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2.02 F.A.P.
Business Essentials
| 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 it sells. |
| Creditors | Individuals or businesses to whom a business owes money or from whom it wants to borrow money. |
| Demand | The quality 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 and spend their incomes. |
| Efficiency | Accomplishing a task with minimum expenditure of time and effort |
| Expenses | The money that a business spends. |
| Gross Profit | Money ;eft after the cost-of-goods expense is subtracted from total income. |
| Income | The money received by resource owners and by producers for supplying goods and services to consumers. |
| Net Profit | Money left after the cost-of-goods expense and the operating expense are each subtracted from 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 perceptions of value. |
| Private Enterprise System | An economic system in which individuals and groups, rather than the government, own or control the means of production-- The human and natural resources and capital goods used to produce 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 from which other businesses buy goods or services. |
| Taxes | Monies that individuals or businesses must pay to the government. |