ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Capitalism is often thought of as an economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Price is dependent on the interaction between demand and supply components of a market. Demand and supply represent the willingness of consumers and producers to engage in buying and selling. An exchange of a product takes place when buyers and sellers can agree upon a price.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a market economy, the producer gets to decide what to produce, how much to produce, what to charge customers for those goods, and what to pay employees. These decisions in a free-market economy are influenced by the pressures of competition, supply, and demand.

Detailed explanation-4: -A floating exchange rate is determined by the private market through supply and demand. A fixed, or pegged, rate is a rate the government (central bank) sets and maintains as the official exchange rate.

Detailed explanation-5: -A market economy is one in which the allocation of resources and the prices of goods and services are determined by market forces, primarily supply and demand.