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Economics Volcab

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Incentives things that incite or motivate you to change your economic behavior
Consumer sovereignty consumers determine through purchases what goods and services will be produced
Price the amount of money exchanged for a good or service
Profit consists of earning after all expenses have been paid
Circular flow resources, goods, services, and money flowing throughout the economy
Opportunity cost what is given up when a choice is made- the highest valued alternative
Sole proprietorship a business owned by one person who takes all of the risks and all of the profits
Private property property owned by individuals and businesses for use without undue interference by the government
Resources factors of production that are used in the production of goods and services
Production the combining of human, natural, capital, and business resources to make goods and services
Entrepreneur a person who takes a risk to produce goods and services in search of a profit
Scarcity the inability to satisfy all wants at the same time
Competition rivalry between producers and sellers of goods and services that results in better quality goods and services at a lower price
Human resources time, energy, and skills needed to produce goods and services
Corporation a large business with many owners called stock holders
Natural resources the resources from the land that are needed to produce goods and services
Consumption using goods and services
Choice selecting an item or action from a set of alternatives
Partnership a form of business owned by 2 or more individuals who share all of the risks and profits
Capital resources the tools, machinery, factories and money that are used in providing goods and services
Supply the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a certain price
Demand the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a certain price
Consumer people who buy and use products
Producer people who use resources to provide goods and services
Economy the management of the resources of a country
Command economy an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
Mixed Market Economy An economic system in which both the private enterprise and a degree of state monopoly
Free Market Economy , prices for goods and services are set freely by the forces of supply and demand and are allowed to reach their point of equilibrium without intervention by government policy.
Traditional Economy economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs help shape the goods and the services the economy produces, as well as the rules and manner of their distribution.
Corporation a separate, legal entity guided by a group of officers known as the board of directors.
Partnership
Limited Liability a person's financial liability is limited to a fixed sum, most commonly the value of a person's investment in a company or partnership
Marketing the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.
16th Amendment Allows governmment to levy taxes
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