Hello Crusoe | Sweets | Preferences: True or False | In other words | Miscellaneous |
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Preferences
Alone on an island, Crusoe doesn't want to be hungry or thirsty. These are his ______________(starts with p)
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save
You earned 10 pieces of candy for answering questions in class. You will eat 5 today, and _ _ _ _the others for tomorrow.
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False
Preferences are the total of all utility of everyone in society.
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marginal utility
change in satisfaction from using or having an additional unit of something
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social
Economics is a _ _ _ _ _ _ science
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Natural Resources
Gifts of nature, such as coconuts, fresh water, and vines .
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income
20 candies per month is my usual _ _ _ _ _ _in Economics class.
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True
An individual's preferences are unique to him or her.
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a service
This is labor performed for someone
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individuals
Governments and other large organisations are made up of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ acting on their own preferences
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Tradeoff
He can't go fishing and collect coconuts at the same time. This is an example of a......
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barter
Ms. Grande trades 5 pineapple candies to Ms. Swift for 8 orange candies. This is an example of _ _ _ _ _
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True
Preferences show a ranking of goals.
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Productivity
Output produced per unit of time
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Utility
Economists often use this word to describe how much value a person gets from a good or service
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Marginal Utility
If his shelter burned down, Crusoe would save his only gold watch instead of 1 more coconut, out of 50 the saved to eat. What principle can we use to explain this?
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purposeful action (purposeful behaviour)
I want to taste something sweet. I eat a candy. This is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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False
Two peoples different preferences can be combined.
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Equilibrium
A stable situation after all changes are finished
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Keynesian
This school of economics says governments should spend more money than they receive in revenue when the economy isn't growing quickly enough.
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14 coconuts
He could catch 1 fish every 4 hours or pick 14 coconuts in the same amount of time. He chooses to go fishing. What is the opportunity cost?
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axiom
The method of making a straight line between two candies could be an _ _ _ _ _ in a geometry book
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False
All individuals' preferences can be measured on standard scale.
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Expectations
A forecast of the future
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False
(True or False) Government laws are more powerful than economic laws.
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