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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cost of goods | The amount of money a business pays for the products it sells or for the raw materials from which it produces goods to sell; the amount of money a business pays for the products (or for any part of the products) it sells. |
| creditors | Individuals or businesses to whom a business owes money or from whom it wants to borrow money. |
| Demand | The quantity of a good or service that buyers are ready to buy at a given price at a particular time. |
| Economy | The system in which people make a spend their income. |
| Efficiency | Accomplishing a task with a minimum expenditure of time and effort |
| Expenses | The money that business spends |
| Gross profit | Money left after the cost-of-goods expense is subtracted from total income. |
| Income | The money received by resources owners and by producers for supplying goods and services to consumers |
| Net profits | Money left after the cost-of-goods expenses and the operating expense are each subtracted form the total income |
| Operating expenses | All of the expenses involved in running a business. |
| Pricing | A marketing function that involves determining and adjusting prices to maximize return and meet customers' perception of value. |
| Private enterprise system | An economic system in which individuals and groups, rather than the government, own or control that means of production- the human and natural resources and capital goods used to produced goods and services. |
| Profit | Monetary reward a business owner receives for taking the risk involved in investing in a business. |
| Profit motive | The desire to make profit, which moves people to invest in business. |
| Resources | Items that are used to accomplish another activity, such as producing/providing goods and services. |
| Risk | The possibility of loss or failure. |
| Suppliers | Vendors; businesses form which other businesses buy goods or services |
| Taxes | Monies that individuals or businesses must pay to the government. |