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Micro/Macro Econ
Chapter 1 sect 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Need | air, food, shelter, for survival |
| Want | something we desire but not essential to survival |
| Goods | Physical objects such as clothes |
| Services | actions which one person performs for another |
| Scarcity | limited resources to meet unlimited wants |
| Shortage | situation in which a good/service is unavailable |
| Factors of Production | Land, Labor, Capital, |
| Land | natural resources that are used to make goods or services |
| Labor | the effort people put toward a task for which they are paid |
| Capital | any human made resource that is used to create other goods and services |
| Physical Capital | all human made goods that are used to produce other goods and services, tools, and buildings |
| Human Capital | the skills and knowledge gained by a worker through education and experience |
| Entrepreneur | ambitious leader who combines land, labor, and capital to create and market new goods and services |