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Chapters 18 and 19

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Economics   the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth  
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Microeconomics   the part of economics concerned with single factors and the effects of individual decisions  
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Macroeconomics   the part of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity  
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Economic System   a system of production and exchange of goods and services as well as allocation of resources in a society  
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Resource   a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively  
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Scarcity   the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage  
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Trade-off   a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise  
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Opportunity Cost   the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen  
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Marginal Cost   the cost added by producing one extra item of a product  
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Marginal Benefit   the additional satisfaction or utility that a person receives from consuming an additional unit of a good or service  
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Cost-Benefit Analysis   a process by which business decisions are analyzed  
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Services   the action of helping or doing work for someone  
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Factors of Production   an economic term to describe the inputs that are used in the production of goods or services in the attempt to make an economic profit  
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Capital   wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing  
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Entrepreneur   a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so  
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GDP   the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year  
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Standard of Living   the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community  
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Market   a regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities  
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Factor Market   refers to markets where services of the factors of production are bought and sold  
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Product Market   where goods and services produced by businesses are sold to households  
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Productivity   the state or quality of producing something, especially crops  
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Specialization   the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work  
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Economic Interdependence   a consequence of specialization, or the division of labor, and is almost universal  
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Capitalism   an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state  
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Free Enterprise   an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control  
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Consumer Sovereignty   the situation in an economy where the desires and needs of consumers control the output of producers  
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Private Property Rights   a legal right to or in a particular property  
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Profit Motive   an economic concept which posits that the ultimate goal of a business is to make money  
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Voluntary Exchange   the act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in market transactions  
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Laissez-Faire Economics   an economic theory from the 18th century that is strongly opposed to any government intervention in business affairs  
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