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6th grade econ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| economics | the study of how goods and services get produced and distributed |
| law of demand | the higher the demand the higher the price |
| law of supply | the lower the supply the higher the price |
| Allocation method | how foods and services are spread throughout society |
| Central planning | government decides who gets and how much |
| Free market | supply and demand in the public marketplace determine prices and availability |
| Entrepreneur | person who organizes operates and assumes the risk for a business venture |
| Scarcity | exists because human wants are insatiable (not able to be fulfilled) and resources are limited |
| Capitalism | economic system in which ownership and production of goods and services is controlled by private individuals |
| Socialism | mixed economy government provides for necessities of life private enterprise provides non essential goods and services |
| Communism | Government is the economic system |
| Capital | refers to factories equipment and property that can be used to produce wealth |
| Competition | exists when there is more than one seller of a product |
| Corporation | business organization formed and owned by a number of people (share holders) |
| Income | money goods or services earned by the labor or by the use of other resources |
| Inflation | continual increase in prices throughout a nations economy |
| Investment | use of money to provide income or profit |
| Monopoly | exists when there is only one seller of a product |
| Profit | earnings of a business over and above all costs |