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VERY LONG RUN, MICROECONOMICS: A production time period in which all inputs are variable, including those under control of the firm and those beyond the control of the firm. During the very long run, not only are the labor, capital, land, and entrepreneurship inputs variable, but so too are key production inputs such as government rules, technology, and social customs. This is one of four production time periods used in the study of microeconomics. The other three are short run, long run, and very short run.

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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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OPPORTUNITY COST

The highest valued alternative foregone in the pursuit of an activity. Opportunity cost is a one of the most fundamental concepts used in the study of economics. An opportunity cost can be either explicit, usually involving a monetary payment, or implicit, which does not involve a transaction. Opportunity cost is also commonly termed economic cost.

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