Economics Exam Cards

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Manufactured goods needed to produce other goods and services are called??
Capital goods
The dollar value of all final goods and services and the most comprehensive measure of a country's total production output is??
Gross domestic product (GDP)
An ecomomic at it's production possibilities frontier is operating ...?
At it's full potential
For something to have value it must ..?
Have utitlity
Social Security is an example of..?
Economic security
The concept that comsumers "rule" or "drive" the market is know as
Consumer sovereignty
John buys a new book instead of a new CD, in this example, the opportunity cost is ...
The CD
Why is scarcity a fact of life??
There will always be limited resources. Sometimes wants are just too numerous , and they can't be met.
How is a factor market different from a product market?
Factor market sells goods used in production. Product market sells goods made by those producers.
How can a tractor be considered a capital good as well as a consumer good?
A tractor can be a tool used to help produce other goods like a capital good. And it can be purchased by a consumer at markets.
Traditional economic systems...?
Rely on economic decisions made in the past, advantage- everyone has a specific job, disadvantage- lack of new ideas and lower standard of living.
Command ecomic systems
Run by one central authority, advantage- one person has to make tough decisions, disadvantage- not having much choice for comsumers
Market economic system..?
Run without government interference, advantage- a lot of choices, disadvantage- does not protect against market failures
Sole proprietorship...
Run by one person, difficulty raising financial capital, unlimited liabilty, taxed once, no sharing profits.
Partnerships...
Run by two or more, face unlimtied liabilty, spilt cappital, taxed once, easier to raise capital