Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Microeconomics Terms - Haiku

¤COMMODITY¤
a good regarded
in economics as the
basis of exchange

¤MONOPOLY¤
monopoly is
a market in which there is
only one seller

¤MARKET¤
market is a place
in which buyers and sellers
meet and exchange goods

¤CAPITAL¤
in economics
one factor of production
is the capital

¤REVENUES¤
in economics
the revenues or incomes
are sources of money

¤SCARCITY¤
scarcity is the
rarity of the supply.
it increases price

¤OPPORTUNITY COST¤
O.C. stands for the
opportunity cost or
the income forgone

¤PRICE¤
price reflects products.
it's the value of products.
price may cause changes.

¤LAW OF DEMAND¤
an increase in price
will decrease in the demand
and is vice versa

¤LAW OF SUPPLY¤
an increase in price
will increase in the supply
and is vice versa

¤LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND¤
a change in the price
results a change in supply
also in demand

¤PUBLIC GOOD¤
public good is good
that is non-rivalrous and
non-excludable

¤PROFIT MAXIMATION¤
a firm determines
price and output level that
gives greatest profit

¤FACTOR MARKETS¤
refers to markets
where factors of production
are both bought and sold

¤FACTOR DEMAND¤
the factor demand
relates the factor price and
factor quantity

¤FACTOR SUPPLY¤
the factor supply
relates the factor price
and factor quantity

¤EXTERNALITIES¤
an impact on a
party that's not directly
in the transaction

¤EQUILIBRIUM¤
equilibrium
the balance between the
economic forces

¤MARKET STRUCTURE¤
market structure is
market characteristics
where firms interact

¤MARKET VARIATION¤
the market variants
of the supply and demand
and in the prices

¤MARKET FORCES¤
effect of supply
and demand on the trading
within free market

¤GRAPHS¤
the graphs are use to
illustrate quantities use
in economics

¤COST AND PRODUCTION¤
cost and production
are both important factors
in economics

¤PRICE DETERMINATION¤
price is determined
by the forces of the demand and
of the supply

¤CONSUMER CHOICE THEORY¤
the theory about
limited income but many
consumer choices