Econ (Chapter 8-13)

1. a share of ownership in a corporation
2. the possibility for loss on an investment
3. part of a corporation's profit that is paid out to stockholders
5. profit or loss made on an investment
6. a decrease in the general price level
7. government economic and social programs that provide assistance to the needy
13. a business owned by two or more partners who agree on responsibilities
15. periods during which prices rise at the same time that there is a slowdown in business activity
17. payments received in return for work
20. the knowledge and skills that enable workers to be productive
21. a contract issued by a corporation that promised to repay borrowed money
22. condition when a person's income and resources do not allow him or her to achieve a minimum standard of living

1. a work stoppage used to convince an employer to meet union demands
3. can be used like an ATM card or like a check
4. a sustained rise in the general price level or fall in the purchasing power of money
6. practice of distributing investments among different financial assets
8. an extended period of high unemployment and reduced business activity
9. the annual rate of return on a bond
10. market value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given time period
11. a business that licenses the right to sell it products in a particular area
12. banks chartered by the national government
14. buys and sells securities for customers
16. size of labor for multiplied by the length of the workers
18. electronic device that allows banks customers to make transactions without seeing a bank officer
19. organization of workers that seek to improve wages or work conditions