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10th Grade
10/09/2013

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sole proprietorship
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A business that is owned and operated by one person and this person is responsible for all risks
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crown corporation
Definition
A government owned corporation and provide a SPECIAL service to the public
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corporation
Definition
A legal entity that exist s independently of its owners (shareholders)
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Trends
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A pattern of gradual change in a condition, output, or process, or an average or general tendency of a series of data points to move in a certain direction over time, represented by a line or curve on a graph.
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marketing
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All business activities used to plan, price , promote and distribute goods or services to satisfy consumer needs and wants
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Goods
Definition
Any item or product that you can purchase or use
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interdependence
Definition
Consumers and producers depend on each other (e.g. Consumers need producers to manufacture and supply goods and services and producers need consumers to buy the goods and services they manufacture.
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interdependence
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Consumers and producers depend on each other (e.g. Consumers need producers to manufacture and supply goods and services and producers need consumers to buy the goods and services they manufacture.
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interdependence
Definition
Consumers and producers depend on each other (e.g. Consumers need producers to manufacture and supply goods and services and producers need consumers to buy the goods and services they manufacture.
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public corporation
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No restrictions on number of shareholders, and shares sold to public
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demand
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Represent the consumer side of a market where how much they want for a product direct relates to the price
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producer
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Someone who makes a good or service and provides it to consumers
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ethics
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Standards of conduct that society believes people should follow
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shareholder
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The people who buy shares in a company and are all part owners (share in profits)
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shareholder
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The people who buy shares in a company and are all part owners (share in profits)
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recession
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The whole economy slows down and business no longer creates as much wealth as in prosperity
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Law of Demand
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When the market demands a high quantity of a good or service, the prices for that good or service will be high. When the market demands a low quantity the prices will be low
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cooperative
Definition
a business owned and operated by a group of people with strong common interests
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absolute advantage
Definition
a business situation in which a provider of goods or services is more profitable or efficient than all of its competitors, by having a smaller total input per unit of output
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point of equilibrium
Definition
a concepts economists use to describe the point where the forces of supply and demand are balanced
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Factors of Production
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factors and elements like land , capital, labour, information and entrepreneurship that effect production
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Factors of Production
Definition
factors and elements like land , capital, labour, information and entrepreneurship that effect production
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franchise
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one the fastest growing forms of business ownership. When someone sells someone else the rigts to a business name and product or service in a territory
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franchise
Definition
one the fastest growing forms of business ownership. When someone sells someone else the rigts to a business name and product or service in a territory
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balance of trade
Definition
the difference between the values of exports and imports of a country, said to be favorable or unfavorable as exports are greater or less than imports.
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Limited Liability
Definition
those who share ownership in a corporation is only liable for the company’s debts to the extent of their involvement
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services
Definition
usually helpful acts performed in exchange for pay.
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depression
Definition
when economic activity is very low ad unemployment is very high.
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Law of Supply
Definition
when that prices rise the quantity supplied by producers tends to increase, and when the pries fall the quantity supplied tends to increase
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