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Bus. 121 Test #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Book Author | Nickels & McHugh |
| Book Name | Understanding Business, 12th edition |
| Professor's Name | Dr. Paul B Hudson |
| Trade Deficit | an unfavorable balance of trade; occurs when the value of a country's imports exceeds that of it's exports |
| Economics | the study of how society chooses to employ resources to produce goods and services and distributes them for consumption among various competing groups and individuals |
| Capitalism | an economic system in which all or most factors of production and distribution and privately owned and operated for profit |
| Socialism | an economic system based on the premise that some, if not all basic businesses should be owned by the government so that profits can be more evenly distributed among people |
| Recession | two or more consecutive quarters of decline in the GDP |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | a business's concern for the welfare of society |
| Partnership | a legal form of business with two or more owners |
| 5 Factors of Production | Land Labor Capital Knowledge Entrepreneurship |
| Profit | the amount of money a business earns beyond what it spends on labor costs |
| Exporting | sellling products to another country |
| Business | any activity that seeks to provide goods/services to others while operating at a profit |
| Entrepreneur | a person who risks time and money to start and manage a business |
| Sole Proprietorship | a business owned and usually managed by one person |
| Ethics | standards for moral behavior; behavior accepted by society as right vs wrong |
| Corporation | a legal entity with authority to act and have liability separate from it's owners |
| Tariff | a tax imposed on imported products |
| Importing | buying products from another country |
| Depression | a severe recession usually accompanied by deflation |