Unit 1 definitions

EdExcel Economics B

Theme 1 - Markets, Consumers and Firms

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Scarce Resource
Anything useful which is not available in unlimited quantities
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Opportunity Cost
The cost expressed in terms of the next best alternatives sacrificed
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Profit
Surplus of sales revenue over costs
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Entrepreneurs
Individuals who set up in business, accepting the risks involved, taking the decisions about what to produce and how, and working out how to market the product.
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Satisficing
Reaching a good enough profit level, without maximising.
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Survival
A business objective where the business is stable enough to keep going.
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Market Share
The proportion of a specific market that is supplied to one business.
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The cost expressed in terms of the next best alternatives sacrificed

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Opportunity Cost

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Surplus of sales revenue over costs

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Card 4

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Individuals who set up in business, accepting the risks involved, taking the decisions about what to produce and how, and working out how to market the product.

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Card 5

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Reaching a good enough profit level, without maximising.

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