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UTILITY: The satisfaction of wants and needs obtained from the use or consumption of goods and services. The terms utility and satisfaction are, for the most part, used interchangeably in economics. Two other somewhat technical economic terms frequently used to capture this notion are welfare and well-being. Whichever term is used, the underlying concept is the same: To what extent are unlimited wants and needs fulfilled using the goods and services produced from society's limited resources.
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DEMAND ELASTICITY AND TOTAL EXPENDITURE The notion that price-induced changes in total expenditure (price times quantity) depend on the relative price elasticity of demand. If demand is relatively elastic, then changes in price cause total expenditure to change in the opposite direction. If demand is relatively inelastic, then changes in price cause total expenditure to change in the same direction. If demand is unit elastic, then changes in price do not cause any change in total expenditure.
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YELLOW CHIPPEROON
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time flipping through the yellow pages seeking to buy either a coffee cup commemorating the 2000 Olympics or a birthday gift for your grandmother. Be on the lookout for high interest rates.
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The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.
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"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." -- Robert Louis Stevenson, Author
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IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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