Across
- 2. Activities that are consumed at the same time they are produced
- 4. An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
- 5. Goods that are commonly used with other goods
- 10. A business owned by one person
- 11. A financial gain, esp. The difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something
- 13. Products or services that can be used in place of each other. When the price of one falls, the demand for the other product falls; conversely, when the price of one product rises, the demand for the other product rises.
- 14. Study of individual consumers and businesses.
- 17. Accepting the risk of starting and running a business.
- 19. A legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold
- 20. A situation in which unlimited wants exceed the limited resources available to fulfill those wants
- 21. Economic decisions are made by individuals or the open market.
- 24. consumers buy more of a good when its price decreases and less when its price increases
Down
- 1. As the price increases, producers produce more
- 3. Land, labor, and capital; the three groups of resources that are used to make all goods and services
- 6. A tangible product used to satisfy human wants
- 7. A legal maximum on the price at which a good can be sold
- 8. An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy.
- 9. the price that balances quantity supplied and quantity demanded
- 12. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers, but only one seller.
- 13. A situation in which quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied
- 15. (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
- 16. A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits, but are not personally responsible for its debts
- 18. A phrase coined by Adam Smith to describe the process that turns self-directed gain into social and economic benefits for all.
- 22. An economic system based on private ownership of capital
- 23. A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded
