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Tong AP Micro CYoung
Tong AP Microeconomics Summer C.Young
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| scarcity | The insufficient amount or supply of resources that occurs when demand is high. |
| opportunity cost | What a consumer gives up in order to get something else. |
| capital | The accumulation of wealth made in business by one or more persons. |
| supply | The total amount of a product or service there is to buy. |
| demand | The amount of a product or service consumers want and can buy. |
| market | Where multiple sellers and consumers gather to sell and buy goods. |
| competition | When different firms sell the same product or good. When there is competition, prices are lower. |
| needs | Things a consumer needs in order to survive such as food. |
| wants | Things a consumer does not absolutely need to live a healthy life. |
| goods | Any tangible item that is sold to consumers to fulfil thiers wants and/or needs. |
| services | Activities or work sold to consumers. Intangible. |
| consumers | One or more people who buy services and goods to satiate their wants and needs. |
| budget | The limit a person puts on how much they want to spend of their income in order to fulfil their wants and needs. |
| profit | The amount of money a person or business makes after they subtract the cost of expenses from the total amount of money they made. |
| cost | The amount a consumer uses to get a service or good. |