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What motivates producers to produce and sell goods or services?
What motivates producers to produce and sell goods or services?
- The urge for social impact
- The need for recognition
- The desire to innovate
- The expectation of profit (correct)
What happens when two or more producers offer the same goods or services?
What happens when two or more producers offer the same goods or services?
- Collaboration
- Monopoly
- Competition (correct)
- Innovation
What is the process of developing newer, better things called?
What is the process of developing newer, better things called?
- Standardization
- Consolidation
- Innovation (correct)
- Stagnation
How does competition among producers affect prices?
How does competition among producers affect prices?
Which element pushes producers to constantly improve their products?
Which element pushes producers to constantly improve their products?
Why did Apple start lowering the price of iPads according to the text?
Why did Apple start lowering the price of iPads according to the text?
What is an economy?
What is an economy?
In a market economy, producers are free to:
In a market economy, producers are free to:
What does it mean to be a consumer in the economy?
What does it mean to be a consumer in the economy?
What type of economy does the United States have?
What type of economy does the United States have?
Where does buying and selling take place in a market economy?
Where does buying and selling take place in a market economy?
What is a producer in the context of the economy?
What is a producer in the context of the economy?
What is the term used to describe the benefit you give up by choosing to do one thing instead of another?
What is the term used to describe the benefit you give up by choosing to do one thing instead of another?
Why do producers and consumers have to make choices according to the text?
Why do producers and consumers have to make choices according to the text?
What determines what gets produced and consumed in a command economy?
What determines what gets produced and consumed in a command economy?
Why can't everyone have everything they want and need according to the text?
Why can't everyone have everything they want and need according to the text?
What might happen to some individuals involved in coal production, according to the text?
What might happen to some individuals involved in coal production, according to the text?
In decision-making, what is it called when you try to determine which choice has more benefits and take a risk that you might be wrong?
In decision-making, what is it called when you try to determine which choice has more benefits and take a risk that you might be wrong?
What are the two main factors that determine the cycle of ups and downs in a market economy?
What are the two main factors that determine the cycle of ups and downs in a market economy?
Why are supply and demand referred to as market forces?
Why are supply and demand referred to as market forces?
What happens to the price of oranges when there is high demand but low supply?
What happens to the price of oranges when there is high demand but low supply?
How does too much supply with low demand affect a coal producer?
How does too much supply with low demand affect a coal producer?
If there is high demand for a product but low supply, what can happen to workers in that industry?
If there is high demand for a product but low supply, what can happen to workers in that industry?
What can be a consequence of having too much supply and low demand for a product?
What can be a consequence of having too much supply and low demand for a product?
In a pure command economy, who owns the equipment for production?
In a pure command economy, who owns the equipment for production?
What is the status of private property in a pure command economy?
What is the status of private property in a pure command economy?
Who controls the production decisions in a pure command economy?
Who controls the production decisions in a pure command economy?
What role do consumers play in a pure command economy?
What role do consumers play in a pure command economy?
In which type of economy do people follow the traditions and methods of their ancestors?
In which type of economy do people follow the traditions and methods of their ancestors?
Which entity serves as everyone's employer in a pure command economy?
Which entity serves as everyone's employer in a pure command economy?
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Study Notes
- An economy refers to the production and consumption of goods and services, involving both producers and consumers.
- In a market economy (also known as a capitalist economy), producers have the freedom to decide what to produce, while consumers are free to buy what they need and want.
- Producers are motivated by making profits, which is the financial gain received by selling something for more than it cost to make.
- Competition in a market economy leads to innovation and drives prices down, benefiting consumers with better products and deals.
- The balance between supply (amount available) and demand (number of consumers who want it) is crucial for a market economy to function well.
- Scarcity, limited resources, leads to the need for producers and consumers to make choices, involving opportunity cost - the benefit given up by choosing one option over another.
- In a command economy, the government makes decisions on what will be produced, how much, and at what cost, with no private property ownership.
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