Concepts Flashcards

1
Q

The average revenue of a firm in a perfectly competitive market is equal to its …

A

selling price.

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2
Q

The supply curve for a firm in a perfectly competitive market has a … slope.

A

Postive

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3
Q

For a trip to be classified as part of tourism, the maximum length of stay should be less than … year(s).

A

One

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4
Q

Diseconomies of scale

A

occurs when inputs increase, while outputs are increasing by less than the percentage increase in inputs

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5
Q

Millennium development goals

A

eradication of extreme poverty and

hunger

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6
Q

A situation where one firm fixes a price and other firms accept it as the market price

A

Price leadership/ tacit collusion

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7
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An excessive rise in the general price level, sometimes referred to runaway inflation

A

Hyperinflation

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8
Q

Costs of inputs that are owned by an entrepreneur and used during the production process are regarded as … costs.

A

Implicit

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9
Q

A market structure where there are no barriers to entry is called a/an … market.

A

Perfect market/ monopolistic competitive.

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10
Q

Collusion is an agreement among firms to … competition.

A

Limit

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11
Q

A condition of low economic growth, high unemployment and high rates of inflation, is called …

A

Stagflation

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12
Q

Cost-push inflation could be the result of …

A

Depreciation of currency

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13
Q

The site that boasts five different eco-systems

A

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

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14
Q

Economies of scale

A

decrease in average cost of production per unit as output increases

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15
Q

Productivity

A

increase in output with the same factor inputs

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16
Q

A period where at least one factor of production is fixed

A

Short run

17
Q

The direct regulation of an industry or activity through laws that state what is allowed and what is illegal regarding pollution

A

Command and control

18
Q

Financial support by the government to assist the production of a good or service

A

Subsidy on production

19
Q

The granting of legal titles to the owners of land so that it can be taken care of

A

Property rights