Microeconomics - ECO 304K MEGA REVIEW - UT
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capital - CORRECT ANSWERS the tools, instruments, machines, buildings, and other
constructions that businesses use to produce goods and services; 1/4 factors of production
economics - CORRECT ANSWERS the social science that studies the CHOICES that individuals,
businesses, governments, and entire societies make as they cope with SCARCITY and the INCENTIVES
that influence and reconcile those choices; the subject has 2 parts
efficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS achieved when available resources are used to produce goods
and services at the lowest possible cost and in the quantities that give the greatest possible value or
benefit
entrepreneurship - CORRECT ANSWERS the human resource that organizes land, labor. and
capital; 1/4 factors of production
equity - CORRECT ANSWERS fairness; a dimension of social interest
factors of production - CORRECT ANSWERS economists' term for productive resources that
produce goods and services; grouped into 4 categories (land, labor, capital, & entrepreneurship)
globalization - CORRECT ANSWERS the expansion of international trade, borrowing and
lending, and investment
goods - CORRECT ANSWERS physical objects
,goods and services - CORRECT ANSWERS the objects that people value and produce to satisfy
human wants
human capital - CORRECT ANSWERS the knowledge and skill obtained from education, on-the-
job training, and work experience that the quality of labor depends on; it expands over time
incentive - CORRECT ANSWERS a reward that encourages an action or a penalty that
discourages on (Ex. prices)
labor - CORRECT ANSWERS work time and work effort (mental and physical) that people
devote to producing goods and services; its quality depends on human capital; 1/4 factors of production
land - CORRECT ANSWERS natural resources used to produce goods and services (can be
renewable, recyclable, or nonrenewable); 1/4 factor of production
macroeconomics - CORRECT ANSWERS the study of the performance of the national economy
and the global economy
microeconomics - CORRECT ANSWERS the study of the choices that individuals and businesses
make, the way these choices interact in markets, and the influence of goverments
scarcity - CORRECT ANSWERS our inability to get everything we want; is universal
self-interest - CORRECT ANSWERS a choice made because you believe it is the best one
available for you
services - CORRECT ANSWERS tasks performed for people
,social interest - CORRECT ANSWERS a choice that leads to an outcome that is the best for
society as a whole; has two dimensions of efficiency and equity (fairness)
monopolistic competition - CORRECT ANSWERS a common form of an industry (market)
structure characterized by a large number of firms, no barriers to entry, and product differentiation
product differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS a strategy that firms use to achieve market
power; accomplished by producing goods that differ from others in the market
horizontal differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS products differ in ways that make them better
for some people and worse for others
vertical differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS a product difference that, from everyone's
perspective, makes a product better than rival products
behavioral economics - CORRECT ANSWERS a branch of economics that uses the insights of
psychology and economics to investigate decision making
commitment device - CORRECT ANSWERS actions that individuals take in one period to try to
control their behavior in a future period
payoff - CORRECT ANSWERS the amount that comes from a possible outcome or result
expected value - CORRECT ANSWERS the sum of the payoffs associated with each possible
outcome of a situation weighted by its probability of occuring
fair game/fair bet - CORRECT ANSWERS a game whose expected value is zero
, diminishing marginal utility - CORRECT ANSWERS the more of any one good consumed in a
given period, the less incremental satisfaction is generated by consuming a marginal or incremental unit
of the same good
expected utility - CORRECT ANSWERS the sum of the utilities coming from all possible
outcomes of a deal, weighted by the probability of each occurring
risk-averse - CORRECT ANSWERS refers to a person's preference of a certain payoff over an
uncertain one with the same expected value
risk-neutral - CORRECT ANSWERS refers to a person's preference for an uncertain deal over a
certain deal with an equal expected value
risk-loving - CORRECT ANSWERS refers to a person's preference for an uncertain deal over a
certain deal with an equal expected value
asymmetric information - CORRECT ANSWERS one of the parties to a transaction has
information relevant to the transaction that the other party does not have
adverse selection - CORRECT ANSWERS a situation in which asymmetric information results in
high-quality goods or high-quality consumers being squeezed out of transactions because they cannot
demonstrate their quality
market signaling - CORRECT ANSWERS actions taken by buyers and sellers to communicate
quality in a world of uncertainty
moral hazard - CORRECT ANSWERS arises when one party to a contract changes behavior in
response to that contract and thus passes on the costs of that behavior change to the other party
Austin Questions & Correct and Verified
Answers.Latest update2025/2026 Graded A+,
Exams of Nursing
capital - CORRECT ANSWERS the tools, instruments, machines, buildings, and other
constructions that businesses use to produce goods and services; 1/4 factors of production
economics - CORRECT ANSWERS the social science that studies the CHOICES that individuals,
businesses, governments, and entire societies make as they cope with SCARCITY and the INCENTIVES
that influence and reconcile those choices; the subject has 2 parts
efficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS achieved when available resources are used to produce goods
and services at the lowest possible cost and in the quantities that give the greatest possible value or
benefit
entrepreneurship - CORRECT ANSWERS the human resource that organizes land, labor. and
capital; 1/4 factors of production
equity - CORRECT ANSWERS fairness; a dimension of social interest
factors of production - CORRECT ANSWERS economists' term for productive resources that
produce goods and services; grouped into 4 categories (land, labor, capital, & entrepreneurship)
globalization - CORRECT ANSWERS the expansion of international trade, borrowing and
lending, and investment
goods - CORRECT ANSWERS physical objects
,goods and services - CORRECT ANSWERS the objects that people value and produce to satisfy
human wants
human capital - CORRECT ANSWERS the knowledge and skill obtained from education, on-the-
job training, and work experience that the quality of labor depends on; it expands over time
incentive - CORRECT ANSWERS a reward that encourages an action or a penalty that
discourages on (Ex. prices)
labor - CORRECT ANSWERS work time and work effort (mental and physical) that people
devote to producing goods and services; its quality depends on human capital; 1/4 factors of production
land - CORRECT ANSWERS natural resources used to produce goods and services (can be
renewable, recyclable, or nonrenewable); 1/4 factor of production
macroeconomics - CORRECT ANSWERS the study of the performance of the national economy
and the global economy
microeconomics - CORRECT ANSWERS the study of the choices that individuals and businesses
make, the way these choices interact in markets, and the influence of goverments
scarcity - CORRECT ANSWERS our inability to get everything we want; is universal
self-interest - CORRECT ANSWERS a choice made because you believe it is the best one
available for you
services - CORRECT ANSWERS tasks performed for people
,social interest - CORRECT ANSWERS a choice that leads to an outcome that is the best for
society as a whole; has two dimensions of efficiency and equity (fairness)
monopolistic competition - CORRECT ANSWERS a common form of an industry (market)
structure characterized by a large number of firms, no barriers to entry, and product differentiation
product differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS a strategy that firms use to achieve market
power; accomplished by producing goods that differ from others in the market
horizontal differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS products differ in ways that make them better
for some people and worse for others
vertical differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS a product difference that, from everyone's
perspective, makes a product better than rival products
behavioral economics - CORRECT ANSWERS a branch of economics that uses the insights of
psychology and economics to investigate decision making
commitment device - CORRECT ANSWERS actions that individuals take in one period to try to
control their behavior in a future period
payoff - CORRECT ANSWERS the amount that comes from a possible outcome or result
expected value - CORRECT ANSWERS the sum of the payoffs associated with each possible
outcome of a situation weighted by its probability of occuring
fair game/fair bet - CORRECT ANSWERS a game whose expected value is zero
, diminishing marginal utility - CORRECT ANSWERS the more of any one good consumed in a
given period, the less incremental satisfaction is generated by consuming a marginal or incremental unit
of the same good
expected utility - CORRECT ANSWERS the sum of the utilities coming from all possible
outcomes of a deal, weighted by the probability of each occurring
risk-averse - CORRECT ANSWERS refers to a person's preference of a certain payoff over an
uncertain one with the same expected value
risk-neutral - CORRECT ANSWERS refers to a person's preference for an uncertain deal over a
certain deal with an equal expected value
risk-loving - CORRECT ANSWERS refers to a person's preference for an uncertain deal over a
certain deal with an equal expected value
asymmetric information - CORRECT ANSWERS one of the parties to a transaction has
information relevant to the transaction that the other party does not have
adverse selection - CORRECT ANSWERS a situation in which asymmetric information results in
high-quality goods or high-quality consumers being squeezed out of transactions because they cannot
demonstrate their quality
market signaling - CORRECT ANSWERS actions taken by buyers and sellers to communicate
quality in a world of uncertainty
moral hazard - CORRECT ANSWERS arises when one party to a contract changes behavior in
response to that contract and thus passes on the costs of that behavior change to the other party
