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Chapter2:Expenditure
Chapter 2: Expenditure
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Expenditure | the amount of money spent by an individual or household. |
| Financial Cost | the amount paid for something |
| Opportunity Cost | the item you didn’t buy because you bought something else. |
| False Economy | when you think you are saving money, but you end up spending more money in the future. |
| Impulse Buying | when we buy something that we hadn’t planned on buying on the spur of the moment |
| Fixed Expenditure | payment on a regular basis. The amount is always the same e.g. rent |
| Irregular Expenditure | the amount paid depends on how much of something you get e.g. grocery shopping |
| Discretionary Expenditure | when we pay for things we want but don’t need e.g. a phone |