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Chapter 9: Costs
Factors of production and such
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
11/17/2009

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Land
Definition
All Natural Resources
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Labor
Definition
physical and mental work hours
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Capital
Definition
Goods used to produce other goods
Term
Entrepreneurship
Definition
talent to put together factors of production to produce goods and services
Term
Land earns...
Definition
rent
Term
Labor earns...
Definition
wages
Term
Capital earns...
Definition
interest
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Entrepreneurship earns...
Definition
Profit
Term
Explicit costs
Definition
Costs paid in money (see them in accounting books)
Term
Implicit Costs
Definition
Foregone alternative
Term
Foregone Wages
Definition
wages you could earn in the 2nd best alternative
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Foregone Interest
Definition
interest you could earn but didn't
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Rental income
Definition
Additional income you could get leasing your land
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Economic depreciation
Definition
Change in value of your capital
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Normal Profit
Definition
Profit you could earn in the other alternative employment
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Opportunity (economic) Costs
Definition
Explicit + Implicit Costs
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Economic Profit
Definition
TR - economic costs (opportunity costs)
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Accounting Profit
Definition
TR - Explicit (accounting) costs
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