AP Macroeconomics Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts

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Physical capital

________- Human- made equipment like machinery as well as buildings

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entire curve

Changes in demand are when the ________ would shift upwards or downwards.

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Economic growth

________- The ability to produce a larger total output over time.

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price movement

Change in the quantity demanded only occurs due to change in ________ along the curve.

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Opportunity cost

________- The value of what was given up.

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Demand

________ is the entire line with all of the points that make it up.

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Command

________- Consists of the central planning of the economy which differed in different regions of the world depending on the political regime.

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inverse impact

The cost of production (land

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PPC curves

Realistically

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Macroeconomics

________: with ________

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Entrepreneurial ability

________- The effort and know- how to put the other resources together in a productive venture.

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Consumer expectation

________ plays a major role in the determination of the price.

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Tradition

________- Tied to the evolution of economics

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Increase flexibility

________ by adapting quickly to changing circumstances and being open to new ideas.

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Shift

________ in supply is due to the determinants of supply.

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equilibrium price

When supply is constant and only demand increases

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Microeconomics

microeconomics filters our scope to individuals in an economy while keeping the overall economy in mind

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Labor

Human effort and talent

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Land or natural resources

Any resource created by nature

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Physical capital

Human-made equipment like machinery as well as buildings

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Entrepreneurial ability

The effort and know-how to put the other resources together in a productive venture

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Tradition

Tied to the evolution of economics

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Command

Consists of the central planning of the economy which differed in different regions of the world depending on the political regime

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Market

Essentially

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Opportunity cost

The value of what was given up

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Productive efficiency

When the economy is producing the maximum output for a given level of technology and resources

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Allocative efficiency

The economy is producing the optimal mix of goods and services

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Optimal

The combination of goods and services that provides the most net benefit to society

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Market failure

When a market fails to produce the allocative efficient quantity

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Economic growth

The ability to produce a larger total output over time

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Economic contraction

It is when a country's economy shrinks due to factors such as reduced spending by consumers

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Law of demand

Holding all else equal

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