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chpt. 5
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Economics
12th Grade
09/18/2010

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Term
Supply
Definition
the amount of goods avaible.
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Law of supply
Definition

tendency of suppliers to offer more of a good at a

higher price

Term
Quantity Supplied 
Definition
the amount of supplier is willing and able to supply at a certain price
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Supply Scheldule
Definition
a chart that lists how much of a good a supplier will offer at different prices.
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Variable 
Definition
a factor that can change
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Market Supply Schedule
Definition
a chart that lists how much of a good all suppliers will offer at different prices.
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Supply Curve
Definition
a graph of the quantity supplied of a good at different prices.
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Market Supply Curve
Definition
a graph of the quantity supplied of a good by all suppliers at different prices.
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Elasticity Of Supply
Definition
a measure of the way quantity supplied reacts to a change in price.
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Marginal product of Labor
Definition
the change in output from hiring one additional unit of labor.
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increasing marginal retures
Definition
a level of production in which the marginal productions of labor increases as the number of workers increases
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Diminishing marginal returns 
Definition
a level of production in which the marginal production of labor decreases as the number of workeres increses.
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Fixed costs
Definition
 a cost that does not change, no matter how much of a good is produced.
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Variable cost
Definition
a cost that rises or falls depending on how much is produced.
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Total cost
Definition
fixed cost plus variable costs
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 Marginal Cost
Definition
 the cost of producing one or more unit of a good
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Marginal Revenue
Definition
the additional income from selling one more unit of a good; sometimes equal to price.
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