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Chapter 1-4 Understanding business
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09/17/2012

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business
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any activity that seeks to provide goods and services to others while operating at a profit.
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Goods
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tangible products such as computers, food clothing cars, ect.
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Services
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intangible products ex: insurance
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Risk
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is the chance an entrepreneur takes of losing time and money on a business that may not prove profitable.
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Standard of living
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refers to the amount of goods and services people can buy with the money they have.
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Quality of life
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refers to the general well being of a society.
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entrepreneurship and effective use of knowledge
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what makes countries rich
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productivity
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the amount of out put input such as the number of hours you work.
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E-commerce
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the buying and selling of goods over the internet.
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database
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an electronic storage file for information
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invisible hand
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used to describe the process that turns self-directed gain into social and economic benefit. for
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Brain drain
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loss of the best and brightest people of a country to other countries
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Communism
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Government system where the gov. makes almost all economic decisions
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free market economy
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little to no government interference with trade
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Gdp (gross Domestic product)
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the total value of final goods and services produced in a country
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unemployment rate
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refers to the percentage of civilians at least 16 who are unemployed and tried to find a job within the prior 4 weeks
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Inflation
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the general rise in the prices goods and services
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Trade p
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