Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4B · CSU GE Area D2DescriptionThis course is an introduction to the field of microeconomics, which focuses on the behavior of individual economic agents including consumers, business firms, and the government when confronted with scarcity. The course also examines contemporary social issues such as income distribution and poverty as well as global issues such as outsourcing and protectionism. Topics include supply and demand, elasticity, forms of business organizations, theory of production and cost, pricing and output decision in various market structures, market failure and the role of government, labor management relations, and international trade. (GE Areas � IGETC 4B; CSU GE: D2)