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What is economics?
gross domestic product on a per person basis; can be expressed in current or constant dollars
technique used by the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low and encourage banks to take on more loans to stimulate the economy
people with all their abilities and efforts; one of the four factors of production; does not include the entrepreneur
the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
What is a need?
Something that is required to survive
something we would like to have but is not necessary for survival
something that improves quality of life
something that decreases quality of life
What is a service?
tangible economic product that is useful, transferable to others, and used to satisfy wants and needs
Something that somebody would like to have but not required
Something needed for survival
Action one person does for another
What is scarcity?
An item that is rare and hard to find
Limited quantity of resources
Items that are in abundance
Items that are slightly less than abundance
What is labor in economics?
Intense work
Delivering a baby
The work force
Tolerating someone
What is land in economics?
A German state
A place where you put your business
The work force
Another name for a country
What is a good when it comes to economics?
Physical object that one can purchase
Action one does for another
Something that benefits people
Something that is malicious for people
What is a shortage?
When there is a less than desirable quantity of resources
When producers can’t or will not offer goods and services at current prices
When there is scarcity
When there is too much of a good
What does efficiency mean in terms of economics?
using resources to make the greatest number of goods without waste
using resources quickly
using resources to make the least number of goods without waste
using resources to make the greatest number of goods with the most waste
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Who was Adam Smith?
philosopher that wrote Das Kapital
philosopher that wrote The Republic
philosopher that wrote Wealth of Nations
philosopher that wrote Capital in the 21st century
What is a market?
an arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange things for what people need and want
country’s ability to produce more of a given product than can another country
economic system in which government owns some factors of production and has a role in determining what and how goods are produced
explanation stating that the supply and demand for a worker’s skills and services determine the wage or salary
Name the two players in the market
Producers and financers
Consumers and banks
Business and individuals
Regulators and financers
What does laissez faire mean?
Literal fairness
Regulate all
Let them do as they please
Regulate some
What is self interest?
When you're interested in one's self
working for one's own personal gain
When you explain your interests
The interest in one's self
What is consumer sovereignty?
power of consumer in market
Where the people have sovereignty in a country
Where business control the market
Deciding to open a business
Which amendment protects free enterprise in the constitution?
1st
3rd
6th
5th
What can regulation negatively do in a free market?
stifle competition
Encourage innovation
Allow businesses to pollute
Infringe on consumer sovereignty
What is gross domestic product?
Net production of a company
Net production of a household
Measurement of total goods/services produced in a year
Loss a country makes in a year
What is the law of demand?
price and quantity supplied of a good are directly related to each other.
That consumers will demand products
That businesses will demand better policies for themselves
consumers buy more when prices are cheaper
What is the income effect?
change in quantity demanded because a change in price alters consumer's income
Income will have no effect on demand
Demand effects income
Supply effects income
What is the law of supply?
the higher the price of a good, the fewer people will demand that good
That businesses will always produce more
price and quantity supplied of a good are directly related to each other.
Consumers will not be effected by supply
What is a fixed cost?
Costs that always change
Costs that sometimes change
Costs that have no change
Costs that have maximum change
What is a bank in terms of economics?
The side of a river
Institution that holds valuable property
Institution that creates money
an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money
What is a national bank?
Bank named after a country
Most popular bank in a country
Only bank responsible for lending
a bank chartered by the national government
What is money?
anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value
Only greenbacks
Only used as a store of value
Only used as a unit of account
What is currency?
The current value of money
coins and paper bills used as money
The current exchange rate of money
The current stock of money in a country
What is representative money?
money by government decree; has no alternative value or use as a commodity
objects that have value because the holder can exchange them for something else of value
money that has an alternative use as an economic good; gunpowder, flour, corn, etc
paper currency issued by the Fed that eventually replaced all other types of federal currency
What is a mutual fund?
certificate of ownership in a corporation; can be either common or preferred stock
physical place where buyers and sellers meet to exchange securities
change in overall spending caused by a change in investment spending
company that sells shares of a portfolio of securities, e.g., stocks and bonds issued by other companies
What are most financial institutions protected by?
Federal and state deposit insurance
Soundness of American economy
Their shareholders
Their depositors
What is interest?
Looking out for one's own self
Looking out for other's behalf
is payment from a borrower or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor
The original loan amount
What is the principle?
is payment from a borrower or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor
The total loan repaid
The amount paid to the central government
Refers to the amount of money you deposit in your account to begin saving
What is monopolistic competition?
market structure having all conditions of pure competition except for identical products; a form of imperfect competition
market structure in which a few large sellers dominate the market and have the ability to affect prices in the industry; form of imperfect competition
market structure characterized by a single producer; form of imperfect competition
a theoretical market structure that requires three major conditions: very large numbers of buyers and sellers, identical products, and freedom of entry and exit
What is pure competition?
a theoretical market structure that requires three major conditions: very large numbers of buyers and sellers, identical products, and freedom of entry and exit
a theoretical market structure that requires three major conditions: very large numbers of buyers and sellers, identical products, and freedom of entry and exit
market structure in which a few large sellers dominate the market and have the ability to affect prices in the industry; form of imperfect competition
market structure characterized by a single producer; form of imperfect competition
What is an oligopoly?
a theoretical market structure that requires three major conditions: very large numbers of buyers and sellers, identical products, and freedom of entry and exit
market structure having all conditions of pure competition except for identical products; a form of imperfect competition
market structure in which a few large sellers dominate the market and have the ability to affect prices in the industry; form of imperfect competition
market structure characterized by a single producer; form of imperfect competition
What is a monopoly?
a theoretical market structure that requires three major conditions: very large numbers of buyers and sellers, identical products, and freedom of entry and exit
market structure having all conditions of pure competition except for identical products; a form of imperfect competition
market structure in which a few large sellers dominate the market and have the ability to affect prices in the industry; form of imperfect competition
market structure characterized by a single producer; form of imperfect competition
What is a sole proprietorship?
unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States
unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm
business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model
form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual, including the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and to sue and be sued
What is a partnership?
unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States
unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm
business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model
form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual, including the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and to sue and be sued
What is a franchise?
unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States
unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm
business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model
form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual, including the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and to sue and be sued
What is a corporation?
unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States
unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm
business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model
form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual, including the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and to sue and be sued
Is economics the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth?
Yes
No
No
No