A | B |
rationing | dividing up goods and services without regard to prices |
black market | illegal market where things are sold for more than their legal price |
supply shock | a sudden shortage of a good |
free market | resources are distributed according to price |
profit incentive | motivation to sell based on profit |
efficeint resource allocation | using resources for their most valuable purposes |
imperfect competiton | when too few companies produce the same product |
price system | the way buyers and sellers communicate |