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Chapter 1 Key Terms2
ECO 251
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Marginal Analysis | Comparing the marginal benefit of a choice with the marginal cost |
| Marginal Benefit | The additional benefit resulting from a small increase in some activity |
| Marginal cost | The additional cost resulting from a small increase in some activity |
| Variable | a measure of something that can take on different values |
| Direct/Positive relationship | When two (or more) variables tend to move in the same direction |
| Indirect/Negative relationship | When two (or more) variables tend to move in the opposite direction |
| Production | The conversion of resources into goods |
| Production Possibilities Curve | Shows the maximum combinations of goods that an economy can produce in a given period |
| Law of increasing costs | as more of a particular good is produced, eventually its cost per unit increases because increasing amounts of resources must be used |
| economic growth | an expansion of productive capabilities |