Module 2 Flashcards
The economy goes through an alternating periods (four phases) of ______________ and ___________.
prosperity; depression
social science that deals with the study of the allocation of scarce resources among unlimited and competing uses to satisfy human needs.
Economics
We never have enough of the resources we need to satisfy our wants completely
Scarcity
A given resource has several possible uses, and there is the constraint that we cannot possibly use one particular resource for all multiple uses all at the same time
Alternative Use
It’s either this use or the other use. In other words, there is a _______.
trade-off
loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.
opportunity cost
examines the factors that influence individual economic choices and behavior of individual households, of individual consumers, and of individual companies and markets. The study focuses on how individual markets behave in response to demand and supply of goods and services, and their prices.
Microeconomics
studies the behavior and performance of an economy as a whole. It looks at economy-wide phenomena such as inflation, price levels, rate of economic growth, national income, gross domestic product and changes in unemployment.
Macroeconomics
Business Cycle
- Expansion
- Peak
- Contraction/Recession
- Trough
___________________, measured by GDP growth, is tracked by the different phases of the business cycle
Economic growth
____________________ growth is also influenced by economic growth
Corporate earnings
Characteristics of Different Phases of the Business Cycle
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there is an inverse relationship between the price of a good and quantity the buyers are willing to purchase such good.
law of demand
(⬆️ price, ⬇️ demand)
whose demand decreases with the rise in income, because the buyer tends to shift his consumption to a better or superior good which he can now better afford.
Inferior Goods
The inferior good is given up for the superior good, thus reducing the demand for the inferior good.
Goods which are perceived to be alternatives to a product are called ______________.
substitute goods.
The increase in price of a good will tend to reduce the demand for it as buyers switch to substitutes.
are goods which are used jointly or consumed together, e.g. tennis racket and tennis balls; golf clubs and golf balls. A decrease in the demand of one is followed by a decrease in the demand for the other
Complementary goods
states that there is a direct relationship between the price of a good and quantity of it offered for sale.
law of supply
(⬆️ price, ⬆️ supply)
state wherein the conflicting forces of supply and demand are in balance.
EQUILIBRIUM
is a measure of the responsiveness of quantity demanded due to a change either in the price of goods or in consumer income.
Elasticity
is the degree of responsiveness of quantity demanded with respect to the market price changes
Price elasticity of demand
PED =% 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑/ % 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒
is the degree of responsiveness of the quantity demanded, with respect to
the change in consumer’s income.
Income elasticity of demand
is one where more of the good is demanded with an increase in income.
normal good’
There is only one producer/supplier of the good and therefore has control of supply and price. There is no close substitute to this one good, and no alternative for the buyer. There are heavy barriers to entry to the business so that there is no competition.
Monopoly
market where there is a small number of relatively large firms that produce similar, but slightly different products. But still there is very limited competition and it is because there are significant barriers to entry. It is a matter of imperfect competition.
Oligopoly