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economics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources | Resources supplied by nature. |
| Human Resources | Talents and skills of human beings. |
| Capital goods | Human-made materials that help produce products. |
| Entrepreneur | A person who has skill and leadership to start a new business and produce new products. |
| Market | The exchange of goods and services between buyers and sellers. |
| Consumer | Someone who buys and uses goods and services. |
| Scarcity | Many individuals desiring something that has limited availability |
| Opportunity Cost | The value of the second-best choice given up when a decision is made |
| Producer | Makes goods using the factors of production. |
| Demand | The number of consumers who want and are able to buy an item. |
| Profit | Revenue of a business minus cost (what you make). |
| Manufacturing | Making a large amount of goods. |
| Import | To buy goods from another country for sale or use. |
| Export | To sell products to another country. |
| Income | Payments received by people that can be spent over a period of time. |
| Free Enterprise System | People can own and run their own business. |
| Supply | The amount of an item produced for sale. |
| Specialization | Producing only a few products instead of many different products. |
| Interdependence | Each country needs the other to meet the needs and wants of its people. |
| Competition | Competition between companies to win more business. |