Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 19th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073511447
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-144-3

Chapter 2 - The Market System and the Circular Flow - Questions - Page 44: 6a

Answer

The market system is a profit and loss system because the entrepreneurs who must deal with risk and uncertainty gain profits if they choose wisely but suffer losses if they choose poorly.

Work Step by Step

Under a market system, there is potential for great profit or great loss. Therefore, it is a profit-and-loss system.
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