Economy Flashcards

1
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The limited supply of something.

A

Scarcity

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2
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Trading without using money.

A

Bartering

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3
Q

Competition between companies (shifts prices of goods/services).

A

Free Enterprise

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4
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An economic or political system that has a country’s trade and industry that are controlled by a private owner for profit.

A

Capitalism

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5
Q

Production, exchange, and distribution should be owned or regulated by a whole community.

A

Socialism

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6
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A product that is available and a desire to get the available product.

A

Supply/Demand

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7
Q

When a business is responsible for all work/worker related things.

A

Human Resources

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8
Q

What are three basic economic questions

A

What goods/services will be produced?
How will goods/services be produced?
Who will consume the goods/services?

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9
Q

In a command economy, who makes all of the decisions?

A

The government

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10
Q

Most countries are what type of economy.

A

Mixed economy

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