GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BUSINESS ECONOMICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A major characteristic of a market economy is ____ ownership of property.
A
limited
B
government
C
private
D
monopolistic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In a market economy, almost everything is owned by individuals and private businesses-not by the government. Natural and capital resources like equipment and buildings are not government-owned. The goods and services produced in the economy are privately owned.

Detailed explanation-2: -As an economic system, private enterprise is characterized by competition, open markets, private ownership, and private initiative. Producers take production initiative on the basis of price and profit-and-loss signals essentially given by consumers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, especially in the industrial sector, with labor paid only wages.

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