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BE 204
Business Essentials
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| capital goods | Manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and provides services |
| Competition | The rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars |
| Economic resources | The human and natural resources and capital goods |
| Economic system | The organized way in which a country handles its economic decisions and solves its economic problems |
| Entrepreneur | An individual who: invents, develops , and distributes a good or provides a service ;assumes the risk of starting and building a business; and receives personal and financial rewards for her/his efforts |
| Human resources | People who work to produce goods or services |
| Market economy | an economic system in which the questions of what, how, and for whom goods will be produced are answered y individuals and businesses in the market place |
| Market place | Anywhere the buying and/ or selling goods and services take place |
| Mixed system | An economic system in which individuals most economic decisions but some government control and ownership exist |
| Natural resources | Items that are found in nature and used to produce goods |
| Price-directed system | A descriptive term for the American private enterprise economy because price determines what people buy, the jobs they take , the success or failure of business, and the products that will be produced |
| Private property | Anything of value that people own |
| Profit | Monetary reward a business owner receives for taking the risk involved in investing in a business ; income left once all expenses are paid |
| Profit move | The desire to make profit which moves people to invest in business |