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Economic Terms 61-80
Question | Answer |
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DEPRECIATION | THE GRADUAL WEARING OUT OF CAPITAL GOODS |
PRICE | AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT PEOPLE PAY IN EXCHANGE FOR A UNIT OF GOOD OR SERVICE |
RATIONING | A SYSTEM IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES EVERYONES FAIR SHARE |
MARKET EQUILIBRIUM | QUANTITY OF GOODS DEMANDED EQUALS QUANTITY SUPPLIED |
SURPLUS | SITUATION WHERE QUANTITY SUPPLIED IS GREATER THAN QUANTITY DEMANDED AT A GIVEN PRICE |
SHORTAGE | QUANTITY DEMANDED IS GREATER THAN QUANTITY SUPPLIED AT A GIVEN PRICE |
EQUILIBRIUM PRICE | NEITHER A SHORTAGE NOR A SURPLUS, SUPLLY = DEMAND |
OLIGOPOLY | FEW SELLERS OF THE SAME PRODUCT |
MONOPOLY | ONE SELLER OF A PRODUCT WITH NO CLOSE SUBSTITUTES |
NATURAL MONOPOLY | SITUATION WHERE COSTS ARE MINIMIZED BY HAVING ONE LARGE FIRM PROVIDE THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE |
ECONOMIES OF SCALE | THE LARGER A FIRM GROWS, THE BETTER IT USES IT’S RESOURCES |
PATENT | AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO MAKE A PRODUCT |
COPYRIGHT | GIVES AUTHOR EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO PUBLISH OR SELL (MUSIC, LITERATURE) |
PUBLIC GOODS | GOODS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, POLICE ETC THAT EVERYONE USES |
PRIVATE GOODS | GOODS CONSUMED BY AND PAID FOR BY A PARTICULAR PERSON |
CRAFT UNION | AN ASSOCIATION OF WORKERS WHO PERFORM THE SAME KIND OF WORK |
INDUSTRIAL UNION | AN ASSOCIATION OF ALL WORKERS IN GIVEN INDUSTRY, NO MATTER WHAT JOB THEY PERFORM |
STRIKE | A REFUSAL TO WORK UNTIL CERTAIN DEMANDS ARE MET |
RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS | A STATE LAW MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO REQUIRE WORKERS TO JOIN A UNION |
MEDIATION | A THIRD PARTY IS BROUGHT IN TO OFFER A SOLUTION TO A DISPUTE. THE TWO SIDES DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT HIS/HER SOLUTION |