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econmics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Economics | the study of the way that money,resources, and services are used in a society. |
| resources | a material or object that has useful properties |
| goods | things that are sold or things that someone owns |
| capital | an amount of money used to start a business |
| services | something that is done to help another person |
| producer | A person or company that makes or creates something. |
| consumer | This is a person who buys goods and buys services |
| vender | a person who sells something |
| barter | to do business by exchanging goods for services instead of paying for them. |
| supply | the amount of goods or services that are available |
| demand | the number of people who want certain goods or services |
| Business | A company that sells goods or services |
| value | the amount of money something is worth |
| needs | something you must have to survive |
| wants | something you do not need but you would like |
| cost | how much something is worth |
| production | the process of growing, creating, or building something |
| profit | the money a business earns after it pays for tools, workers, and other cost |
| loss | the amount of money a company losses |
| scarcity | when a product is in short supply |
| division of labor | a production process in which a worker or group of workers is assigned a specialized task in order to increase efficiency. |
| free enterprise | an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control. |