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The choices we make about how to use limited resources to produce goods & services to meet unlimited wants & needs
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Factors of production
Scarcity
a limited supply of something
loss
profit
scarcity
opportunity cost
The amount of something available for use
Supply
demand
Scarcity
profit
Any kind of work performed for others.
Scarcity
profit
Demand
service
Natural resources, capital goods, and human capital are considered...
Scarcity
Command economies
Market economies
Factors of production
The way a society organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods & services determines its...
Supply & demand
Economic system
Entrepreneurship
Capital goods
Economic systems are based on customs and beliefs
Mixed Economy
Traditional Economy
Command Economy
Market Economy
The government makes all the economic decisions and owns most property.
Mixed economy
Command Economy
Market Economy
Traditional Economy
Economic questions are answered by buyers & sellers. Most property and resources are privately owned.
Mixed Economy
Command Economy
Market economy
Traditional Economy
Most modern economies contain elements of more than one economic system and are referred to as ___________.
Mixed
Traditional
Command
Market
Voluntary trade takes place when countries ________.
do not benefit
become imperialistic
benefit
enact tariffs
The value of one country's currency in terms of another country's currency is ...
Discount rate
Inflation Rate
Exchange Rate
Opportunity cost
This occurs when one country can produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than another country.
scarcity
quotas
Specialization
inflation
Taxes place on imported goods to protect domestic jobs.
embargo
tariffs
quotas
inflation
Limits on the amount of a good that can be allowed into a country.
quotas
embargo
tariff
specialization
When a country refuses to trade with another country.
quota
embargo
tariff
specialization
How did people conduct business before cash and credit?
embargoes
Bartering
Venmo
Tariffs
Tangible, touchable items that can be bought or sold
Goods
Services
bartering
Capital
Help or work provided by others. These are intangibles.
Goods
Services
Bartering
Tariffs
All businesses related to the same type of good or service.
entrepreneurship
profit
industry
manufacturers
Any man made object needed to make a good or perform a service.
Human resource
Natural resource
Capital Good
Intangible items
A person who takes the risks and starts his/her own business in hopes of earning a profit
Trade
Entrepreneur
Command economy
Economist
The amount of a good or service that is available
Supply
demand
equlibrium
price
The desire of consumers to buy a good or service
Supply
Demand
equilibrium
price
The price of a good or service determined by its consumer demand and availability
Supply
Demand
Market Equilibrium
Command economy
It measures the total value of the final goods and services produced within the borders of a country in one year.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Supply curve
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Demand Curve
A continual increase in the prices of goods and services.
Consumer price Index (CPI)
inflation
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
quota
Sally decides to stay home and study instead of going out with her friends. Sally gives up a chance to have fun with her friends in order to receive the benefit of a good grade. This is an example of:
Specialization
Opportunity Cost
Market Equilibrium
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)