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CLEP Microeconomics

Subjects : clep, economics
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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Describes demand that is not very sensitive to a change in price






2. As demand increases - prices go up; as demand decreases - prices go down.






3. A cost that requires an outlay of money.






4. A situation in which quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied






5. The situation in which a good or service is produced at the lowest possible cost






6. The decision to buy one thing instead of another.






7. Factors other than price that determine the quantities demanded of a good or service






8. Allocating one's income so that the marginal utility/price of the last units obtained of each good are equal






9. Those things which make our lives more comfortable but are not needed for survival






10. As supply increases - prices go down; as supply decreases - prices go up.






11. Free Market - Traditional - Command - Mixed Markets.






12. Measures the relationship between change in quantity supplied and a change in price.






13. A movement along the supply curve that occurs in response to a change in price






14. Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants






15. Land - Capital - Labor - Entrepreneurship.






16. A legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold






17. Describes demand that is very sensitive to a change in price






18. To produce more of one good - a successively larger amount of the other good must be sacrificed






19. Factors other than price that determine the quantities supplied of a good or service.






20. The more you produce the less it costs and the cheaper the product is for the consumer.






21. The impact of price changes on the quantity demand of a good or service by gauging the effect on the total revenue the firm will generate






22. Average Total Cost






23. A period of time of sufficient length that all the firm's factors of production are variable






24. As successive units of a variable input are added to a fixed input - beyond some point the marginal product declines






25. Marginal Cost






26. An opportunity cost incurred by a firm when it uses a factor of production for which it does not make a direct money payment






27. Average Fixed Cost






28. A measure of the sensitivity of demand to changes in price






29. Determines and classifies the relationship between income and demand for a good or service.






30. Divisions of the economy that specialize in certain goods or services






31. (Production Possibilities Frontier) A graph that shows the possibilities of combinations of goods and services






32. An alternative that we sacrifice when we make a decision






33. When the last unit produced costs the same as the benefit recieved by consumers






34. The price that balances quantity supplied and quantity demanded






35. A period during which at least one of a firm's resources is fixed






36. Average Fixed Costs (Declines as output increases.)






37. A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded






38. A maximum price that can be legally charged for a good or service






39. Total Fixed Cost






40. The maximum amount an individual is willing to pay in a specific scenario






41. Total Variable Cost






42. The total amount of money a firm receives by selling goods or services






43. A change in demand that is show by drawing a new demand curve






44. A model that shows the flow of goods and services and the interaction among households - businesses - and banks






45. A movement along the demand curve that occurs in response to a change in price






46. A change in supply that is shown by drawing a new supply curve






47. A situation in which quantity demanded equals quantity supplied






48. Things that are required in order to live