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The way people get the most from their resources of land, labor, and man-made materials
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economics
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One-time expenses an entrepreneur incurs when starting a business.
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start-up costs
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What sport does Mr. Stringer play |
Lacrosse |
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What channel is the I Carly show on |
Disney |
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Costs that cannot be recovered
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Sunk Cost |
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the amount of money left over after expenses are taken out
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Profit |
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The inability to satisfy all wants at the same time is called
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Scarcity
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The factors of production such as natural, human, capital, and entrepreneurship used in the production of goods and services are also called
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Resources
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Selecting an item from a set of alternatives is called
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Choice
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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
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Opportunity Cost
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The amount of money excahnged for a good or service is called the __?__. Supply and demand help determine this.
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Price
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Individuals and government share the decision-making process in which type of economy?
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Mixed |
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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)
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Incentive
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Markets are allowed to operate without undue influence from the government in this economy.
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Market |
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Stores are government controlled and wages are set by the government in this economy.
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Command |
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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
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People must make choices because even in the richest nations of the world resources are:
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Limited |
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The situation where needs are greater than resources, is known as:
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scarcity
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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.
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True |
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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:
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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. |
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Individuals, families, communities and nations deal with the problem of scarcity by making
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Choices |
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Types of resources in a free market economy are
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natural, human, capital and entrepreneurship
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The amount of a good that consumers are willing to buy at a certain price is
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Demand |
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The amount of a good that producers are willing to make or sell at a certain price
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Supply |
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The price of lettuce would be most likely to increase if:
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The supply of lettuce was lower than usual but the demand was high
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How are decisions made in a traditional government? |
Customs and habits |
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Per Capita income is_____in countries that are____? |
Higher and wealthier |
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Japan has decided to limit the number of cars they will see the U.S to 23 million. This is an expamle of |
Quota |
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Any form of wealth is concidered |
capital |
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Buying and selling is to ___ as currency is to____ |
trade/money |
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Nigeria has an abundance of oil and has devoted most of their wealth to developing this industry. Nigeria is practicing? |
Specialization |
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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 |
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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 |
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The Gross Domestic Product of a country is the total value of all? |
goods and services produced in a country in a year |
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What types of trade barriers are there? |
Desert, Tariff, Quota |
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A family purchase stock in the form of real estate in order to make a profit. This is an example of? |
Investing |
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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 |
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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 |
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North Korea makes most all economic decisions for the people they have a ______ economy |
Command |
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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 |
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To sell to another country is______ when the country receives it it is a ______ |
export /import |
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Most companies in the world today have a ______ economy? |
Mixed |
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Mr Stringer is the best Social Studies teacher in the 7th grade |
true |