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Chapter 1: The Dynamics of Business and Economics SUMMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS CONTENT OUTLINE BOXED TEXT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WITH SUGGESTED ANSWERS Enter the World of Business: Inside the Zoom Boom Responding to Business Challenges: Taylor Swift Fights Scalpers Business Disruption: Competition Is Brewing in Kombucha Market Technology and the Economy: Up in the Air: Drones and Air Traffic Control So You Want a Job in the Business World END OF CHAPTER TEACHING RESOURCES Check Your Progress Get Involved Build Your Skills: The Forces of Supply and Demand Solve the Dilemma: Mrs. Acres Homemade Pies Build Your Business Plan: The Dynamics of Business and Economics See for Yourself Case: Tesla: More Than a Car Company Team Exercise CONNECT ACTIVITIES GrubHub Excels Amidst the Changing Business Environment Uber and Its Effect on the Sharing Economy iSeeIt! Video Case: Supply and Demand BONUS TEACHING RESOURCES Term Paper or Project Topic Guest Speaker Suggestions Teaching Suggestions Hi rt/ Fe rr ell : B u s i n e s s F o n d a t i o n s 1 3 e 01-3 SUMMARY We begin our study of business in this chapter by examining the fundamentals of business and economics. First, we introduce the nature of business, including its goals, activities, and participants. Next, we describe the basics of economics and apply them to the U.S. economy. Finally, we establish a framework for studying business in this text. LEARNING OBJECTIVES LO 1-1 Define basic concepts such as business, product, profit, and economics. LO 1-2 Identify the main participants and activities of business. LO 1-3 Explain why studying business is important. LO 1-4 Compare the four types of economic systems. LO 1-5 Describe the role of supply, demand, and competition in a free enterprise system. LO 1-6 Specify why and how the health of the economy is measured. LO 1-7 Outline the evolution of the American economy. LO 1-8 Explain the role of the entrepreneur in the economy. LO 1-9 Evaluate a small business owner’s situation and propose a course of action. Hi rt/ Fe rr ell : B u s i n e s s F o n d a t i o n s 1 3 e 01-4 KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS big data Large volumes of structured and unstructured data that are transmitted at very fast speeds. blockchain A decentralized record-keeping technology that stores linked. budget deficit The condition in which a nation spends more than it takes in from taxes. business Individuals or organizations who try to earn a profit by providing products that satisfy people’s needs. capitalism (free enterprise) An economic system in which individuals own and operate the majority of businesses that provide goods and services. communism First described by Karl Marx as a society in which the people, without regard to class, own all the nation’s resources. competition The rivalry among businesses for consumers’ dollars. demand The number of goods and services that consumers are willing to buy at different prices at a specific time. depression A condition of the economy in which unemployment is very high, consumer spending is low, and business output is sharply reduced. drones unmanned aerial devices, can be programed with AI to perform human tasks such as delivering products or collecting environmental data and imagery. economic contraction A slowdown of the economy characterized by a decline in spending and during which businesses cut back on production and lay off workers. economic expansion The situation that occurs when an economy is growing and people are spending more money; their purchases stimulate the production of goods and services, which in turn stimulates employment. economic system A description of how a particular society distributes its resources to produce goods and services. economics The study of how resources are distributed for the production of goods and services within a social system. Hi rt/ Fe rr ell : B u s i n e s s F o n d a t i o n s 1 3 e 01-5 entrepreneur An individual who risks their wealth, time, and effort to develop for profit an innovative product or way of doing something. equilibrium price The price at which the number of products that businesses are willing to supply equals the amount of products that consumers are willing to buy at a specific point in time. financial resources (capital) The funds used to acquire the natural and human resources needed to provide products; also called capital. free market system Pure capitalism, in which all economic decisions are made without government intervention. gross domestic product (GDP) The sum of all goods and services produced in a country during a year. human resources (labor) The physical and mental abilities that people use to produce goods and services; also called labor. inflation A condition characterized by a continuing rise in prices. mixed economies Economies made up of elements from more than one economic system. monopolistic competition The market structure that exists when there are fewer businesses than in a pure competition environment and the differences among the goods they sell are small. monopoly The market structure that exists when there is only one business providing a product in a given market. natural resources Land, forests, minerals, water, and other things that are not made by people. nonprofit organizations Organizations that may provide goods or services but do not have the fundamental purpose of earning profits. oligopoly The market structure that exists when there are very few businesses selling a product. open economy An economy in which economic activities occur between the country and the international community. product A good or service with tangible and intangible characteristics that provide satisfaction and benefits

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economic contraction A slowdown of the economy characterized by a decline in spending
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economic expansion The situation that occurs when an economy is growing and people
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economic system A description of how a particular society distributes its resources to
produce goods and services.

economics The study of how resources are distributed for the production of
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