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business vocab 1
Term | Definition |
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Capitalism | the private ownership of resources by individuals, rather than the government |
Command Economy | an economy in which resources are owned and controlled by the government |
Consumer | a person who buys and used goods and services |
Demand | the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy |
Economic Decision-Making | the process of choosing which wants, among several opinions, will be satisfied |
Economic Resources | the means through which goods and services are produced |
Economic System | a nation's plan for answering the three economic questions |
Goods | things you can see and touch: they are products you can purchase to meet your wants and needs |
Market Economy | an economy in which the resources are owned and controlled by the people of the economy |
Market Price | the point where supply and demand are equal |
Mixed Economy | an economy that combines elements of the command and market economics |
Needs | things that are required in order to live |
Opportunity Cost | the value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose |
Producers | individuals and organizations that determine what products and services will be available for sale |
Scarcity | not having enough resources to satisfy every need |
Services | activities that are consumed at the same time they are produced |
Supply | the quantity of a good or service that businesses are willing and able to provide |
Trade Off | what you make when you give something up to have something else |
Traditional Economy | an economy in which goods and services are produced the way they have always been produced. it is used in countries that are less developed and are not participating in the global economy |
Wants | things that add comfort and pleasure to your life |