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Econ #2
Question | Answer |
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Need | A basic requirement for survival |
Good | A tangible commodity such as a book or car |
Consumer good | A good intended for final use by a consumer |
Capital good | A good used to make other goods |
Durable good | Lasts three or more years when used regularly |
Non-durable good | Lasts less than three years or less with regular use |
Specialization | People do what they do best |
Division of labor | Workers perform fewer tasks more frequently |
Free enterprise system | The consumer and company make most of the economic decisions |
Traditional economy | Nearly all economic decisions are based on ritual and habit |
Command economy | Government makes majority of economic decisions |
Market economy | People and firms act in their own best interest |
Economic Questions | What, how, for whom |
Capitalism | A system in which citizens own the factors of production |
Private property | The idea that people have the right to control their possessions as they wish |
Profit | The extent of which you have made or lost money |
Mixed economy | A combination of command and market economies |
Sole proprietorship | A business owned and run by one person |
Partnership | A business owned by two or more people |
Corporation | A form of business organization that has all the legal rights of the individual |