Where is the most likely place that taxes would be spent by the government?
Where is the most likely place that taxes would be spent by the government?
What are some effects of higher taxes?
What economic system is based on private ownership of all businesses?
In Communism, what businesses are owned by the government?
How might businesses encourage workers to become more efficient?
What might result if someone doesn't pay their mortgage for many months?
What would be a result of a shortage of a good?
In which economic system(s) does the government own basic businesses?
Food, shelter, and clothing could be considered ...
Deflation may occur ...
If the production of a good becomes too expensive, what might a business do?
If a company lays off half of its employees during a recession, what can you reasonably conclude?
What does it mean to own a share of stock in a company?
Which factors most influence whether a company's stock price goes up or down?
How does a government-funded construction project stimulate (increase) spending?
How does the government typically handle taxes and interest rates during a recession?
Under a progressive income tax, who would pay the largest proportion of income taxes?
Which condition would lead to the highest prices?
What would likely cause an increase in demand for a product and therefore an incrase of stock prices in Zellprattski?
Read the following story about the factors of production, then answer the questions.
Mr. Zellner loves cats. He loves cats so much he decided to start a cat business in Zellprattski, the town he loved. His business provided a babysitting service for cats during the day. Mr. Zellner owned a small barn where he thought he could start the business and he had some extra money from his birthday. He also had a water pond near the barn that could provide water that they cats could drink. He also grew a catnip garden in the soil near his barn. After the first week, Mr. Zellner was so busy that he decided to hire his students to help his growing business.
What are 2 examples of LAND in the story?
Mr. Zellner loves cats. He loves cats so much he decided to start a cat business in Zellprattski, the town he loved. His business provided a babysitting service for cats during the day. Mr. Zellner owned a small barn where he thought he could start the business and he had some extra money from his birthday. He also had a water pond near the barn that could provide water that they cats could drink. He also grew a catnip garden in the soil near his barn. After the first week, Mr. Zellner was so busy that he decided to hire his students to help his growing business.
What were 2 examples of CAPITAL in the story?
Mr. Zellner loves cats. He loves cats so much he decided to start a cat business in Zellprattski, the town he loved. His business provided a babysitting service for cats during the day. Mr. Zellner owned a small barn where he thought he could start the business and he had some extra money from his birthday. He also had a water pond near the barn that could provide water that they cats could drink. He also grew a catnip garden in the soil near his barn. After the first week, Mr. Zellner was so busy that he decided to hire his students to help his growing business.
What were 2 examples of LABOR in the story?
Mr. Zellner loves cats. He loves cats so much he decided to start a cat business in Zellprattski, the town he loved. His business provided a babysitting service for cats during the day. Mr. Zellner owned a small barn where he thought he could start the business and he had some extra money from his birthday. He also had a water pond near the barn that could provide water that they cats could drink. He also grew a catnip garden in the soil near his barn. After the first week, Mr. Zellner was so busy that he decided to hire his students to help his growing business.
What would you call Mr. Zellner in the story, since he ran his own business?
Mr. Zellner loves cats. He loves cats so much he decided to start a cat business in Zellprattski, the town he loved. His business provided a babysitting service for cats during the day. Mr. Zellner owned a small barn where he thought he could start the business and he had some extra money from his birthday. He also had a water pond near the barn that could provide water that they cats could drink. He also grew a catnip garden in the soil near his barn. After the first week, Mr. Zellner was so busy that he decided to hire his students to help his growing business.
Did Mr. Zellner start a basic or non-basic business and why?
How many people want or need a produce or service is: (choose the best answer)
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in one year is its gross domestic product (GDP).
A quota allows someone to specialize in a specific line of work.
Certification of ownership in a company is:
What vocabulary word best describes the sentences?
Hank works for the Ford Motor Company. Hank only makes the steering wheels for F150 trucks. He has become very good and quick at making these steering wheels.
What vocabulary word best describes the sentences?
I went to the store last year and toilet paper was $6.99 for 12 rolls. Yesterday, I bought 12 rolls of toilet paper for $10.99
Read the story and fill in the blanks with the needed vocabulary word. In the answer section, write the numbers 1-8. Put the correct answer after the corresponding number.
Word Bank: income / shortage / incentive / scarcity / production / cost of living / export / import
Mr. D works all day at the pearl button factory. These buttons were so desireable that they had to _______1____ these buttons all of the world. His ____2_____ allows him to pay his _________3________ each month which consisted of his rent, automobile, food, and clothing. Some months, Mr. D can earn an _________4________ for making extra buttons. There was one month when there was a _____5_______ of pearls, so the button factory wasn't able to make any buttons. This caused a _______6_____ of buttons. So, the company had to ______7_______ pearls from the South China Sea. This delayed the _______8________ of buttons so no buttons could be made for weeks.
Choose an activity from the list below. Use the vocabulary words in parenthesis to clearly demonstrate your understanding of how these vocabulary words were specifically related to the activity. That may include examples or definitions of the assigned words.
A. Business card (entrepreneur, competition, wants, needs)
B. Inventions (incentive, capital, investment, stocks)
C. Paper chain activity (specialization, efficiency, quota, production)
D. Paper airplane activity (outsourcing, unemployment, production, recession)
Choose a DIFFERENT activity from the list below. Use the vocabulary words in parenthesis to clearly demonstrate your understanding of how these vocabulary words were specifically related to the activity. That may include examples or definitions of the assigned words.
A. Business card (entrepreneur, competition, wants, needs)
B. Inventions (incentive, capital, investment, stocks)
C. Paper chain activity (specialization, efficiency, quota, production)
D. Paper airplane activity (outsourcing, unemployment, production, recession)