So let’s practice! Apple has $10,000 left and has to decide to make iPods or Mac Computers: PointiPodsMacs A200 B181 C152 D113 E64 F05 How might this PPC look? Calculate the opportunity costs for iPods going from Point A to B, Point D to E, & Point B to F.
iPods Macs F E B A D C
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LABOR MARKET UNEMPLOYMENT LABOR UNIONS ECONOMIC THEORY OPPORTUNITY COST
It is the minimum wage in the U.S. right now. $7.25 The Labor Market $200
It is a program that enables women and minority groups to attain equality in employment, education and business. Affirmative Action The Labor Market $400
It includes all people that are employed and unemployed. Labor Force or Workforce The Labor Market $600
How wages are determined; The wage at which workers needed equals the number of workers available. Equilibrium Wage The Labor Market $800
The workers’ point of view of labor; the skill and experience of the workers will affect their wages. Supply of Labor The Labor Market $1,000
It is the percentage of the workforce that is jobless but has been actively looking for work within the last month. The Unemployment Rate Unemployment $200
Unemployment due to seasonal work. Seasonal Unemployment Unemployment $400
It is the temporary unemployment of workers going from one job to the next. Frictional Unemployed Unemployment $600
People that are working in a job that’s below their skill level. Underemployment Unemployment $800
Under this government report, part time workers looking for full-time work would be included in the unemployment count. (But they aren’t!!) U6 Unemployment $1,000
This occurs when workers as a unit refuse to work… A Strike Labor Unions $200
Michigan became the 24 th state to pass this law in which workers do not have to join a union. The Right to Work Law Labor Unions $400
It’s a business in which an employer can only hire union workers. Closed Shop Labor Unions $600
It’s the process of negotiation between businesses and the organized employees to establish wages and improve work conditions. Collective Bargaining Labor Unions $800
This New Deal legislation set a minimum wage, required overtime pay for workers and banned child labor. The Fair Labor Standards Act Labor Unions $1,000
Food, water, shelter and clothing are all types of this. Needs Economic Theory $200
It’s the type of economics that looks at individuals, families and businesses. Microeconomics Economic Theory $400
It’s the benefit or satisfaction that you gain from use of a good or service. Utility Economic Theory $600
A person who makes goods is known as this. A Producer Economic Theory $800
This factor of production includes all physical resources made/used by people to produce and distribute goods and services. Capital Economic Theory $1,000
It’s when we have to give up something when making a choice. A Trade-Off Opportunity Costs $200
This law states that your utility will decrease as each additional unit is consumed. Law of Diminishing Returns (Marginal Utility) Opportunity Costs $400
It’s a process of analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each available alternative to reach a decision. Cost-Benefit Analysis Opportunity Costs $600
It’s a trade off (the next best alternative) that has been given a value. Opportunity Cost Opportunity Costs $800
This is represented by the greatest combination of 2 goods a company can produce given the limits of the industry. The Production Possibility Curve Opportunity Costs $1,000
Draw a PPC for the following table AND determine the opportunity cost for computers. The U.S. government has $1 billion dollars to spend on either F-35 fighter jets or computers for schools… Calculate the opportunity costs for computers going from Point A to B, Point D to E, & Point C to F.
,200 1, Fighter Jets Computers (in thousands) PPC - EFFICIENCY UNDERUTILIZATION IMPOSSIBILITY