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C 2.02 EC-901
Glossary businesses
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Capital goods: | Manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services |
| Consumer: | Anyone who uses goods and services |
| Consumption: | The process or activity of using goods and services |
| Decision-making; | Choosing among alternatives |
| Distribution: | The process or activity by which income is divieded among resource owners and producers |
| Economic activities: | Consumption, production, exchange, and distribution |
| Ecconomic wants | Desires for items that can only be obtained by spending money |
| Economics: | The study of how to meet unlimited, competing wants with limited resources |
| Economizing: | The process of deciding which goods and services will be used so that the most satisfaction cab be obtained; deciding how scarce resources will be used |
| Exchange: | The process of trading one good/service for another |
| Free goods: | Items that can be obtained without money |
| Goods: | Tangible objects that can be manufactured or produced for sale |
| Human resources: | People who work to produce goods and services |
| Income: | The money received by resource owners and by producers for supplying goods and services to customers |
| Natural resources: | Items that are foun in nature and used to produce goods and services |
| Noneconomic want: | A desire for something that can be satisfied without spending money |
| Opportunity cost: | The benefit that is lost when you decide to use scarce resources for one purpose rather than for another |
| Price: | The amount of money paid for a good, service, or resource |
| Producers: | The people who make or provide goods and services |
| Production: | The economic process or activity of producing goods and services |
| Resource: | Any item |
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