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CHAPTER 1 OUTLINE
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Preliminaries
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1.1 THE THEMES OF MICROECONOMICS
Trade-Offs
Consumers
Consumers have limited incomes, which can be spent on a
wide variety of goods and services, or saved for the future.
Workers
Workers also face constraints and make trade-offs. First,
people must decide whether and when to enter the
workforce. Second, workers face trade-offs in their choice of
employment. Finally, workers must sometimes decide how
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many hours per week they wish to work, thereby trading off
labor for leisure.
Firms
Firms also face limits in terms of the kinds of products that
they can produce, and the resources available to produce
them.
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1.1 THE THEMES OF MICROECONOMICS
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1.1 THE THEMES OF MICROECONOMICS
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1.2 WHAT IS A MARKET?
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1.2 WHAT IS A MARKET?
Market Price
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1.2 WHAT IS A MARKET?
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1.2 WHAT IS A MARKET?
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1.2 WHAT IS A MARKET?
ADM fought the DOJ decision, and the case went to court.
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1.3 REAL VERSUS NOMINAL PRICES
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1.3 REAL VERSUS NOMINAL PRICES
CPI1970 38.8
Re al price of eggs in 1980 nominal price in 1980 $0.84 $0.40
CPI1980 82.4
CPI1970 38.8
Re al price of eggs in 1990 nominal price in 1990 $1.01 $0.30
CPI1990 130.7
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1.3 REAL VERSUS NOMINAL PRICES
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1.3 REAL VERSUS NOMINAL PRICES
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1.3 REAL VERSUS NOMINAL PRICES
Figure 1.1
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1.4 WHY STUDY MICROECONOMICS?
First, Ford had to think carefully about how the public would
react to the design and performance of its new products.
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1.4 WHY STUDY MICROECONOMICS?
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