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objective 101
economic systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| capital resources | goods and money used in the production of goods and services |
| command economy | economics system in which the government owns resources and dictates what is produced |
| competition | businesses that offer the same goods to the same customers |
| consumes | buys and uses the goods and services |
| economic decision marking | process of choosing which need or wants will be satisfied |
| economic resources | means from which goods and services are produce |
| economics | study of the decision made from production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services to satisfy needs and whants |
| entrepreneurial resources | the initiative to combine natural, human, and capital resources |
| free enterprise | economic system which freedom to consume and produce goods and services exists |
| freedom of choice | opportunity to make choices of goods and services and accept consequences of decions |
| goods | items purchased to satisfy needs and wants |
| human resources | people using efforts, knowledge, and kills at work to produce goods and services |
| market economy | goods and services are owned and controlled by people |
| market price | the point where supply and demand are equal |
| marketplace | anywhere goods and services exchange hands |
| mixed economy | combines elements of the command and market economies |
| natural resources | raw materials supplied by nature |
| needs | necessities required for living |
| opportunity cost | value of the next-best alternative that if forgone to produce or obtain another product |
| private property | right to purchase, use , and discard of things of value |
| producers | individuals and organizations that determine which goods and services will be available for consumption |
| profit | money left after selling goods and services and cost of operating a business have been paid |