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2.02 economics
Objective 2.02
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| capital goods | manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services |
| central planning | detailed economic processes and goals developed by government; usually associated with communist economies |
| command economy | an economic system in which all or many of the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the government |
| communism | a command economic system in which the government control the economic system and does not allow private ownership of the means of production and distribution |
| competition | the rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars |
| consumer goods | tangible items produced for personal use |
| consumers | people who use goods and services to satisfy their wants |
| demand | the quantity of a good or service that buyer are ready to buy at a given price at a particular time |
| distribution | the process or activity by which income is divided among resource owner and producers |