Microeconomic decision makers

Cards (18)

  • Characteristics of money
    durable
    portable
    divisible
    Homogenous
    recognisable
  • Functions of money:
    Medium of exchange
    store of value
    unit of account
    means for deffered payments
  • Influences on spending:
    Wealth
    Rate of interest
    Distribution of income
    Confidence
  • influence on borrowing:
    rate of interest
    confidence
    Availability of loans and overdrafts
  • Total Variable Cost=
    Total Cost- Total Fixed Cost
  • Average Cost=
    Total Cost/Output
  • Average Fixed Cost=
    Total Fixed Cost/Output
  • Average Variable Cost=
    Total Variable Cost/Output
  • Average Revenue=
    Total Revenue/Quantity Sold
  • Total Profit=
    Average Revenue-Average Cost
  • Influences on saving:
    Income
    Wealth
    Rate of interest
  • Wage factors:
    Wage
    overtime pay
    bonus
    commission
  • non wage factors:
    job satisfaction
    working conditions
    working hours
    holidays
  • wage determinants:
    Demand and supply
    Relative bargaining power
    Government policies
    public opinions
    discrimination
  • Factors Affecting strength of a trade union:
    High level of economic activity
    High number of workers
    High level of skills
    Favourable government legislations
  • Types of internal economies of scale:
    buying
    selling
    risk bearing
    labour
    financial
    managerial
  • Demand for factors of production:
    What factors of production are employed
    Combining factors of production
    altering factors of production
  • characteristics of a monopoly:
    100% of the market
    high barriers to entry/exit
    price maker