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BE C202 key terms
| 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 processor activity of using goods and services |
| decision-making | choosing among alternatives |
| distribution | the process or activity by which income is divided among resource owners and producers |
| economic activities | consumption, production, exchange and distrubution |
| economic 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 purchased or provided so that the most satisfaction can be obtained |
| 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 resale |
| 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 found in nature and used to produce goods and services |