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Economics Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Economy | The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system. |
| Free Market | Any market in which trade is unregulated; an economic system free from government intervention. Allows supply and demand to regulate prices, wages, etc, rather than government. |
| Competition | The rivalry among sellers trying to achieve such goals as increasing profits, market share, and sales volume by varying the elements of the marketing mix: price, product, distribution, and promotion. |
| Profit | The excess of total revenues over total costs in a given time period. |
| Price Competition | The rivalry among firms seeking to attract customers on the basis of price, rather than by the use of other marketing factors. |
| Factors of Production | The productive resources of an economy, usually classified as land, labor, and capital. Entrepreneurship is frequently included as a fourth factor of production. |
| Utility | The usefulness received by consumers from buying, owning, or consuming a product. |