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15 Cards in this Set
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Free enterprise sysytem |
people have the right to make economic choices |
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competition |
the struggle between companies for customers |
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inflation |
rising prices |
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business risk |
potential for loss or faliure |
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profit |
the money left after all expenses of running a business have been deducted |
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monoply |
sole control over a product or the means of producting it |
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resources |
all things used in producing goods and services |
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economy |
systems by which a nation decides how to use its resources to produce and distribute good and service |
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infrastructure |
a country's physical development, including the state of its roads, ports, sanitation facilities, and utilities |
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scarcity |
condition that exists when peoples wants and needs exceed their resources |
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possession utility |
increased when retailers offer their customers installment or layaway plans. |
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the customers |
decides whether a business will survive or fail
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government |
in a communist economy,__________ decides the type of education children will receive. |
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equilibrium |
occurs when the amount of product supplied equals the amount of product demanded |
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depression |
a period of long recession |
