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Title: Final Exam

Description: Chapters 1-9, 12, 13, 15

Total Flash Cards: 7

Created: 11/28/2011 13:18:13

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opportunity cost
Definition
the best alternative that we forgo, or give up, when we make a choice or a decision
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marginalism
Definition
the process of analyzing the additional costs or benefits arising from a decision
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sunk costs
Definition
costs that cannot be avoided because they have already been incurred
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efficient market
Definition
a market in which profit opportunities are eliminated almost instantaneously
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positive economics
Definition

an approach to economics that seeks to understand ehavior and the operation of systems without making judgments.

*describes what exists and how it works

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market economy
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efficiency
Definition
produce what the people want at the least possible cost