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Mrs. McTigue's terms for civics and economics 2017

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Definition
show "Hands off"- let the market decide instead of the government  
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show Basic requirement for survival  
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Mixed Economy   show
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Factors of Productions   show
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show Government owns all resources and decides what to produce and who to produce it for  
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show 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   show
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show The study of how a society is satisfies it's unlimited wants and needs with it's limited resources  
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show The resources are based on custom and tradition. tends to be more family/tribe centered.  
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show way of Expressing an unnecessary need  
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Value   show
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Paradox of value   show
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Scarcity   show
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Cost-Benefit analysis   show
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Variable costs   show
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Fixed Costs   show
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Marginal Costs   show
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Substitute   show
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show a situation in which quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.  
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complimentary good   show
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Price Ceiling   show
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increase   show
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decrease   show
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price floor   show
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show when quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied  
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show when quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded  
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partnership   show
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corporation   show
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show a business owned and run by one person  
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show a business that has at least four businesses all making different products  
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multinationnal   show
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horizontal merger   show
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vertical merger   show
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perfect competition   show
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show characteristics are: market sets the price, competitors compete with non-price competition tactics like customer service, quality  
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show characteristics: very few sellers, difficult to enter the market, causes high prices  
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show occurs when businesses own a patent or copyright  
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geographic monopoly   show
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monopoly   show
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