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chapter 19

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Definition
goods   tangible product that we use to satisfy our wants and needs  
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services   work performed by a person for someone else  
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factors of production   resources necessary to produce goods and services  
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natural resources   gifts of nature that make production possible  
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labor   human effort directed toward producing goods and services  
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capital   previously manufactured goods used to make other goods and services  
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enterpreneur   individual who starts a new business, introduces a new product, and improves a management technique  
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gross domestic product (GDP)   total dollar value of all final goods and services produced in a country during a single year  
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standard living   the material well-being of an individual, group, or nation measured by how well their necessities and luxuries are satisfied  
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market   free and willing exchange of goods and services between buyers and sellers  
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factor markets   a market where productive resources are bought and sold  
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product markets   a market where producers offer goods and services for sale  
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productivity   the degree to which resources are being used efficiently to produce goods and services  
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specialization   when people, businesses, regions, and/or nations concentrate on goods and services that they can produce better than anyone else  
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Division of labor   the breaking down of a job into separate, smaller tasks to be performed individually  
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economic interdependence   a reliance on others, as they rely on you, to provide goods and services to be consumed  
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capitalism   a system in which private citizens own most, if not all, of the means of production and decide how to use them within legislated limits  
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free enterprise   economic system in which individuals and businesses are allowed to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference  
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consumer sovereignty   the role of consumer as the ruler of the market, determining what products will be produced  
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private property rights   the freedom to own and use our own property as we choose as long as we do not interfere with the rights of others  
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competition   the struggle that goes on between buyers and sellers to get the best products at the lowest prices  
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profit   the money a business receives for its products or services over and above its costs  
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profit motive   the driving force that encourages individuals and organizations to improve their material well-being  
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voluntary exchange   the act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in market transactions  
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laissez-faire economics   economic system where government should not interfere in the marketplace  
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