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Economic Final Exam Review Supply the correct vo cabulary word or short answer for the following statements. Chapter 1 1. Study of the production and distribution of goods and services.  Economics 2. Unlimited wants and needs and limi ted resources.  scarcity 3. 4 factors of production.  Land, labor, capital, a nd entrepreneurship  4. What nature supplies. land  5. What workers do. labor  6. Machinery, equipment used to produce other goods. capital  7. Risk taking by starting a new business in searc h of profit. entrepreneurship  8. 3 fundamental economics questions a. What to produce  b. How to produce c. For whom to produce 9. Various amounts of goods and services a country can produce with existing resources.  P roduction possibilities 10. Quality of life that people enjoy. S tandard of living  11. What people want from the eco nomy.  Rising standard of living  12. Only way to improve standard of living.  I ncrease productivity 13. 4 ways to increase productivity a. Better trained and educated workers  b. More capital goods per worker c. Better technology d. Improved allocation of resources 14. Flow of money from individuals to business es and from businesses back to individuals. C ircular flow of economic activity  15. Where goods and services are bought and sold.  product market  16. Where the factors of production are bought and sold.  factor market  Chapter 2 17. When central government p lanning answers 3 basic economic questions. command economy 18. When individuals in the marketplace answer t he 3 basic economic questions. market economy 19. 6 economic goals of U.S. a. Economic growth  b. Economic freedom c. Full employment d. Price stability e. Economic efficiency f. Economic security 20. Wrote The Wealth of Nations setting forth a new economic system based on freedom called capitalism.  Adam S mith 21. Under capitalism the key to prosperity. S elf interest  

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22. 5 characteristics of capitalisma.  Economic freedom

 b.  Voluntary exchangec.  Profit motive

d.  Private property

e. 

Competition23. 3 benefits of competition.  Lower prices, better quality, more variety 24. Under the modified capitalism in the United States, the 3 roles of government

a.  Protector  b.  Provider 

c.  Regulator 

Chapter 25. Business that is business owned and operated by one person. S ole proprietorship 

26. Business that is owned and operated by two or more people. partnership 27. Business that is owned by stockholders. corporation 

28. Business and owners are legally separated so that owners aren¶t liable for debts of the business.  Limited liability 

29. Part of profit of business paid to stockholders. dividend  30. Hold annual business meetings and vote on certain things. stockholders 

31. See that the business is managed properly, declare stock dividends and appoints officers.

 Board of Directors 

32. Pays fixed dividends but owners can¶t vote unless dividends aren¶t paid.  P referred stock  33. Owners always get to vote and dividends are declared annually by Board of Directors.

C ommon stock  

Chapter 34.