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Econ Chapter 1 Vocab
What Is Economics?
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scarcity | the condition that results from society not having enough resources to produce all the things that people want |
| Factors of Production | resources required to produce the things we would like to have such as, LAND, LABOR, CAPITAL, and ENTREPRENEURS |
| Economics | the study of how people try to satisfy what seems to be unlimited wants through relatively scarce resources |
| Want | basic need related to survival |
| Financial Capital | the money used to buy the tools and equipment used in production |
| Need | basic requirement for survival like food, clothing, and shelter |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | dollar value of all final goods and services; comprehensive measure of total output |
| Good | item that is economically useful or satisfies an economic want |
| Service | work performed for someone |
| Economic Product | goods/services that are useful, relatively scarce, and transferable |
| Consumer Good | intended for final use by individuals |
| Capital Goods | goods used to produce other goods and services |
| Standard of Living | quality of life |
| Opportunity Cost | cost of the next best alternative use of money, time, or resources |
| Value | worth expressed in dollars and cents |
| Trade-off | alternative choices |
| Utility | capacity to be useful |
| Free Enterprise Economy | businesses make the WHAT, HOW, and the FOR WHOM questions |
| Wealth | economic sense, accumulation of the product's that are tangible, scarce, useful, and tangible |
| Market | a location or other mechanism that allows buyers and sellers to exchange a certain economic product |
| Product Markets | markets where producers sell their goods and services to customers |
| Factor Markets | markets where productive resources are bought and sold |