | the additional income received from each increase of one unit of sales |
| fixed cost | an expense that does not change no matter how much a business produces |
| total cost | the combination of all fixed and variable costs |
| producer | a person or business that provides goods or services |
| consumer | a person who buys goods and services |
| command economy | economic system in which the government makes the major economic decisions |
| mixed market economy | market economy that has elements of traditional, market, and command economies |
| market economy | economic system in which individuals and businesses own all resources and make economic decisions on the basis of price |
| traditional economy | an economic system in which the decisions of what, how, and for whom to produce are based on custom or habit |
| two factors that increase supply in the market | limited resources and unlimited wants |
| scarcity | the situation of not having enough resources to satisfy all one's wants |
| costs | amount of money paid to get a good or serviece |
| revenue | the money a business receives from selling its goods or services |
| economic system | a nation's way of producing things its people want and need |
| supply | the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell over a range of prices |
| demand | the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy over a range of prices |
| what forces people and nations to make economic choices | scarcity because its a good service that is not being produced |
| surplus | when you have to much of a good or service |
| market | a location or an arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to get together and buy or sell a certain product |
| types of resources | water, food, oil, or gas |