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Market Economy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| consumer | someone who buys things |
| producer | someone who makes things or provides a service |
| market economy | producers are free to decide what to produce, and consumers are free to buy whatever they need and want. |
| market | a place to buy and sell things |
| profit | the financial gain received by selling something for more than it costs |
| incentive | the motivation to do something |
| competition | producers battle over who can make the most profit |
| innovation | the process of developing newer and better things |
| supply | the amount of something that is available |
| demand | the willingness and ability to buy something |
| opportunity cost | the thing you give up when making a choice |
| scarcity | the condition of unlimited wants versus limited resources |
| command economy | an economy where the government makes all of the economic decisions |
| traditional economy | an economy that exists mainly in primitive cultures where people follow the methods and traditions their ancestors have always used |