97 Flashcards

1
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Has the United States sustained the best record of economic growth of any nation in the world?

A

Yes

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2
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Has a division of labor caused workers to be more dependent on each other and a greater need for teamwork?

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Yes

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3
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Does the freedom to own property enable your family to enjoy a higher standard of living?

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Yes

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4
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Does the owner of a business usually receive most of the money paid out by the firm?

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No

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5
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Has the average profit made by America’s largest corporations for the last several years been below 10%?

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Yes

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6
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Are the economies of other nations depressed because the American free enterprise system produces so many of the worlds goods?

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No

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7
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Is competition unfair and unnecessary because it raises prices to the consumer?

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No

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8
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Although business provides the wants and the needs of your family through producing goods and services is its biggest contribution to your family wages and salaries paid family members?

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Yes

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9
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Well the preservation of our free enterprise system have a little fact on you as a consumer?

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No

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10
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The success of American business in producing an abundance of goods and services has had what effect on other countries of the world?

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America is able to help them

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11
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What has improve your family standard of living?

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Business

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12
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What are often the result of money business and best in research and development programs?

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An improved consumer product

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13
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What are two forms of competition you have study?

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Price competition and product competition

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14
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When do workers normally increase their personal income, when the production increases or decreases?

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Increases

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15
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What is the difference between a nations merchandise exports and merchandise import called?

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Balance of trade

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16
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What is trade which goes on between countries called?

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World trade

17
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The amount of goods your family is able to buy at any one time depends on what two things?

A

Income and purchasing power

18
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Nations are considered richer than others if they have more what?

A

Economic resources

19
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What are the total amount of goods and services and nations workers produce in one year

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Gross national production

20
Q

What a business activity slows down during a period of time it is called what?

A

Recession

21
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When A businesses activity lasts long time it is called what?

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Production

22
Q

Three things business does for your family:

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Production of goods and services
provision of income
marketing goods and services

23
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Three things that are necessary for survival:

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Food
shelter
clothing

24
Q

Five wants:

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Radio 
magazine 
automobile 
a ring 
a sled
25
Q

Exports are?

A

Goods sold to other countries

26
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Imports are?

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Good bought from other countries

27
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Services are?

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Various kinds of useful work

28
Q

What are three kinds of resources required by business

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Natural resources
capital resources
Human Resources

29
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Product-cost variance are?

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Two reasons for the variation and amounts of resources required by different products and the differences and product supply and demand