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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| person who buys goods or services | consumer |
| an organization that provides goods or services to customers in exchange for money | business |
| products you can see or touch | goods |
| work someone does for you | services |
| money left after a business pays its expenses | profit |
| money earned - expenses = profit | profit formula |
| 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 business use to meet wants and needs | resources |
| funds used to buy what is needed | money |
| the work people do | labor |
| supplies 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 to people's wants and needs | scarcity |
| taking care of needs first; then using resources left over for wants | simple rule |
| making smart choices with limited resources | life skill |
| competition leads to... | better prices, more choices, and better products |