ECON2105 Chap. 1

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incentive

A(n) ________ is a reward than encourages an action or a penalty that discourages an action.

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Sunk cost

cost in the past, cant be reversed

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Your choices

If you take an econ class, you wont be able to take other classes at the same time

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Others choices

If another student takes the last spot, youll have to pick a different class

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Future choices

Your decision to study Econ today changes the classes you meet the prerequisites for

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behavioral/social

Economics is called a ____________ science.

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time

What is the ultimate scarce resource that affects everyone?

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disincentive

"I won't smoke cigarettes because they will make me sick."

This is opposite of an incentive, also called a ___________.

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land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship

What are the four factors of production?

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services

tasks that accomplish something for people, and which people are probably willing to pay money for

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