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Mrs. McTigue's terms for civics and economics 2017

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Definition
Laissez-faire   "Hands off"- let the market decide instead of the government  
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Need   Basic requirement for survival  
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Mixed Economy   Combo Economy where the market makes the decisions but the government passes down rules and regulations  
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Factors of Productions   Combo of land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship needed to produce products  
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Command Economy   Government owns all resources and decides what to produce and who to produce it for  
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Market Economy   The Market owns resources and answers the three basic economic questions based on competition, profit incentives and self interest  
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Opportunity cost   the next best alternative given up for an economic choice  
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Economics   The study of how a society is satisfies it's unlimited wants and needs with it's limited resources  
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Traditional Economy   The resources are based on custom and tradition. tends to be more family/tribe centered.  
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Want   way of Expressing an unnecessary need  
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Value   What something is worth  
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Paradox of value   Non-necessities are expensive while basic needs are inexpensive  
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Scarcity   When there are not enough resources to satisfy a market's wants and needs  
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Cost-Benefit analysis   Comparing marginal costs and benefits of an action  
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Variable costs   Expenses that change based on the product produced  
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Fixed Costs   Expenses that never change  
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Marginal Costs   The extra cost to produce one more of the product  
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Substitute   A good purchased that's closely related to another product  
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Equilibrium   a situation in which quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.  
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complimentary good   goods that are typically purchased together.  
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Price Ceiling   the highest legal price that can be charged for a good  
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increase   the law of demand states that as demand increases prices will ___.  
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decrease   the law of supply states that as supply increases, prices will ___.  
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price floor   the lowest legal price that can be charged for a good  
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shortage   when quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied  
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surplus   when quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded  
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partnership   a business jointly owned by two or more persons  
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corporation   a business organization recognized by law as separate entity having the rights of an individual  
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sole proprietorship   a business owned and run by one person  
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conglomerates   a business that has at least four businesses all making different products  
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multinationnal   a corporation that has manufacturing or service operations in a number of different countries  
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horizontal merger   two or more businesses that produce the same kind of product  
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vertical merger   when businesses join together that are involved in different steps of the manufacturing process  
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perfect competition   characteristics are: many sellers, easy to get in and out of the market, products are nearly identical, and price is set by supply and demand  
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monopolistic competition   characteristics are: market sets the price, competitors compete with non-price competition tactics like customer service, quality  
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oligopoly   characteristics: very few sellers, difficult to enter the market, causes high prices  
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technical monopoly   occurs when businesses own a patent or copyright  
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geographic monopoly   occurs when it is the only business selling a good or service in town  
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monopoly   only one seller in a particular category, no close substitutes, almost impossible to enter the market  
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