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Intro To Business 1

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The 5 most widely indicators of the economy include...   GDP, unemployment rate, interest rate, and stock and bond markets  
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3 ways the government can help or control the economy include...   Government spending, taxes, and interest rate  
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The 4 levels of inflation include...   Low, moderate, high, and hyperinflation  
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The 4 levels of the business cycle include...   Expansion, peak, recession, and trough  
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The 4 market structures are...   Monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and perfect competition  
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Businesses compete for business by...   lowering prices and/or increasing the quality of the product  
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What is the market value of all financial products produced in a country during a specific period of time?   Gross Domestic Product, or GDP  
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How can you measure GDP?   By adding the total amount of money spent from consumer spending, business spending, government spending, and net exports  
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What is the general rise in prices called?   Inflation  
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What is the amount a borrower pays to a lender for a loan?   Interest  
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What's the measure of a worker's production in a specific amount of time?   Productivity  
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What are the tax spending decisions made by Congress or the president?   Fiscal price or government spending (must know both)  
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What is a system and market place for buying and selling stocks known as?   The stock market  
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What's a certificate of debt issued by an organization or government known as? (It also represents a loan)   Bonds  
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When a lower price is the main reason for customers to buy over the other businesses, it's known as...?   Price competition  
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When one company or business has a competitive advantage based on factors other than price, it's known as...?   Non-price competition  
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When one business has complete control over supply, it's known as...?   Monopoly  
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When a small number of businesses sell the same or similar products, it's known as...?   Oligopoly  
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When a large number of businesses sell similar, but not the same, products at different prices, it's known as...?   Monopolistic competition  
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When a large number of businesses sell the same product at the same price, it's known as...?   Perfect competition  
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When an economy is growing, it's known as...?   Expansion  
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The end of expansion is known as...?   Peak  
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A significant decline in total output, income, employment, and trade in an economy is known as...?   Recession  
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The lowest stage of a business is known as the..?   Trough  
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What regulates the supply of money and interest rates by a central bank in an economy?   Monetary policy  
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What is the central bank in the U.S.?   Federal Reserve System  
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What is the total money circulating at any one time in a country known as?   Money supply  
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What promotes fair trade and competition among businesses?   Antitrust laws  
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Occurs when 2 or more businesses in an industry agree to sell the same goods or services at a set price?   Price fixing  
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Occurs when 2 or more businesses work together to remove their competition, set prices, and control distribution?   Collusion  
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This is not directly connected to economic activity, but still affects people?   Externalizes  
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A business only located along state lines is known as...?   Intrastate  
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A business that can be found in many states is known as...?   Interstate  
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