Micro Econ Flashcards

1
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Progressive tax

A

imposes a higher percentage rate of taxation on those with higher income

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2
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Regressive tax

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which imposes a higher percentage rate of taxation on low incomes than on high incomes. For example, if the state sales tax were 5%, the person with the lower income would pay a greater percentage of their total income in sales tax.

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3
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Proportional tax

A

imposes the same percentage of taxation on everyone, regardless of income. income tax

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4
Q

perfect competition

A
very many firms
identical products
no barriers to entry
price taker
no nonprice competition
highly efficient
long run: normal profit
agriculture-does not exist
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5
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monopolistic competition

A
many firms
differentiated products
few barriers
little price setting power
many nonprice competition
not as efficient as PC
no long run profit

fast food, retail

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6
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oligopoly

A
few firms
differentiated
not easy entry
some price setting power
little nonprice competition
not as efficient as PC
yes: long run profit

cars, cereal
COLLUSION

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7
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monopoly

A
one firm
one of a kind product
absolute barrier
price setter
some nonprice competition
inefficient
high long run profit

rural gas

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8
Q

technical monopoly

A

patent/copyright

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9
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natural monopoly

A

watertreatment facility, public, little money, price regulated by gov

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10
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government monopoly

A

gov owned or has a license

post office

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11
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normal profit

A

enough to cover all cost

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12
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econ profit

A

cover all cost with left over

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13
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allocative efficiency

A

producing as much as they can to meet needs of society w/o losing money

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14
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productive efficency

A

producing at lowest possible price

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15
Q

Perfect competition graph

A

industry graph: demand supply (price/quantity)
ATC on top of AVC
straight mr

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16
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profit in pc

A

profit maximizing point straight down to ATC

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17
Q

profit maximizing point

A

MC= MR

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18
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long run PC

A

more ppl go in n supply increase which lowers price/MR

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19
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MR

A

largest amt of money you make

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20
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PC short run econ profit

A

MR on top of ATC/AVC

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21
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PC short run loss

A

MR in the middle

22
Q

PC short run, shut down

A

touches the bottom one/ AVC

23
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PC normal profit

A

touches top one ATC

24
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Fixed cost

A

doesnt change w/ amt of output, space btw ATC n AVC

rent

25
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total cost

A

fixed + variable cost

26
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marginal cost

A

cost of producing one more unit

27
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PC econ profit to long run

A

industry graph

increase in supply

28
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PC normal to loss

A

industry graph decrease in supply

29
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Monopoly

A

ATC below alllocatively efficient point

proft max straight up to demand= unregulated price/quantuy

profit: Atc to demand

30
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Monopoly

allocatively efficient point

A

MC= D

31
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imperfect competitor

A

price is always lower than mr

32
Q

profit

A

Revenue-cost

33
Q

deadweight Monopoly

A

triangle next to profit
loss to society

increase deadweight= decrease surplus

34
Q

Consumer surplus

A

triangle top of profit
ppl expect to pay more but the price is actually lower

consumer+ producer= total surplus

35
Q

Monopoly highest of point of total revenue

A

MR=0

Max total rev: straight up to Demand

36
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inelastic Monopoly

A

price decrease
total revenue decrease
right

37
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elastic Monopoly

A

decrease price,
total revenueincrease
left

38
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Monopoly supply curve

A

on MC, above ATC

39
Q

single price monopolist

A

change price for spec condition

like movie/plane tickets

40
Q

monopolistic competition

long run

A

profit maximizing point up to demand. ATC touches

normal profit

41
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monopolistic competition short run

A

same as monopoly

profit: D to atc

42
Q

monopolistic competition lost

A

ATC abov demand

43
Q

Extranality

A

something that affects a person that has nothing to do w/ making the product or using it.
cost that firm pays is external, not on balance sheet

44
Q

sole proprietorship

A
one person owns it
most common
limited life
unlimited liability
difficult to raise money
45
Q

patnership

A
more than one owner
accounting, lawyer, doctor
least common
unlimited liability
limited life
easier to raise money than propri
46
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coporation

A
raise money by selling stocks
unlimted life
limited liability
owners have little control
double taxation (coportate n personal income)
dividend: periodic paycheck
47
Q

public goods

A

paid for by tax
nonexcludable (nothing prevents usage
nonrival (everyone can use at the smae time)

48
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common goods

A

nonexcludable
rivals
(fish/water source

49
Q

total revenue- monopoly

A

profit rectanle extended down

50
Q

negative externalities

A

cost push
P/Q graph
D= marginal profit
S= marginal cost

decrease in supply

51
Q

postive externailities

A

demand pull

D= marginal benefits