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HouseholdExpenditure
Junior Cert Business Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Budget Surplus | This is when the planned income for the month is greater than the planned expenditure for that month. |
| Budget Deficit | This happens when the planned expenditure for the month is greater than the planned income for that month. |
| Net Cash | Difference between total planned income and total planned expenditure each month. |
| Opening Cash | This is the amount of money a family plans to have at the start of a month. |
| Closing Cash | This is the planned net cash plus planned opening cash. |
| Current Expenditure | This is the ongoing spending on items that give benefits for a short period of time. Usually less than one year. |
| Capital Expenditure | This is spending on an item that will give benefit for a long period of time. Usually more than one year. |
| Expenditure | This is spending on the goods and services we use. |
| Financial Cost | This is the amount of money paid for an item. |
| False Economy | Spending money of something which initially appears to save money but, over a long period of time costs more money. |
| Impulse Buying | Unplanned spending. |
| Opportunity Costs | This is the transaction of an item you must do without in order to buy another item. |
| Fixed Expenditure | This is spending on goods and services on a regular basis, e.g. Once a week, once a month or once a year, where the amount spent is fixed and does not change with usage. |
| Irregular Expenditure | This is spending on goods or services where the amount spent and/or the timing of the spending varies with usage. |
| Discretionary Expenditure | This is spending on items you would like to buy but do not need for day to day living. |
| Consumer Durable Goods | These are goods that will give benefit to the buyer for a long period of time, more than one year. |