Chapter 5 Key Terms All Flashcards
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Supply
The amount of goods available.
Law of supply
Tendency of suppliers to offer more of a good at a higher price.
Quantity supplied
The amount a supplier is willing and able to supply at a certain price.
Supply schedule
A chart that lists how much of a good a supplier will offer at different prices.
Variable
A factor that can change.
Market supply schedule
A chart that lists how much of a good all suppliers will offer at different prices.
Supply curve
A graph of the quantity supplied of a good at different prices
Market supply curve
A graph of the quantity supplied of a good by all suppliers at different prices.
Elasticity of supply
A measure of the way quantity supplied reacts to a change in price.
Marginal product of labor
The change in output from hiring one additional unit of labor.
Increasing marginal returns
A level of production in which the marginal product of labor increases as the number of workers increases.
Diminishing marginal returns
A level of production in which the marginal product of labor decreases at the number of workers increases.
Fixed cost
A cost that does not change, no matter how much of a good is produced.
Variable cost
A cost that rises or falls depending on how much is produced.
Total cost
Fixed costs plus variable cost.
Marginal cost
The cost of producing one more unit of a good
Marginal revenue
The additional income from selling one more unit of a good; sometimes equal to price.
Operating cost
The cost of operating a facility such as a store or factory.
Subsidy
A government payment that supports a business or market.
Excise tax
A tax on the production or sale of a good.
Regulation
Government intervention in a market that affects the production of a good.
