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Econ 102
quiz 1
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
09/11/2011

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Term
Resource Categories
Definition
Nat. Resources
Labor
Capital
Entrepreneurial Ability
Term
Purpose of economic models
Definition
to provide explanations for, and predictions of, economic events
Term
Normative Statement
Definition
Opinion-can't be proved right or wrong
Term
Posative Statement
Definition
Provable/disprovable statement of reality
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Fallacy of composition
Definition
Incorrect belief that what is true for the individual must be true for the whole or a group
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Opportunity Cost
Definition
Value of best alternative forgone
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Sunk Cost
Definition
already incurred, thus irrelevant for present and future economic decisions
Term
Personal income comes from
Definition
wages and salaries, transfer payments, proprietors' income
Term
Assumption economists make about polititian's behavior
Definition
try to maximize votes in next election
Term
Main source of U.S. fed revenue
Definition
personal income tax
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