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______ is the quantity of goods and services available for sale, and ______ is the desire of potential buyers for those goods.
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Supply; demand
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_____ demand is demand without the ability to pay, and ______ demand is the demand of those willing and able to pay.
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Absolute; effectual
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Labor is the _______ price of a good or service, and money is its ________ price.
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Real; nominal
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The ______ price is the price at which a good is sold, and the ______ price is what it cost to produce it.
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Market; natural
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The lack of all restraints on trade.
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Laissez-faire
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The term used for a stable economy
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equilibrium
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The wearing down of buildings, tools, and machines
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capital depreciation
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A regulated economic system with a highly controlled market
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Mercantilism
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A single business that is the only source for a good or service.
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Monopoly
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Government regulations are examples of the ______ system of economics at work in capitalist nations.
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Command
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_________ is the excess of total revenue over total cost.
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profit
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Our ___ are limited, but our wants are unlimited.
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Resources
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4 distinctives of capitalism
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1. Private ownership of property
2. Individual initiative
3. Competition
4. Freedom of choice
2. Individual initiative
3. Competition
4. Freedom of choice
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_______ helps keep prices down and improves quality.
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competition
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When demand is greater than supply, prices are usually _______ than when the reverse is true.
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Higher
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To a socialist, ______ is a result of exploiting the proletariat.
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Profit
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Both communism and socialism developed from the writings of
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Karl Marx
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According to Karl Marx, over expanded _________ leads to economic collapse.
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Credit
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The division of labor leads to greater employment and 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚜 the prosperity of an entire society.
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Increases
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𝚂𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 is the strongest motivation in trade.
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True
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The value of any commodity use for exchange is equal to the quantity of 𝚐𝚘𝚕𝚍 that it purchases
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Labor
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Only 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢 is stable; The value of other alternatives varies
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Labor
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The cost of 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 includes wages, profit, and rent.
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True
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Governments only functions are justice, 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚏𝚊𝚛𝚎, and public works.
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Defense
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𝙲𝚊𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚖 will eventually collapse.
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True
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Capitalism allows the bourgeoisie to exploit the 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚛.
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Worker
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Capitalism inevitably produces 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 cycles.
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True
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The new, utopian, communist society that is established after the collapse of capitalism has no need for government or 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢.
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True
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Study of individual units of an economy
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Microeconomics
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Study of the economy as a whole
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Macroeconomics
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value of income in monetary terms
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money wage
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Value of income in terms of purchasing power
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real wage
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Market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy during one year
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Gross domestic product
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Continuous increase in average prices of goods and services
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inflation
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Income to those who loan money
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Interest
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Measure of the change in average prices of common goods and services
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consumer price index
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Payment for an expected decrease in the purchasing power of money
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inflation premium
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payment without regard to variations in interest rates
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pure interest
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Payment for the risk factor inherent in any loan
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pure profit
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Payment to induce lender to part with present purchasing power
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originary interest
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A depression occurs because of overproduction
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True
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A depression is an example of 𝚜𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚖'𝚜 failure to operate.
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Capitalism's
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𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚎𝚛 spending and inflation stimulate consumption and investment.
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Government
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To end a depression, government should institute deficient spending on public works and other projects.
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True
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The solution of governments to the great depression was to ________ the currency, which meant that ______ wages dropped while ________ wages remain the same.
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Inflate; real; money
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Gross Domestic Product is;
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1. Expressed in units of value
2. A measurement of final output
3. A report of total production for a period of one year
2. A measurement of final output
3. A report of total production for a period of one year
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Methods for reducing inflation include;
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1. Increasing the output of goods and services
2. Eliminating excessive money growth
3. Simply accepting constant, gradual inflation
2. Eliminating excessive money growth
3. Simply accepting constant, gradual inflation
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Interest rates vary because;
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1. The supply of funds and demand for loans vary
2. The cost of administering loans varies
3. Loans are for vary lengths of time
4. Lenders may search for the best rate
5. There are differing amounts of risk
2. The cost of administering loans varies
3. Loans are for vary lengths of time
4. Lenders may search for the best rate
5. There are differing amounts of risk
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A ________ of money exista amount consumers, business, governments, and financial institutions.
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Circular flow
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The _______ is a measurement of inflation, and the cost of its _______ is a gauge of the cost of living.
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Consumer price index; market basket