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Week 13 Econ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define: Supply | how much of a good or service the seller has |
| scarcity | when there is not enough of something |
| surplus | more than is needed or used |
| What is consumer choice? | The decisions consumers make with shopping, goods, and services |
| opportunity cost | cost of choosing one opportunity or investment over another |
| Cost Benefit Analysis | comparing the costs with the benefits of that action |
| The relationship between risk and reward | Higher risk = higher reward |
| What is an incentive? | Motivates one to do something |
| When a tax becomes a disincentive to work, the resulting reduction in productivity is a form of | deadweight loss |
| All economies answer, what, how to produce and for whom? | 3 basic economic questions |
| Three basic types of economic systems are: | free enterprise, command economy, mixed economy |
| What are the factors of production? | Land, Labor, Capital, entrepreneurship |
| Mercantilism was an economic system in which the mother country wanted to | Increase exports and decrease imports |
| How can the government intervene in the economy? | Monetary Policy |
| What does Monetary policy involve? | Interest rates |
| Absolute advantage compares | one nation's productivity to another's |