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Ch 14 social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| labor unions | organizations of workers that seek to improve wages and working conditions and to protect members’ rights |
| boycott | refuse to buy |
| supply | the amount of a product that producers are willing and able to offer at different prices |
| interest | the payment for the use of capital |
| demand | the amount of a product or service that buyers are willing and able to buy at different prices |
| market price | the price at which buyers and sellers agree to trade |
| corporation | a business that is separate from the people who own it and legally acts as a single person |
| strike | workers refuse to work unless employers meet certain demands |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts a business |
| sole proprietorship | a business owned by an individual |
| partnership | a type of business in which two or more people share ownership |
| profit | the difference between the total cost of production and the total revenues received from the buyers |
| collective bargaining | the process by which representatives of the unions and business try to reach agreement about wages and working conditions |