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PBF Unit 1 Terms

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Combines elements of the command and market economies   Mixed Economy  
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The initiative to combine natural, human, and capital resources   Entrepreneurial Resources  
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Value of the next-best alternative that is forgone to produce or obtain another product   Opportunity Cost  
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Businesses that offer the same goods to the same customers   Competitors  
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Individuals and organizations that determine which goods and services to sell   Producers  
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Process of choosing which needs or wants will be satisfied   Economic Decision-making  
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Means from which goods and services are produced   Economic Resources  
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Right to purchase, use, and discard things of value   Private Property  
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Activities that can be used at the time of purchase to satisfy needs and wants   Services  
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Condition that exists when wants or needs exceed resources available   Scarcity  
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Study of the decisions made for production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services   Economics  
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Required necessities   Needs  
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Buys and uses goods and services   Consumer  
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Goods and money used in the production of goods and services   Capital Resources  
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Raw materials supplied by nature   Natural Resources  
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People using efforts, knowledge, and skills at work to produce goods and services   Human Resources  
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Economic system in which freedom to consume and produce goods and services exists   Free Enterprise  
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Economic system is based upon customs and centered around family   Traditional Economy  
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Items purchased to satisfy needs and wants   Goods  
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Money left after selling goods and services and taking off the costs of operating a business   Profit  
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Goods that are purchased to to add comfort or pleasure.   Wants  
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Anywhere goods or services exchange hands   Marketplace  
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Process of giving up something for gaining something else   Tradeoff  
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Goods and sevices are owned and controlled by the people   Market Economy  
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Opportunity to make choices of goods and services and accept consequences of decisions   Freedom of Choice  
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Economics system in which the government owns resources and dictates what is produced   Command Economy  
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The point where supply and demand are equal   Market Price  
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An approximation of the value of goods produced per person in the country, equal to the country's GDP divided by the total number of people in the country.   GDP Per Capita  
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The amount of output per unit of input (labor, equipment, and capital).   Productivity  
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An individual's total earnings from wages, passive enterprises, and investment interest and dividends.   Personal Income  
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A monthly report that measures consumer demand by tracking total non-service receipts from retail businesses.   Retail Sales  
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A project initiated by a business that requires the investment of a large amount of capital.   Capital Projects  
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An instrument that signifies an ownership position (called equity) in a corporation, and represents a claim on its proportional share in the corporation's assets and profits.   Stock  
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A period during which business activity drops significantly. High unemployment rates and deflation often accompany a depression   Depression  
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A debt instrument issued for a period of more than one year with the purpose of raising capital by borrowing.   Bond  
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A decline in general price levels, often caused by a reduction in the supply of money or credit.   Deflation  
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A predictable long-term pattern of alternating periods of economic growth (recovery) and decline (recession).   Business Cycle  
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A period of general economic decline; typically defined as a decline in GDP for two or more consecutive quarters   Recession  
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A period in a business cycle following a recession, during which the GDP rises.   Recovery  
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The overall general upward price movement of goods and services in an economy (often caused by an increase in the supply of money).   Inflation  
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