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Microeconomics Exam 2
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
03/28/2012

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Term
Elasticity of Demand
Definition
Change in Quantity Demanded
Change in Price
Term
Mid Point Formula
Definition
Change in Quantity
Sum of Quantities diveded by 2
Change in Price
Sum of Price divded by 2
Term
Elasticity of Supply
Formula
Definition
Change in Quantity Supplied
Change in Price
Term
Elasticity of Supply
Determinates
Definition
Es>1 Elastic
Es<1 Inelastic
Es= Unit Elastic
Term
Cross Elasticity of Demand
Formula
Definition
Change in Quantity X
Change in Price Y
Term
Cross Elasticity of Demand
Signs
Definition
+ Substitutes
- Complementary
0 Independent
Term
Marginal Utility
Definition
Extra utility a consumer obtains from the consumption of 1 additional unit
Term
Economic Costs
Definition
Explicit + Implicit
Term
Accounting Profits
Definition
Revenue - Explicit Cost
Term
Determinants of Price Elasticity of Demand
Definition
Substitutabilty
Proportion of Income
Luxuries (elastic)
Necessitites (inelastic)
Time
Term
Economic Profits
Definition
Over Implicit and Explicit costs
Term
Pure Competition
Definition
Homogenious, sell all units at that price
Term
Pure Monopoly
Definition
1 firm controls all of the output
Term
Monopolistic Competition
Definition
20-40 firms of the same product with different characteristics
Term
Economic Long Run
Definition
Variable plant capacity size
Term
Economic Short Run
Definition
Fixed plant capacity size
Term
Accounting Short Run and Long Run
Definition
Based upon annual chronology
Term
Total Utility
Definition
Total amount of satisfaction
Term
Total Price
TP
Definition
Total Quantity
Output
Term
Marginal Price
MP
Definition
Change in TP
Change in Labor
Term
Average Price
AP
Definition
Total Product
Units of Labor
Term
Average Fixed Costs
AFC
Definition
Total Fixed Costs
Quantity
Term
Profit
Definition
Total Revenue - Total Cost
Term
Profit per Unit
Definition
Price- Average Total Cost
Term
Average Variable Cost
AVC
Definition
Total Variable Cost
Quantity
Term
Average Total Cost
ATC
Definition
Average Fixed Cost + Average Variable Cost
Term
Total Cost
TC
Definition
Total Fixed Cost + Total Variable Cost
Term
Marginal Cost
MC
Definition
Change in Total Cost
Change in Quantity
Term
Total Fixed Cost
TFC
Definition
Total Cost - Total Variable Cost
Term
Output to Produce
Definition
Marginal Revenue > Marginal Cost
Term
Normal Profit
Rule
Definition
P = Average Total Cost
Term
Economic Profit
Rule
Definition
Price > Average Total Cost
Term
Produce at a Loss
Rule
Definition
Average Variable Cost < Price < Average Total Cost
Term
Shut Down
Rule
Definition
Price < Average Variable Cost
Term
Income Elasticity of Demand
Formula
Definition
Change in Quantity Demanded
Change in Income
Term
Income Elasticity of Demand
Signs
Definition
+ Normal/Superior Goods
- Inferior Goods
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