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1.1 The Market System Flashcards

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Finite

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Having an end or a limit

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Infinite

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Without limits

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Basic economic problem

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Allocation of a nation’s scarce resources between competing uses that represent infinite wants

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Scarce resources

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Amount of resources available when supply is limited

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Opportunity cost

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Cost of the next best alternative given up (when making a choice)

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Expenditure

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Spending by a government, usually a national government

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Capital goods

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Those purchased by firms and used to produce other goods such as factories machinery, tools and equipment

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Consumer goods

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Those purchased by households (food, confectionery, cars, tablets and furniture)

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Production possibility curve (PPC)

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Line that shows the different combination of two goods an economy can produce if all resources are used up

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Economic growth

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Increase in the level of output by a nation

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Maximise

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To increase something such as profit, satisfaction or income as much as possible

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Revenue

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Money that a business receives over a period of time especially from selling goods or services

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Enterprise

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Companies, organisations or businesses

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Administration

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Activities involved with managing and organising the work of a company or organisation

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Demand curve

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Line drawn a graph that shows how much of a good will be bought at different prices

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Demand schedule

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Table of the quantity demanded of a good at different price levels - can be used to calculated the expected quantity demand

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Effective demand

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Amount of goods people are willing to buy at given price over a given period of time supported by the ability to pay

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Inverse relationship

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(between price and quantity demanded) when price goes up, quantity demand falls and when price does down the quantity demand rises.

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Shift in demand curve

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Movement to the left or right of the entire demand curve when there is a change in any factor affecting demand expect the price

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Factors that shift the demand curve

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ATRIBE
Advertising
Taste and Preferences
Related goods prices (substitutes and compliments)
Income distribution (changes in income, normal/ inferior goods)
Buyers (population, number of consumers)
Expectations (future prices, seasonal)

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Disposable income

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Income that is available to someone over a period of time to spend; it includes state benefits but excludes direct taxes

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Inferior goods

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Goods for which demand will fall if income rises or rise if income falls

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Normal goods

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Goods for which demand will increase if income increases or falls if income falls

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Substitute goods

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Goods bought as an alternative to another but perform the same function

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Complementary goods
Goods purchased together because they are consumed together
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Supply
Amount that producers are willing to offer for sale at different prices in a given period of time
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Supply curve
Line drawn on a group which shows how much of a good sellers are willing to supply at different prices
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Proportionate relationship
(between price and the quantity supplied) when price goes up, the quantity supplied also goes up and when price goes down, quantity supplied also goes down
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Shift in the supply curve
Movement to the left or right of the entire supply curve when there is any change in the conditions of supply expect for price
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Factors that shift the supply curve
STORES Subsides and Taxes Technology Other related goods prices (joint or competitive) Expectations of producers (future prices) Size of the market
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Indirect taxes
Taxes levied on spending such as VAT
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Consumption
Amount of goods, services, energy, or natural materials used in a particular period of time
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Subsidy
Money that is paid by a government or organisation to make prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods or providing a service, usually to encourage production of certain goods
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Equilibrium price
Price at which supply and demand are equal
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Market clearing price (equilibrium price)
Price at which the amount supplied in a market matches exactly the amount demanded
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Total revenue
Amount of money generated from the sales of goods calculated by multiplying price by quantity (TR = P x Q)
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Excess demand
Where demand is greater than supply and there are shortages in the market
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Excess supply
Where supply is greater than demand and there are unsold goods in the market.
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Price elasticity of demand (PED)
The responsiveness of demand to a change in price
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Inelastic demand
Change in price results in a proportionally smaller change in quantity demanded (price inelastic)
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Elastic demand
Change in price results in a proportionally greater change in the quantity demanded (price elastic)
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Price elasticity of demand (PED)
PED = % change in quantity demanded / % change in price
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Perfectly elastic
Demand where PED = infinite (an increase in price will result in zero demand)
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Perfectly inelastic
Demand where PED = 0 (a change in price will result in no change in the quantity demanded)
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Unitary elasticity
Where PED = -1 (the responsiveness of demand is proportionally equal to the change in price)
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Factor of PED (price elasticity of demand)
SPLAT-B Substitues Perfect angle of income Luxury/Necessity Addictiveness Time Brand loyalty
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Price elasticity of supply (PES)
Responsiveness of supply to a change in price
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Inelastic supply
Change in price results in a proportionally smaller change in quantity supplied (price inelastic)
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Elastic supply
Change in price results in a proportionally greater change in quantity supplied (price elastic)
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Price elasticity of supply (PES) calculate
PES = % change in quantity supplied / % change in price
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Perfectly elastic
PES = infinite (producers will supply an infinite amount at the given price)
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Perfectly inelastic
PES = 0 (the quantity supplied is fixed and cannot be adjusted whatever the price)
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Unitary elasticity
PES = 1 (a change in price will be matched by an identical change in the quantity supplied)
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Factors of PES (price elasticity of supply)
FAST Factor of production Availability in stocks Spare capacity Time
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Income elasticity of demand (YED)
Responsiveness of demand to a change in income
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Income elasticity of demand (YED)
% change in quantity demanded / % change in income
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Interpreting value (YED)
Normal Necessity (between 0 - 1) (positive) Normal Luxury (more than 1) Inferior (less than 0) (negative)
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Excise duty
Government tax on certain goods (such as cigarettes), alcoholic drinks and petroleum that are sold in the country
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Valued-added tax (VAT)
Tax on some goods and services - business pay valued-added tax on most goods and service they buy and if they are VAT registered, charge value-added tax on the goods and services they sell.
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Economy
system that attempts to solve the basic economic problem
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Private Sector
provision of goods and services by businesses that are owned by individuals or groups of individuals
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Public Sector
government organisations that provide goods and services in the economy.
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Shareholders
people or organisations that owns shares in a company
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Dividend
part of a company’s profit that is divided among with the people with shares in the company
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Assets
things or resources belonging to an individual or business that has value or power to earn money
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Liabilities
amount of debt that is owed or must be paid.
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Market failure
where market leads to inefficiency
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Mixed economy
economy where goods and services are provided by both the private and public sectors.
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Merit goods
goods that are under-provided by the private sector
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Public goods
goods that are not likely to be provided by the private sector. (non-excludability) (non-rivalry)
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Free-rider
individual who enjoys the benefits of a good but allows others to pay for it.
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Privatisation
act or selling a company or activity controlled by the government to private investors.
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Monopolies
situation where a business activity controlled by only one company or by the government, and other companies do not compete with it,
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Nationalised industries
public corroborations previously part of the private sector that were taken into state ownership
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Natural monopolies
situation that occurs when one firm in a industry can serve the entire market at a lower cost than would be possible if the insured were composed of many smaller firms
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Diversified
if a company or economy diversifies, it increases the range of goods or services it produces
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Hostile takeover
Takeover that the company being taken over does not want or agree to
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Takeovers
Act of getting control of a company by buying over 50% of its shares
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Spillover effect
Effect that one situation or problem has on another situatiom
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External costs
Negative spillover effect of consumption / production that negatively affect third parties

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