Entrepreneurship Functions Better When

question 210

Multiple Choice

Entrepreneurship functions better when

• A) patent laws are not strongly enforced since they make imitation difficult.
• B) government provides technical support to entrepreneurs.
• C) a system of private property rights permits entrepreneurs to capture the rewards from their entrepreneurial activities.
• D) universities provide research that is closely interrelated with the entrepreneurial activities.

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Definitions:

Inflationary Price Increase

The rise in prices of goods and services over time, typically due to an increase in the money supply or demand outpacing supply.

Reconciled

The process of making sure that two sets of records (usually the balances of two accounts) are in agreement.

Step-fixed Costs

Costs that remain fixed over a range of activity, but jump to a higher level of expense at certain points when activity levels require it.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production output or business activity, such as materials and labor directly involved in producing a product.