2nd Tear Pre-mock Flashcards
Economics
study of how people, businesses and governments who have limited resources (for example money), make choices and decisions to meet their needs.
4 factors of production
Land, labour, capital, enterprise
REWARDS: Land, Labour, Capital, Enterprise
Rent, Wages, Interest, Profit
Circular Flow of Income
movement of economic resources and wealth throughout the economy
Centrally planned economy
Government makes all the decisions about how the countries resources are used, Cuba
Free market economy
Private citizens control resources, United States
Mixed economy
Both government and private citizens control resources, Ireland
Public sector
Part of the economy controlled by the government, health+education
Private sector
Businesses owned by individuals aimed to make a profit
, Ryanair
Third sector
Don’t aim to make a profit, charities
Market
Place where buyers and sellers interact
Types of market
Final, factor, commodities, global, black
Final market
Actual locations where goods are bought and sold, supermarket
Factor market
Where factors of production are bought and sold, property market
Commodities market
Where raw materials used in production are bought and sold, gold
Global, national
eBay, done deal
Demand
Quantity of products consumers are willing to buy for at a given price
Supply
Quantity of a product that producers are willing to sell at a given price
Factors affecting demand
Price, fashion, season, advertising, price of substitute/complementary goods
Factors affecting supply
Price, price of related goods, production costs, technology, environment
Demand curve
graph that illustrates the expected demand for a product at different price levels
Rules for drawing a demand/supply curve ALT
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Label
Title