AppEco Q3 and Q4 Flashcards
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a social science concerned with the explanation & prediction of observed phenomena in the society.
economics
It studies the way in the societies solve the fundamental problems of reconciling the unlimited desires of individuals with scarcity resources, susceptible to numerous alternative uses.
economics
is also an APPLIED SCIENCE because it uses the scientific
method in its explanations, which consists of observing reality & presenting
questions & problems to arrive at the formulation of theories & models.
Economics
As an applied science, it follows a systematic procedure to solve issues &
problems of the society.
economics
Fields of Economics
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Studies of markets of good & services.
- Focuses of the behavior of individual in the market.
- Explains how & why these units make economic.
Microeconomics
- Studies the economy as a whole.
- Focuses on aggregate indicators.
Macroeconomics
Economics Agents/Stakeholders: (3)
1 Consumers
2 Producers
3 The Public Sectors
Consume goods & services/offer production factors; Maximize
utility.
Consumers
Produce goods/demand productive factors; Maximize profit.
Producers
Attempt to maximize the well-being of society.
The Public Sectors
Material goods or commodities.
Tangible Goods
When they are in the form of services. Those rendered by
doctors, engineers, & other professionals.
Intangible Goods
Goods for the ultimate consumption of the consumers.
(e.g., toothpaste, bath soap, etc.)
Consumer Goods
Used in the production of other goods & services. (e.g., buildings, machinery, equipment.)
Capital Goods/Industrial Goods
Used to satisfy the basic needs of man. (e.g., food & medicine)
Essential Goods
Goods man may do without, butt may give comfort & satisfaction. (e.g., perfume, cakes, chocolates, expensive cars)
Luxury Goods
Goods which are useful & scarce; with value attached to them & a price has to be paid for their use. If a good is so abundant & it can satisfy everyone’s needs without anybody paying for it, then, that goods if free. The air is free, but the air from an aircon is an economic goods.
Economic Goods
Land is the natural resources available to create supply such as raw materials that comes from the ground. It can be a non-renewable resource; commodities such as oil & gold; & renewable resource, such as timber.
Land as a Factor of Production
Labor is the work done by people: education, skills, & motivation & productivity.
Labor as a Factor of Production
Capital or capital goods are capital – the money that companies used to buy resources; man-made objects like machinery, equipment, & chemicals that are used in production. For example, capital goods include industrial & commercial buildings. A commercial aircraft is an example of a capital good.
Capital as a Factor of Production
Entrepreneurship develops an idea into a business. An entrepreneur combines the other three factors of production to add to supply. The most successful entrepreneurs are innovative & risk-takers. The income entrepreneurs earn its profits.
Entrepreneurship as a Factor Production
Characteristics of Resources
1 Scarcity
2 Multiple Use
3 Partially Replaceable
Insufficient resources to supply all the desires & needs of individuals.
In the production of goods & services;
o there are issues that economics may encounter, these include:
for Land – inadequate land & natural resources; polluted areas; overcrowded spaces;
for Labor – unskilled workforce; mismatch of jobs;
for capital – low quality of equipment/machines; insufficient
fund/capital; &
for entrepreneurship – inadequate training of entrepreneurs; limited opportunity; scarcity of great ideas but many
competitors in the market.
Scarcity