Unit 5 - Factor Markets

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physical capital

manufactured goods like tools, machines, equipment

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derived demand

demand from demand of output being produced

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marginal revenue product curve

shows how MR of product of a factor depends on the quantity of the factor employed

<p>shows how MR of product of a factor depends on the quantity of the factor employed </p>
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leisure

time available for purposes other than earning money to buy marketed goods and services

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marginal factor cost

additional cost of employing an additional unit of a factor of production

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economic rent

payment to a factor of production that exceeds the minimum amount necessary to keep it in its current use

<p>payment to a factor of production that exceeds the minimum amount necessary to keep it in its current use </p>
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human capital

improvement in labor by education and knowledge in the workforce

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marginal revenue product

additional revenue by employing one more unit of that factor

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rental rate

cost, explicit or implicit, of using a unit of that asset for a given period of time

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individual labor supply curve

shows how quantity of labor supplied by an individual depends on the wage rate

<p>shows how quantity of labor supplied by an individual depends on the wage rate </p>
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equilibrium marginal revenue product

additional revenue from last unit of that factor employed in the factor market as whole

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cost minimization rule

employ factors so that marginal product per dollar spent on each factor is the same

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monopsonist

a single buyer in a factor market

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monopsony

a market with a monopsonist

<p>a market with a monopsonist </p>
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