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Ch 14 social studies
Question | Answer |
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labor unions | organizations of workers that seek to improve wages and working conditions and to protect members’ rights |
boycott | refuse to buy |
supply | the amount of a product that producers are willing and able to offer at different prices |
interest | the payment for the use of capital |
demand | the amount of a product or service that buyers are willing and able to buy at different prices |
market price | the price at which buyers and sellers agree to trade |
corporation | a business that is separate from the people who own it and legally acts as a single person |
strike | workers refuse to work unless employers meet certain demands |
entrepreneur | a person who starts a business |
sole proprietorship | a business owned by an individual |
partnership | a type of business in which two or more people share ownership |
profit | the difference between the total cost of production and the total revenues received from the buyers |
collective bargaining | the process by which representatives of the unions and business try to reach agreement about wages and working conditions |