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Chapter 13
Question | Answer |
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Not having enough of something for everyone's use. (the #1 problem in economics) | Scarcity |
The highest valued benefit given up when a choice is made. | Opportunity Cost |
The making of goods and services. | Production |
The delivery of goods and services. | Distribution |
The act of buying or using goods and services. | Consumption |
The resources people have for producing goods and services to satisfy their wants. | Factors of Production |
The basic economic decisions are made according to long-established patterns of behavior that are unlikely to change. | Traditional Economy |
A system in which private individuals own the factors of production and are free to make their own choices about produciton, distribution, and consumption. | Market Economy |
The government or a central authority owns or controls the factors of production and makes the basic economic decisions. | Command Economy |
The rewards that people get when they work hard. | Profit Motive |