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Unit 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aptitude | the ability to learn a particular kind of job |
| Brainstorming | a creative group problem-solving technique that involves generating a large number of fresh ideas |
| Capitalism | the private ownership of resources by individuals rather than by the government |
| Command Economy | the government determines what, how, and for whom products and services are produced |
| Consensus | an agreement among a group of people |
| Demand | an individual's need or desire for a product or service at a given price |
| Employees | people who work for someone else |
| Entrepreneurs | people who own, operate, and take the risk of a business venture |
| Entrepreneurship | the process of running a business of one's own |
| Equilibrium price and quantity | the point at which the supply and demand curves meet |
| Free Enterprise System | an economic system in which people have the right to make choices of what to buy, whether to own private property, or whether to start a business and compete with other businesses (market economy) |
| Functions of Business | production, marketing, management, and finance |
| Market Economy | individuals decide what, how, and for whom goods and services are produced |