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the consumer
chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| consumer | a person who purchases goods and services. |
| economic goods | a good that gives utility,is scarce relative to the demand for it and is transferable. |
| income | the flow of wealth received by an individual over a period of time. |
| law of diminishing marginal utility | as extra units of a good are consumed,the utility or satisfaction gained from each extra unit of that good falls. |
| law of equi-marginal returns | to enjoy maximum utility,a consumer must spend his/her income so that the ratio of marginal utility to price is the same for all the goods he/she buys. |
| marginal utility | the extra satisfaction a person enjoys from consuming one extra unit of a good. |
| transfer payments | payments made to individuals for which no factor of production is supplied in return. |
| wealth | the total stock of assets whic a person owns at a time. |
| welfare | the overall well-being of an individual. |
| utility | the use or satisfaction a consumer gets from goods and services. |