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Chapter 1: Understand Economic Systems & Business Flashcards

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What is Business?

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an organization that strives for a profit by providing goods and services provided by its customers.

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Goods vs Services

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goods: tangible
services: intangible offerings

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What is a “Standard of Living”?

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measured by the output of goods and services people can buy with their money.
*businesses create our standard of living.

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Revenue

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the money a company gets from providing goods and services.

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Cost

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expenses a company incurs from creating the good or service.

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Profit

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The money left over from revenue after costs are paid.

REVENUE - COSTS = PROFIT

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Not-For-Profit (NFP)

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  • Does not strive for profit
  • Does not compete with other NFPs.
  • Provides service for
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NFP and For-Profit similarities

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  • Need resources to meet their goals

* Need to develop strategy, budget carefully, measure performance, foster an ethical workplace, etc.

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Five Factors of Production

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  • Natural Resources
  • Labor
  • Capital
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Knowledge
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Capital vs Money

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Capital: inputs
Money: buys the inputs

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Natural Resources

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land, materials, oil, etc.

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Labor

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people that are capable of working for you.

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Entrepreneurship

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combines natural resources, labor, and capital to create a product.

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Knowledge

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  • Combined talents and skills of the workforce
  • Key role in the success of business
  • Essential to economic growth
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General Types of Business

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  • Manufacturing
  • Services
  • Reselling
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Manufacturing (business)

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makes things

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Services (business)

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provides a service (tax prep., doctor, etc.)

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Reselling (business)

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buys from suppliers, sells to businesses or consumers

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External factors that have a direct influence business

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  • economics
  • political & legal
  • demographic
  • social
  • competitive
  • global
  • technological
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Internal factors that affect business

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  • entrepreneurs
  • managers
  • workers
  • customers
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How does economic changes affect business?

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  • creates business cycles
  • supply and demand determine prices and quantities
  • strong economic activity = low unemployment rates and higher income levels
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How does political changes affect business?

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  • affect day-to-day operations.

* the types of laws it passes (affect competition, min. wage, environmental protection, worker safety, etc.)

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How can the government affect the level of economic activity?

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  • change policies –> affect taxes and interest rate level –> stimulate business cycle.
  • affect supply and demand
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Why do demographic shifts and technological developments create both challenges and new opportunities for business?

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  • demographics: help define the market and workforce.

* technology: increases productivity, communication, etc.

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How does technology affect wealth and standard of living?
advancement in technology --> increased productivity --> increased profits & lower costs --> lower price for customers --> increase in standard of living.
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What is economics?
the study of how a society uses scarce resources to produce and distribute goods and services.
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Economic System
the combination of polices, laws, and choices made by its government to establish the systems that determine what goods and services are produced and how they are allocated.
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Major Economic Systems
* Capitalism ( Free Market) | * Communism and Socialism (Planned Economies)
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Capitalism
* " Private Enterprise System " * Competition in the marketplace * Private Ownership * Large number of businesses * Buy and sell freely * Guaranteed economic rights
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Communism
* Government owns all * All economic decisions made by the government. * No competition * Less motivation, productivity, and quality of life
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Socialism
``` Basic industries owned by government. Smaller businesses owned privately Healthcare and unemployment offered to citizens. Higher unemployment rate Higher taxes ```
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Mixed Economy
use more than one economic system.
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Macroeconomics
study of the economy as a whole.
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Microeconomics
individual parts of the economy. | households or firms
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Capitalism Economic Rights
right to own property right to make a profit right to make free choices right to compete
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Why Is competition good for businesses and customers?
quality and diverse products
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Three Sectors of US Economy
Individual, Business, and Government
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How are the three sectors linked?
Individual provides inputs to businesses, recieve rent, wages, interest, and ownership profiles.→ businesses converts inputs to outputs for consumers, recieve revenue from customers→ government purchases from business, supply goods and services, recieve taxes from individuals and businesses. →
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Three Major Microeconomic Goals
- Economic Growth - Full Employment - Price Stability * Indicates nation's economic health
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Economic Growth
- an increase in the nation's output | - measured by the GPD
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Full Employment
- jobs for everyone wanting and willing - measured by unemployment rate - always defined as under 100 %
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Why is unemployment under 100% ?
- People may not work for many reasons ( school, family, though they are still employable )
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Types of Unemployment
- Frictional Unemployment - Structural Unemployment - Cyclical Unemployment - Seasonal Unemployment
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Real GDP
GDP adjusted for inflation
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Price Stability
Measured by income vs. inflation
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Demand- Pull Inflation
happens when the demand is greater than the supply
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Cost- Push Inflation
triggered by increase in production costs
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Business Cycle and its Phases
- up and down of economic activity | - rise in output → rise in income → rise in employment → rise in prices → declines
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Recession
decline in GDP that lasts for two consecutive quarters (each a three month pernod)
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How do businesses adapt to periods of contraction and expansion ?
- Expansion : hard time hiring good employees and finding natural resources. - Contraction: more supply than demand.
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Purchasing Power
The value of what money can buy. | *measured from inflation and income
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Inflation
average of all prices of goods and services rising.
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Monetary Policy
goverment program for controlling the amount of money circulating in the economy and interest rates.
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Who implements monetary policy in the US?
the Federal Reserve System

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