BASIC LESSONS IN ECONOMICS Economics is a field of study that has come into being because there is scarcity of resources to be solved by mankind. Had everything that man needed been abundant‚ there should have been no more need for Economics. It is because there is scarcity of resources‚ therefore‚ that Economics has been born to provide measures on how scarce but productive resources should be harnessed for the benefit of mankind. Economics is a social science that deals with the study
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Managerial economics Definition * economics * ADAM SMITH - According to ADAM SMITH (Father of economics)‚ economics is the “science of wealth”. According to him the acquisition of wealth is the main objective of human activity. Therefore it is necessary to study how wealth is produced. This is the subject mater of the economics… * ALFERED MARSHELL: - According to ALFERED MARSHELL‚” political economy or economics is the study of means and action in the ordinary business of life
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education and training adds to the quality of the labour.this enhances his total productivity.this in turn adds to the growth of the economy. efficient use of natural resources and invention of new technology have made some countries developed/rich. economic activities are classified as market and non-market activities. market activities - involve renumeration to anyone who perfroms. non market involves activities done for self consumption. due to historical and cultural reasons there is a division
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CHAPTER 4 INDIVIDUAL AND MARKET DEMAND EXERCISES 1. An individual sets aside a certain amount of his income per month to spend on his two hobbies‚ collecting wine and collecting books. Given the information below‚ illustrate both the price-consumption curve associated with changes in the price of wine and the demand curve for wine. |Price |Price |Quantity |Quantity |Budget | |Wine |Book |Wine |Book
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Economists have generally looked for some’ fundamental assumption” about human behavior from which most of the principles of economics can be ultimately deduced. Every decision-maker in an economic system-whether he is a consumer or producer‚ whether it is a house hold or a firm- is assumed to have in a rational manner and go in for maximum gain. Economic rationality presupposes that every person knows his interest and selects that course of action‚ which promises him the greatest amount of satisfaction
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First of all‚ before I will discuss this article‚ I will define first what is Economics and its kinds. Economics is the study of how the forces of supply and demand allocate scarce resources. Subdivided into microeconomics‚ which examines the behavior of firms‚ consumers and the role of government; and macroeconomics‚ which looks at inflation‚ unemployment‚ industrial production‚ and the role of government. In this news paper article‚ it talks about the condition of the consumer with the inflation
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Economics questions Top of Form [pic][pic][pic] 1. Scarcity: [pic]A) exists because resources are unlimited while human wants are limited. [pic]B) means we are unable to have as much as we would like to have. [pic]C) will likely be eliminated as technology continues to expand. [pic]D) is not an issue addressed in economics. 2. Which of the following is true of resources? [pic]A) Resources are inputs used to produce goods and services. [pic]B) Labor is the mental and physical capacity
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The basic economics of markets 1.7 Introduction Economic analysis is useful because of the importance of economic issues in the business environment. Anyone who has lived through the 2008-9 world recession can scarcely doubt how much we are all affected by these issues. Economic theories often use simplifying assumptions. Two of the most common assumptions are (a) that producers and consumers make rational decisions and (b) that we can change on factor whilst leaving everything else constant
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Basic Economic Concepts Basic Indicators The following basic economic indicators are important to understand: * Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - is the total amount of all goods and services produced in the country. This includes consumer spending‚ government spending and business inventories. Real GDP is a variant that takes out the impact of inflation‚ so that GDP can be compared over time. Real GDP is the basic measure of business activity and tracks the business cycle. * Consumer Price
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2. What is the effect on the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity of orange juice if the price of apple juice decreases and the wage rate paid to orange grove workers increases? Apple juice and orange juice are substitutes for consumers‚ so the fall in the price of apple juice decreases the demand for orange juice. The demand curve for orange juice shifts leftward. The increase in the wage rate paid to orange grove workers raises the cost of producing orange juice. The supply of orange juice
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