A level Microeconomics key terms - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
The price at which supply = demand Equilibrium price
49%
The cost of the next best alternative forgone Opportunity Cost
33%
The change in satisfaction from consuming an extra unit Marginal Utility
28%
The difference between the price you are willing to sell at and the price you actually sell at Producer Surplus
26%
Objective statements that can be tested, amended or rejected by referring to available evidence Positive Statements
25%
Quantity demanded for this good decreases when income increases Inferior
24%
The cost of borrowing and reward for saving Interest rate
24%
The quantity demand for this good increases (Less than proportionally) when income increases Normal
24%
Typically goods that are provided by the government Public goods
24%
A compulsory contribution to state revenue Tax
24%
Subjective statements, they carry valid judgements about what ought to be Normative Statements
23%
The difference between the price you are willing to pay for a product and the price you paid for it Consumer Surplus
22%
Resources that are replaceable over time Renewable resources
22%
Government grants firms money in order to increase supply or lower price Subsidies
20%
The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in income Income elasticity of demand
19%
Shows the maximum amount that can be produced of two given goods PPF
19%
The quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at each possible price in given time periods Supply
17%
Effects that occur on a third party outside of a transaction Externalities
16%
Tax on consumption, paid by the final consumer Indirect Tax
15%
The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price Price elasticity of demand
15%
The quantity that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price in a given amount of time Demand
14%
The cost or impact of a negative externality on the 3rd party Social cost
14%
The inputs available to supply goods and services in an economy Factors of Production
13%
An inefficeint distribution of goods and services in the free market Market Failure
13%
The responsiveness of supply to a change in price Price Elasticity of Supply
13%
Tax on all types of income. Paid directly by the payee Direct Tax
12%
Once provided, it's impossible to stop someone from using it without paying Non-excludable
12%
Resources that are finite in supply Non renewable resources
12%
Total satisfaction from a given level of consumption Total Utility
12%
Goods that improve efficiency and productive potential of an economy in the long run Capital goods
11%
When an economy focuses all of its energy on one industry Specialisation
8%
The responsiveness of quantity demanded of good Y to a change in price of good X Cross price elasticity of demand
7%
Set tax per unit Specific Tax
7%
A percentage tax Ad Valorem Tax
6%
When markets don't provide a good or service at all Complete market failure
6%
The demand for a factor of production used to produce a good or service Derived demand
6%
A fall in price increases the real purchasing power of consumers Income effect
6%
When people have inaccurate or incomplete data and so make wrong choices and decisions Information Failure
6%
When changes in price encourage buyers and sellers to change the quantity they buy and sell Incentive
5%
Exists where goods have more than one use Composite demand
4%
The utlity decreases the more we use it Diminishing Returns
4%
Goods or services that don't use up any factor inputs when supplied Free goods
4%
Eliminates excess within a market as it naturally moves towards the equilibrium price Invisible hand theory
4%
One person using it does not reduce the amount avilable for others Non-rivalry
4%
When changes in price lead to more or less being produced, so increasing or limiting the quantity demanded by buyers Rationing
4%
Consumers and firms react to price change, If prices rise, firms should produce more. If prices fall, consumers should consume more Signalling
4%
Goods that participate to more than one cycle of consumption Durables
3%
Once provided, people cannot reject it Non-rejectable
3%
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