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business
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a person who buys goods and services | consumer |
| an organization or activity that provides goods or services to customers in exchange for money | business |
| products you can see and touch | goods |
| work somebody does for you | services |
| money a business gets after paying their expenses | profit |
| profit = money earned - expenses | profit formula |
| goods or services that people want or need | businesses provide |
| the study of how people make choices when they have unlimited wants and needs but limited resources | economics |
| things people must have to live or function | needs |
| things people would like to have but can live without | wants |
| things people and businesses use to meet wants and needs | resources |
| funds used to buy what is needed | money |
| the work people do | labor |
| supply's and items used to make products | materials |
| people can think of almost endless things they want or need | unlimited wants |
| no person, business, or country has enough resources to get everything it wants | limited resources |
| resources are limited compared with peoples wants and needs | scarcity |
| take care of needs first; then use the resources left over for wants | simple rule |
| making smart choices with limited resources is an important business and life skill | business life skill |
| better prices, more choices, and a better product | competition leads to |