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Unit 8: Influencing Economic Choices

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What are the most important Factors of Production?land, labor, capital, & entrepreneurship
What is an amount of something left over when requirements have been met?surplus
What is a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts?shortage
What type of economic system has a hands-off, laissez-faire approach?Market Economy
What type of economic system is a hybrid that blends some aspects of both planned & mkt. economies?Mixed Economu
What type of economic system has a "hands-on" system, such as socialism or communism.....Planned Economy or a Command Economy
What is an economy where the govt. imposes few or no regulations on buyers & sellers?Free Mkt. Economy
What is an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control?Free Enterprise System
What is the measure of the economic value of an employee's skill set?Human Capital
What is used to refer to a point at which the level of profits or benefits gained is less than the amt. of money invested?Law of Diminishing Returns
What is the assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people to improve efficiency?Division of Labor
What is used to determine options that provide the best approach to achieve the most benefits in a business?Cost Benefit Analysis
What is a govt. restriction on the prices that can be charged for goods and services in a market?Price Controls
What is the legal maximum price for a good or service?Price Ceilings
What is the legal minimum price for a good or service?Price Floors



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