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ECONOMICS
CHAPTER 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1-WHAT IS ECONOMICS ? | IS THE STUDY OF PEOPLE AND CHOICES |
| 2-WHAT ITS OPPORTUNITY COST ? | WHATEVER YOU GIVE UP TO DO SOMETHING |
| 3-SCARCITY IS : | THE TENSION BETWEEN INFINITE WANTS AND FINITE RESOURCES |
| 4-GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS USE ECONOMIC THEORY TO GUIDE ? | PUBLIC POLICY |
| 5-INCENTIVES ARE A SET OF EXTERNAL(RATHER THAN INTRINSIC)__________ THAT EXPLAIN PEOPLES CHOICES. | REWARDS |
| 6-WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MACROECONOMICS AND MICROECONOMICS ? | MICRO SI THE STUDY OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS DECISIONS, WHILE MACRO LOOKS AT THE DECISIONS OF COUNTRIES AND GOVERNMENTS. |
| 7-WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING STUDIED IN MACROECONOMICS ? | INVOLVE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION AND GROWTH RATE. |
| 8-WHAT WOULD BE ONE EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING STUDIED IN MICROECONOMICS ? | MICROECONOMICS IS USED TO EXPLAIN WHY THE PRICE OF A GOOD TENDS TO RISE AS ITS SUPPLY FALLS. |
| 9-GOODS | THINGS OF VALUE THAT CAN BE SEEN AND TOUCH |
| 10-SERVICES | THINGS OF VALUE THAT CANNOT BE SEEN OR TOUCHED |
| 11-PRODUCERS | BUSINESS OWNERS, MANAGERS AND WORKERS |
| 12-CONSUMERS | THOSE WHO BUY OR USE GOODS AND SERVICES |
| 13-RESOURCES | Something used to produce a good or service |
| 15-WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ECONOMIC GOOD? | B) PAIR OF SNEAKERS |
| 16-WHICH ON OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ECONOMIC SERVICE ? | A) HAIRCUT |
| 17-WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A CONSUMER ? | C) PERSON BUYING A PAIR OF JEANS |
| 18-A GOOD OR SERVICE HAS VALUE BECAUSE IT.... | B) SATISFIES A HUMAN WANT OR NEED |
| 19-WHICH IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE DECIDING HOW TO USE A FACTOR OF PRODUCTION | D)A BAKER DECIDING WHICH BREAD RECIPE TO USE |
| 20-Factors of Production ? | Land Labor and Capital |
| 21-Describe The Factors Of Production | Land: natural resources Labor: human and animal power Capital:something that makes other resources more productive |
| 22-Types of Economic Systems | Traditional, Command, Free Market and Mixed economy |