Flashcards : Fundamentals of Economic Decision-Making — 20 cartes

Toutes les cartes

1Question

Economics — definition?

Réponse

Study of choices under scarcity.

2Question

Limited resources — examples?

Réponse

Land, labor, capital, time.

3Question

Economic agents — role?

Réponse

Make decisions on resource allocation.

4Question

Micro vs macroeconomics — difference?

Réponse

Micro: individual markets; macro: economy-wide.

5Question

Basic economic problem — cause?

Réponse

Scarcity of resources versus unlimited wants.

6Question

Opportunity cost — definition?

Réponse

Next best alternative foregone.

7Question

Rational decision process — steps?

Réponse

Identify, evaluate, choose best option.

8Question

Engineering economics — focus?

Réponse

Analyzing project costs and benefits.

9Question

Cost-benefit analysis — purpose?

Réponse

Compare alternatives for best outcome.

10Question

Economic environment — influence?

Réponse

Shapes project feasibility and priorities.

11Question

Scarcity — effect on choices?

Réponse

Requires prioritization and trade-offs.

12Question

Economic agents — types?

Réponse

Households, firms, government.

13Question

Microeconomics — focus?

Réponse

Behavior of individual agents.

14Question

Macroeconomics — focus?

Réponse

Overall economy indicators.

15Question

Every project — involves?

Réponse

Economic decision-making and trade-offs.

16Question

Opportunity cost for firms?

Réponse

Profit from next best alternative.

17Question

Rational decision-making — goal?

Réponse

Maximize objectives systematically.

18Question

Engineering economics — tools?

Réponse

NPV, ROI, payback period.

19Question

Cost-benefit analysis — key?

Réponse

Quantifies trade-offs to select best option.

20Question

Economic environment — key factors?

Réponse

Budget, societal needs, sustainability.

Teste-toi avec le QCM

Teste tes connaissances avec un QCM de 10 questions sur Fundamentals of Economic Decision-Making.

1. What does economic decision-making primarily refer to?

2. According to the course content, which resource is explicitly mentioned as often having multiple alternative uses, requiring prioritization?

Faire le QCM →

Consultez la fiche

Révisez le cours complet dans la fiche de révision de Fundamentals of Economic Decision-Making.

Voir la fiche →

Cours similaires

Crée tes propres flashcards

Importe ton cours et l'IA génère des flashcards en 30 secondes.

Générateur de flashcards