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Lesson 11: Circular Flow | Unit 1: Basic Flow Page: 4 of 22

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Two sectors: household and business.

Two markets: product and factor.

  • The physical flow is the counter-clockwise flow of resources from the household to business sector and production from the business to household sector.
  • Production flows from the business sector (supply) to the household sector (demand) through the product markets.
  • Resources flow from the household sector (demand) to the business (supply) sector through the factor markets.
  • The household sector sells the resources through the factor markets and buy goods through the product markets.
  • The business sector buys resources through the factor markets and sells goods through the product markets.

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MARGINAL FACTOR COST CURVE

A curve that graphically represents the relation between marginal factor cost incurred by a firm for hiring an input and the quantity of input employed. A profit-maximizing firm hires the quantity of input found at the intersection of the marginal factor cost curve and marginal revenue product curve. The marginal factor cost curve for a firm with no market control is horizontal. The marginal factor cost curve for a firm with market control is positively sloped and lies above the average factor cost curve.

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