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SEM1 Unit 3
Question | Answer |
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Why would a person choose a franchise instead of a sole-proprietorship? | Name recognition |
Corporations that offer shares of stock for sale to the general public are: | Public |
John is a limited partner in Sunshine Movie Productions. He is reconcilable for: | Any loss up to the amount he invested |
All citizens in the United States have what basic economic freedom? | Ownership |
A corporation that is taxed like a sole proprietorship and is limited to 35 or less shareholders is | Subchapter "S" |
Why do so many people choose sole proprietorships over any other form of business ownership? | Ease of startup |
Kevin opens a video rental store and quickly realizes that a disadvantage of business ownership is | Long hours |
What system encourages individuals to start and operate their own business with limited government involvement? | Free enterprise |
Dominique and John start their own music store. Dominique invests $50,000 and John invests $35,000. If the business fails due to an economic downturn, how much money would John lose? | $ 35,000 |
study of how to meet the unlimited wants of a society with its limited resources | Economics |
Natural Resources; including everything contained in the earth or found in the sea | Land |
Human resources; all the people who work in the economy | Labor |
Money needed to start and operate a business; which includes goods used in the production of other goods. | Capital |
Unlimited wants - Limited resources = | Scarcity |
A condition in which more goods and services are desired than are available | Scarcity |
People who are willing to take the risk of starting their own business | Entrepreneurs |
The added value or “usefulness” of a product | Utility |
Value added by changing raw materials or putting parts together to make them more useful | Form Utility |
Value added by having a product where customers can buy it | Place Utility |
Value added by having a product at a certain time of year or a convenient time of day | Time Utility |
Value added by exchanging a product for some monetary value | Possession Utility |
Value added by communicating with the consumer | Information Utility |
Market (or the people) answers the three basic economic questions; with NO government involement | Market Economy |
Government answers ALL economic questions | Command Economy |
Capitalism, Communism & Socialism are examples of what type of economy? | Mixed Economy |
The people elect officers to serve in the government; USA & JAPAN | Capitalism |
"Everyone Shall Be Equal" The Government reduces the difference between rich & poor, for the welfare of the people. | Socialism |
1 political party controls the government; people are told what jobs they can/cannot have and students are told what level of education to persue. | Communism |
In A Sellers Market: Producers Prefer To Supply, When The Price Is... | High |
Consumers prefer to buy when the price is low; this represents a | Buyers Market |
Changes In The Price of a product, effect the demand for that product | Elastic Demand |
Changes in the price of a product, do not effect the demand for the product | Inelastic Demand |
Chaise is only interested in wearing Jordans; this represents his Brand Loyalty. Brand Loyalty Makes The Demand For a Product: | Inelastic |
If Substitutes are readily available for consumers, this makes the demand for products: | Elastic |