Across
- 1. A person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale
- 7. tax: A tax on people's earnings
- 8. people not working who have looked for work during previous 4 weeks
- 11. off: told that you no longer have a job because there is not enough work for you to do
- 13. When a company comes up with new ideas or products.
- 15. Security: tax paid by workers to cover government programs
- 16. A share of ownership in a business or company.
- 18. economy: Economic decisions are made by individuals based on consumer demand
- 19. force: the total number of workers, including both the employed and the unemployed
- 20. Things we would like to have, such as entertainment, vacations, and items that make life comfortable and enjoyable
- 23. economy: Producers don't compete because everyone works to meet the community's survival needs.
- 24. money taken out of your paycheck to pay for your current healthcare
- 27. card: A bank card that automatically deducts the amount of a purchase from the checking account of the cardholder
- 28. account: a bank account that earns interest
- 29. the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent producing something
- 30. the desire to own something and the ability to pay for it
- 31. The study of how individuals and nations make choices about ways to use scarce resources to fulfill their needs and wants
- 33. a formal contract to repay borrowed money
- 34. A system by which goods and services are produced and distributed
- 36. The amount of goods available
- 37. the area where things are bought and sold
Down
- 2. A slowdown in a nation's economy
- 3. A reason to act a certain way or to make a certain choice
- 4. When a business tries to convince you to buy their product over another company.
- 5. Economy: has different aspects of the other types of economies (some government regulations)
- 6. The things you would not survive without.
- 9. taxes to pay for the health care of the elderly
- 10. Forces: supply and demand
- 12. A person who purchases goods and services for personal use
- 14. economy: An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy.
- 17. card: plastic card used to buy things on loan with interest
- 21. Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants
- 22. forced to leave a job
- 25. work performed by a person for someone else
- 26. to set aside money for a certain time so that it can be used later.
- 32. cost: whatever must be given up to obtain some item
- 35. Earnings from work or investment