Student Questions
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Student Questions
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Economic Systems
Business and Markets
Potpourri
100

A decrease in price will cause an increase in 

What is demand?

100

Ice Spice owning a new wig that is trending will cause the wig's demand to 

What is increase?

100

The economic system that most countries have

What is a mixed economy?

100

Which type of business is easiest to start up and end?  Most businesses in the US are of this type. 

What is a sole proprietor?

100

When one country can produce a good or service in less time.

What is absolute advantage?

200

Who controls the money supply?

What is the FED or Federal Reserve System?

200

What is a direct tax?

What is tax money paid directly to the US Government?

200

Father of Communism

Who is Karl Marx?

200

Market structure that is illegal in the US due to having control over the market and the ability to charge high prices.  AT&T and US Steel used to be among these.

What is a monopoly?

200

Two tools of the federal government to help stabilize the economy

What are taxes and federal spending?

300

A ban on a product or trade with another country is called...

What is an embargo?

300

What business phase is after the contraction phase?  

What is the trough?

300

Economic system where the prices are set by supply and demand

What is a market or free market economy?

300

Business organization that is relatively easy to start and stop, but the profit, debt, and decisions are shared between the owners. 

What is a partnership?

300

What are the four factors of production?

What are capital, land, labor, and entrepreneurship?

400

What is the purpose of taxes?

What is to pay off debt and to provide services for the US citizens? 

400

What does Fed stand for?

What is the Federal Reserve System?

400
Who developed the theory of Laissez Faire which means let it be, as in let the economy be as it will take care of itself?

Who is Adam Smith?

400

A market structure where many companies compete against each other to sell similar but distinct products, such as Wendy's, McDonald's, and Sonic.  

What is monopolistic competition market structure?

400
What impact does a strong US dollar play on imports?
What is the US will import more goods as their dollar is strong and can buy more goods?
500

What business cycle is characterized by a growing economy with low unemployment and inflation is on the rise?

What is expansion?

500

What is a tariff?

What is a tax on imported goods?
500

Believed in capitalism, but thought the government was responsible for protecting the public from cycles of economic booms and busts 

Who is Keynes?

500

A business organization that is seen as its own person.  This type of organization can sell stocks.

What is a corporation?

500

The type of tax system the US currently has

What is a progressive tax system?

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