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FinancialLiteracy1-3
Term | Definition |
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Human resources | are people who work to produce goods and services in the economy. |
Salary/wages | is payment received for providing human resources. |
Goods | are things people use to satisfy economic wants. . |
Services | are activities that people do for others. |
Income | is payment that people receive for providing resources in the economy. |
Human capital | is the skills, talent, and education that people possess. |
Investing in human capital | is improving human capital through education, practice, and on the job training. |
Entrepreneurs | are people who organize other productive resources to make goods and services.(business owners) |
Opportunity recognition | is noticing that there are goods and services that aren’t being provided that are wanted. |
Profit | is the income earned by the entrepreneur. |
Revenue | is the amount businesses receive from consumers for goods and services. |
Cost of production | are payments for use of resources. |
Taxes | are required payments that citizens make to their government. |
tax money | government uses it to provide goods and services for its citizens. |
Sales taxes | are required payments made to local and state governments when goods and services are purchased. |
Property taxes | are required payments to state and local governments made on the assessed value of property owned. |
Income taxes | are payments made to federal, state and local governments based on income earned. |
Gross income | is the amount someone earns before any taxes are subtracted. |
Net income | is the amount of income left after taxes are subtracted. |