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The way people get the most from their resources of land, labor, and man-made materials
economics
One-time expenses an entrepreneur incurs when starting a business.
start-up costs

What sport does Mr. Stringer play

Lacrosse

What channel is the I Carly show on

Disney

Costs that cannot be recovered

Sunk Cost

the amount of money left over after expenses are taken out

Profit

The inability to satisfy all wants at the same time is called
Scarcity
The factors of production such as natural, human, capital, and entrepreneurship used in the production of goods and services are also called
Resources
Selecting an item from a set of alternatives is called
Choice
Adam enters a store and finds a tennis racket and a baseball bat he would love to have. He only has enough money for one of those items and chooses to purchase the baseball bat. The tennis racket is considered the
Opportunity Cost
The amount of money excahnged for a good or service is called the __?__. Supply and demand help determine this.
Price
Individuals and government share the decision-making process in which type of economy?

Mixed

The local Ford dealership is having a sale on their 2004 model cars and trucks in order to motivate people to come in to the store. This is called a(n)
Incentive
Markets are allowed to operate without undue influence from the government in this economy.

Market

Stores are government controlled and wages are set by the government in this economy.

Command

All of the following are characteristics of ths US economy EXCEPT?

[A] Private Property


[B] Consumer Sovereignty•


[C] Centrally-planned economy


{D] Competition

Centrally-planned economy
People must make choices because even in the richest nations of the world resources are:

Limited

The situation where needs are greater than resources, is known as:
scarcity
True or False - Even the U.S. with all of its resources, cannot satisfy all of the wants and needs of its people. All nations and all economic systems most cope with scarcity.

True

Productive resources - land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship - are in limited supply in the world, but some nations are richer in these resources than others. The U.S. can be considered resource rich because it has:
A large supplies of metals, minerals, and fossil fuels in the earth and the land is fertile.

A large labor force, and most of the people are educated and skilled.


Ample capital to invest in government projects and business expansion.

Individuals, families, communities and nations deal with the problem of scarcity by making

Choices

Types of resources in a free market economy are
natural, human, capital and entrepreneurship
The amount of a good that consumers are willing to buy at a certain price is

Demand

The amount of a good that producers are willing to make or sell at a certain price

Supply

The price of lettuce would be most likely to increase if:
The supply of lettuce was lower than usual but the demand was high

How are decisions made in a traditional government?

Customs and habits

Per Capita income is_____in countries that are____?

Higher and wealthier

Japan has decided to limit the number of cars they will see the U.S to 23 million. This is an expamle of

Quota

Any form of wealth is concidered

capital

Buying and selling is to ___ as currency is to____

trade/money

Nigeria has an abundance of oil and has devoted most of their wealth to developing this industry. Nigeria is practicing?

Specialization

Henry Ford develop the first factory to use assembly line. Since he took a risk with this business operation with the expectation of making a profit, he would be an?

Entrepeneur

The US paid people to replace their old car with a more efficient one, it was called cash for clunkers. This is an example of Government ____

Spending

The Gross Domestic Product of a country is the total value of all?

goods and services produced in a country in a year

What types of trade barriers are there?

Desert, Tariff, Quota

A family purchase stock in the form of real estate in order to make a profit. This is an example of?

Investing

Mr. Stringer puts 20% of his allowance in the bank every month to be sure he has money for special things like a gift for his wife. He is doing what with he money?

Saving

Certain taxes interfere with trade because they raise prices and make it less profitable for the countries to their goods in foreign markets. these are?

Tariffs

North Korea makes most all economic decisions for the people they have a ______ economy

Command

Us finds of China has been putting lead paint in some toys they have been selling to the US companies. The US decides to put a ______ on China?

Embargo

To sell to another country is______ when the country receives it it is a ______

export /import

Most companies in the world today have a ______ economy?

Mixed

Mr Stringer is the best Social Studies teacher in the 7th grade

true