Intro to Business Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. study of how resources are distributed for the production of goods and services within a social system
- 6. number of products -goods and services-that businesses are willing to sell at different prices at a specific time
- 9. domestic product^ the sum of all goods and services produced in a country during a year
- 11. resources^land, forests, minerals, water, and other things that are not made by people
- 12. resources^the funds used to acquire the natural and human resources needed to provide products
- 14. system^a description of how a particular society distributes its resources to produce goods and services
- 15. market structure that exists where there are very few businesses selling a product
- 18. price ^the price at which the number of products that businesses are willing to supply equals the amount of products that consumers are willing to buy at a specific point in time
- 19. economy^an economy in which economic activities occur between the country and the international community
- 21. system^pure capitalism, in which all economic decisions are made without government intervention
- 25. organizations ^organizations that may provide goods or services but do not have the fundamental purpose of earning profits
- 26. economic system in which the government owns and operates basic industries but individuals own most businesses
- 28. contraction^a slowdown of the economy characterized by a decline in spending and during which businesses cut back on production and lay off workers
- 33. described by Karl Marx as a society in which the people, without regard to class, own all the nation's resources
- 34. the number of goods and services that consumers are willing to buy at different prices as a specific time
Down
- 1. economies^economies made up of elements from more than one economic system
- 2. decline in production, employment, and income
- 4. competition^the market structure that exists when there are very few businesses selling a product
- 5. good or service with tangible and intangible characteristics that provide satisfaction and benefits
- 7. condition in which a percentage of the population wants to work but is unable to find jobs
- 8. difference between what it costs to make and sell a product and what a customer pays for it
- 10. that have a stake in the success and outcomes of a business
- 13. market structure that exists when there is only one business providing a product in a given market
- 16. deficit^the condition in which a nation spends more than it takes in from taxes
- 17. or organizations who try to earn a profit by providing products that satisfy people's needs
- 20. condition of the economy in which unemployment is very high, consumer spending is low, and business output is sharply reduced
- 22. economic system in which individuals own and operate the majority of businesses that provide goods and services
- 23. competition^the market structure that exists when there are many small businesses selling one standardized product
- 24. individual who risks his or her wealth, time, and effort to develop for profit an innovative product or way of doing something
- 27. ^the rivalry among businesses for consumers' dollars
- 29. condition characterized by a continuing rise in prices
- 30. expansion^the situation that occurs when an economy is growing and people are spending more money; their purchases stimulate the production of goods and services, which in turn stimulates employment
- 31. resources^the physical and mental abilities that people use to produce goods and services
- 32. of living^refers to the level of wealth and material comfort that people have available to them