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Economic Goods - Any goods or services that are scarce, of use and has
a value/price.
Trade - off - The choice between alternative uses for a given quantity of
a resource.
Price Stability - A constant average level of prices for all goods and
services.
Price Elasticity of Demand - The relative size of the change in the quantity
demanded of a good or service as a result of a small change in its price.
Real Interest Rate - The quoted interest rate calculated on an annual basis
and adjusted for changes in the purchasing power of money during the
duration of the loan.
Break-even Point - The output level of a firm at which total revenue equals
total costs (TR = TC).
Short Run Period - A period of time so short that the amount of some
factor inputs cannot be varied.
Long Run Period - A period of time sufficiently long that the amount of all
factor inputs can be varied.
Fixed Costs - Production costs that do not change with changes in the
quantity of output.