ch2 Flashcards

1
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how is unemployment related to wage inflation

A

low unemployment leads to higher wage inflation (inverse relationship)

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2
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what is unemployement

A

its when people looking for jobs cant find jobs

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3
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does wage inflation cause high or low unemployment

A

they are inversly related. when wage inflation rises unemployment falls

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4
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what are the 4 parts of the business cycle

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peak , recession, trough, recovery

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5
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how does socio cultural enviroment impact companies

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it can effect customs, values, attitudes and demographic characteristics of the society a company operates

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6
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what type of economy has a strong central government that controls labour, capital and natural recourses and has few entrepreneurs

A

command economy

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7
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what is the key difference between economic systems

A

the ways they manage there factors of production

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8
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the four degrees of competition include all of the following except

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pure monopolistic competition

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9
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is pure competition one of the four degrees of competition

A

yes

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10
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what is the motivating factor to start a business

A

profit (money)

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11
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what is the driving factor that creates the need to run a business effectiley

A

competion

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12
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what type of economy is in canada

A

a mixed market economy

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13
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what group does unemployment measuer

A

it measueres unemployement only with people activly searching for jobs

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14
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what merger involves two firms that previously had a buyer seller relationship

A

vertical merger

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15
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what is an approach that moves a business from a department oriented organization to a process oriented one

A

business process management

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16
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what are the two basic types of R&D

A

basic and applied

17
Q

what does it mean if the GDP is going up

A

the nation is experiencing growth