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Entrepreneur   a risk taker in search of profits, opens a business  
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Scarcity   basic economic problem, wants greater than resources  
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Utility   capacity for an economic product to be useful  
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Market Economy   USA, supply and demand determines production  
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Command Economy   communism, government determines production  
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Traditional Economy   lack of industry, slow to accept change  
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Inflation   general increase in price levels  
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Sole proprietorship   one owner, do not have to share profits  
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Partnership   least common, must fill out an agreement over how to split the profits  
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Corporation   Many owners/stockholders, best growth potential  
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Law of Demand   amount consumers are willing to purchase varies inversely or opposite of the price  
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Law of Supply   amount producers offer for sale varies directly with the price  
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Elastic   wants, small price change produces a large change in supply and demand  
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Inelastic   needs, large price change produces only a small change in supply and demand  
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Fixed Cost   overhead, cost that remains the same each month like rent  
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Variable Cost   cost that changes from month to month like the cost of raw materials  
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Total Revenue   number of units sold multiplied by the price per unit  
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Rationing   a system of allocating resources without using prices  
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Price Floor   minimum price that can be charged for a product, causes surplus  
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Price Ceiling   maximum price that can be charged for a product, causes shortage  
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Surplus   situation where supply is greater than demand  
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Shortage   situation where demand is greater than supply  
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Pure Competition   farmers who compete with identical products  
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Monopolistic Competition   firms use advertising to achieve product differentiation (walmart vs. target)  
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Monopoly   one seller of the product, has no substitutes, patents/copyrights  
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Boycott   refusal to buy products from targeted companies  
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Strike   refusal to work until demands are met  
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Income Tax   largest tax revenue for the federal government  
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Sales Tax   largest tax revenue for the state governments  
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Public Sector   federal, state, and local governments  
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Private Sector   individuals and businesses  
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Fiat Money   money by government decree, system of USA - money worth something only because the government says it is worth something  
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Commodity Money   money that has an alternative use like corn or tobacco for money  
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Greenbacks   nickname given to US currency that began during the US Civil War  
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Federal Reserve   USA's central bank system since 1913  
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FDIC   system of insurance for bank deposits in USA since 1934  
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Stocks/Equities   represents shares of ownership in companies  
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Dow Jones Industrial Average   measurement of 30 stocks since 1890 (AT&T, Ford, Wells Fargo, etc.)  
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