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Econ Unit 2 Systems
Ch. 2 Sect 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the structure that society uses to produce and distribute goods and services (answer the 3 questions) | economic system |
| What goods and services should society produce? How should these goods and services be produced? Who consumes these goods and services? | Three economic questions |
| the income people receive in return for supplying land, labor and capital | factor payment |
| the amount of money a business keeps after all costs of production have been paid | profit |
| a set of government programs that are designed to protect people who face economic hard times | safety net |
| way of living that is usual for a person, community or country | standard of living |
| bringing new methods, products, or ideas into use | innovation |
| an economic system that relies on habit, custom, or ritual to decide the three key economic questions - the oldest and simplest economic system | traditional economy |
| a place that allows buyers and sellers to exchange things | market |
| when individuals and businesses do only what they are best at | specialization |
| an economic system in which decisions on the three economic questions are based on voluntary exchange | free market economy |
| a person or group of people living in the same place together | household |
| a business that uses resources to produce a product or service for sale | firm |
| an exchange in which firms purchase the factors of production from households | factor market |
| an exchange in which households purchase goods and services from firms | product market |
| an individual's own personal gain | self-interest |
| the hope of reward or fear of penalty that encourages a person to behave in a certain way | incentive |
| the contest between firms or people to sell goods and services | competition |
| Adam Smith's idea that competition should regulate the marketplace | invisible hand |
| the power of consumers to decide what gets produced | consumer sovereignty |
| the money a person makes | income |
| a model that shows the process of exchanges between households and firms | circular-flow |