Resources Flashcards

1
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How are scarce resources allocated

A

the price system,Rationing- Via vouchers ,Queuing system first in first served

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2
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What are Free goods

A

Goods so abundant that there is no price for them

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3
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What are economic goods

A

Scarce goods that are allocatet by price system or rationing or queuing

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4
Q

What happens if goods are really scarce

A

the price rises

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5
Q

What are the resources

A

Land labour capital entrepreneurship

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6
Q

Define land

A

Raw materials supplied by nature

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7
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Define labour

A

human resources or human effort

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8
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Define capital

A

man made resources to asset production

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9
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Define entrepreneurship

A

the person who takes the RISK of organising the other factors of production to achieve a profit from production

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10
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What are the names for resources

A

factors and production or inputs to production

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11
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What types of production are there

A

goods,services,

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12
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what type of goods are there

A

consumers goods ,capital goods ,

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13
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What type of consumer goods are there

A

durable goods and nondurable goods

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14
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Renewable resoures

A

Natural resources that will replenish in 100 years

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15
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Non-Renewable resoures

A

Natural recourses that will not replenish when used eg oil, coal , gold

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16
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the payment for land

A

rent $$

17
Q

the payment for labour

A

wages $$

18
Q

the payment for capital

A

interest $$

19
Q

the payment for the entrepreneur

A

profit $$

20
Q

what is a positive good

A

goods are beneficial to society

21
Q

what is a negative good

A

goods are a cost to society

22
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what is a producer

A

who makes good and services

23
Q

what is a consumer

A

who buys or use the goods or services

24
Q

what is interdependent

A

why you rely on some and they rely on you to get the needs and wants

25
Q

What is indegendents

A

You rely on yourself for needs and wants. you do not rely on others

26
Q

What is a subsistence econony

A

Everyone works Independently just to maintain their current livings standards. There is no surplus producerd

27
Q

What is speciulisution

A

Individuals concentrating on one task improve productivity + efficiercy

28
Q

What is division of labour

A

Breaking down the production process into small TASK

29
Q

What is the division of labour by product

A

Breaking the labour to concentrate on I specific type of production
Farming
fishing
construction

30
Q

What is the benefit of division of labour/ specialisation

A

more goods and services
Higher production + Efficiency
Higher quality
Greater surplus

31
Q

What methods can producers use to increase surplus of production

A

Division of labour by product
Division of labour by process
mechanistion

32
Q

What is a disadvantage of specialisation

A

You become interdependent

can be boring or repetitive

33
Q

What is dependence

A

Where you are reliant on others for your needs and wants but they do not rely on your baby and mother

34
Q

What can a surplus be used for saving and trading and more he sure

A

saving and trading and more he sure