Intro to Business: Chapter 1 - Economic Decisions and Systems

Question 1

Quantity of a good or service that businesses are willing and able to provide.

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supply

Question 2

System that combines elements of the command and market economies.

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mixed

Question 3

System in which resources are owned and controlled by the government.

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command

Question 4

Things that add comfort and pleasure to your life.

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want

Question 5

Things that you can see and touch.

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goods

Question 6

Point where supply and demand are equal

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market price, equillibrium price

Question 7

A nation's plan for answering the three economic questions.

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Economic system

Question 8

Person who buys and uses goods and services.

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consumer

Question 9

Giving up on something to have something else.

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trade-off

Question 10

Value of the alternative you did not choose.

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opportunity cost

Question 11

Individuals & organizations that determine what products & services will be available for sale.

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producers

Question 12

System in which the resources are owned and controlled by the people of the country.

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market

Question 13

Private ownership of resources by individuals rather than by the government.

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capitalism

Question 14

Things that are required in order to live

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needs

Question 15

Activities that are consumed at the same time they are produced.

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service

Question 16

Not having enough resources to satisfy every need.

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scarcity

Question 17

Process of choosing which wants, among several options, will be satisfied.

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economic decision-making

Question 18

Quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy.

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demand

Question 19

Means through which goods and services are produced.

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economic resources

Question 20

System in which goods and services are produced the way they have always been done.

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traditional

Questions 20