Economics: Study of Production and Distribution
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Economics: Study of Production and Distribution

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What is the study of production, consumption, distribution, and exchange of goods and services for the satisfaction of human needs and wants called?

Economics

What is the study of economics in relation to real-world situations called?

Applied economics

What does the term 'ECONOMICS' come from?

Ancient Greek words meaning household management

What does microeconomics study?

<p>Single factors of an economy such as individuals and households</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of an entire economy or one of its principal sectors called?

<p>Macroeconomics</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who are consumers?

<p>People who buy goods or services for personal use</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a producer?

<p>A person, group, or business that provides goods or services to satisfy consumers' needs and wants</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are economic resources also called?

<p>Factors or inputs of production</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the resource 'capital' consist of?

<p>Machinery and equipment used to produce output</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is entrepreneurial ability in the context of economic resources?

<p>The ability to organize production and bear risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is scarcity defined?

<p>The condition where there are insufficient resources to satisfy all needs and wants</p> Signup and view all the answers

What pertains to the amount of physical, mental, and social effort used to produce goods and services?

<p>Labor input</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do needs pertain to?

<p>The essentials of life such as food, clothing, and shelter</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does choice refer to in the presence of scarcity?

<p>The decision made to allocate resources most efficiently</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of the best forgone alternative known as?

<p>Opportunity cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are stocks, bonds, and other financial assets called in relation to 'capital'?

<p>Not considered as capital under this definition</p> Signup and view all the answers

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