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Introd to Economics

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Economics   show
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Scarcity   show
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Need   show
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show Is anything in excess of needs which is not necessary for our survival, e.g. a foreign holiday or a new car.  
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show Is the cost of foregone alternatives.  
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show Is a method used to solve a theory where you begin with hypotheses that we believe are true, apply a situation to this statement and arrive at the conclusion that'll be accurate assuming the original situation is true.  
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show Is a method used to solve a theory where a researcher collects data, looks for a pattern and from this, a conclusion is drawn, which becomes an economic law.  
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show These laws are statements that under certain conditions, certain people will behave in certain way. They do not apply to everyone.  
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Land   show
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Labour   show
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Capital   show
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show The factor of production which combines all the other factors of production and takes the initiative and bears the risk invoked in setting up a business to produce goods in the hope of making a profit.  
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show Is where buyers and sellers meet. It can be a physical place e.g. Car boot sale, or virtual, like eBay.  
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Factor Market   show
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show Deal with party finished goods, e.g. The business owner who employs the young people sells the oranges to a juicing company for 10c per orange.  
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Final Markets   show
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show Where private business people make the decisions on the goods and services to be produced. E.g. USA  
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Centrally Planned economy   show
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Mixed economy   show
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Income   show
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Wealth   show
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Welfare   show
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show Studies how an individual producer and a consumer makes decisions and attempt to solve this economic problems.  
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Macroeconomics   show
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Positive Statements   show
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Normative Statements   show
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