WEEK 1 Flashcards

INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS

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is a condition where there are insufficient resources to satisfy needs and wants of a population.

A

Scarcity

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It is the result of people having “Unlimited Wants and Needs,” or always wanting something new, and having “Limited Resources.”

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Scarcity

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___means that there are never enough resources, or materials, to satisfy, or fulfil, the wants and needs that every person have.

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Limited Resources

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4
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is the insufficiency or inadequacy of economic resources and as a result, we have to decide and choose.

A

Scarcity

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5
Q

Consumer can spend money twice.
T/F

A

FALSE

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6
Q

Producers cannot use resources again
once they are used up.
T/F

A

TRUE

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7
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the exchange or choosing between alternative.

A

Trade-off

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8
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is the value or cost of the next best forgone choice/alternative

A

Opportunity Cost

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9
Q

Economics comes from Greek words
Oikos – “______”
nomus – “______”
Oikonomia or Oikonomus – “____” “_____”

A

-HOUSEHOLD
-SYSTEMS OF MANAGMENT
-MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD, STATE MANAGMENT

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10
Q

Economics is the
art of ____

A

decision making

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11
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is the study of the ways that individuals and societies allocate their limited resources to satisfy their unlimited wants

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Economics

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12
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can cover several areas of discussion including business, finance wealth, recession, and taxes.

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Economics

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13
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is the study or discipline that aims to explain human behavior what comes to mind are the social interactions happening among people living in a certain environment.

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Social Science

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14
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studies human behavior just like psychology and sociology.

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Social Science

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studies how individual make choice in allocating scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.

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Social Science

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16
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A field that applies of economic theories and principles to real-world situations with the desired aim of predicting potential outcomes.

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Applied Science

17
Q

Economic Resources / Factors of Production

A

-Land
-Labor
-Capital
-Entrepreneurship

18
Q

this includes any natural resource used to produce goods and services.

19
Q

The income that resource owners earn in return for land resources is called

20
Q

is the effort that people contribute to the production of goods and services.

21
Q

The income earned by labor resources is called

22
Q

Think of ___ as the machinery, tools and buildings humans use to produce goods and services.

23
Q

The owner of capital earns an income called

24
Q

An ____ is a person who combines the other factors of production to earn a ___

A

entrepreneur
PROFIT.

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Major Divisions of Economics
Macroeconomics Microeconomics
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focuses on the actions of individual agents within the economy, like households, workers, and businesses
Microeconomics
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looks at the economy as a whole. It focuses on broad issues such as growth of production, the number of unemployed people, the inflationary increase in prices, government deficits, and levels of exports and imports.
Macroeconomics