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Economics cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| incentives | things to entice or motivate |
| consumer soverignty | consumers determine through purchases what goods and services will be produced |
| Price | the amount something costs |
| Profit | earnings after everything has been paid for |
| circular flow | stuff flowing through the economy |
| Opportunity cost | a high value alternative |
| sole proprietorship | a business owned by one person |
| Private property | property owned by a individual or buisness |
| Resources | Factors of production |
| production | the combining of recources |
| Entrepenuer | a person who takes risks to make a profit |
| scarcity | the lack of sufficient ability to fulfill wants |
| Competition | rivalry between producers and sellers of goods |
| Human recources | resources needed and used by humans |
| Corporation | A large buisness |
| natural recources | resources found in nature |
| Consumption | the using of goods |
| choice | selecting an item |
| Partnership | a business owned by 2 or more people |
| Capital resources | the tools and machinery used for providing goods and services |
| supply | the amount of services that are availible |
| Demand | the amount of services wanted by the public |
| Consumers | people who buy products |
| Producers | people who make products |
| Economy | The management of the resources in the country |