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UNION: An organization of workers or employees who act jointly to negotiate with their employers over wages, fringe benefits, working conditions, and other facets of employment. The main function of unions is to provide a balance for the market control exerted over labor by big business.
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Lesson 14: Production | Unit 1: Short-Run Production
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Two Runs: Short And Long
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- The two key time production periods.
- The short run is a production time period in which at least one input is variable and at least one input is fixed.
- The key is that firms produce and supply output on a day-to-day basis by adding variable inputs to fixed inputs.
- The long run is a production time period in which all inputs are variable.
- The long run is a period long enough to alter the quantities of ALL inputs, especially changing the amount of capital or the size of a factory.
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CHANGE IN QUANTITY DEMANDED A movement along a given demand curve caused by a change in demand price. The only factor that can cause a change in quantity demanded is price. A related, but distinct, concept is a change in demand.
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BCD Business Cycle Development
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