click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
civics
unit 7 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Incentives | • things that incite or motivate you to change your economic behavior |
Consumer sovereignty | • consumers determine through purchases what goods and services will be produced |
price | • the amount of money exchanged for a good or service |
profit | • consists of earning after all expenses have been paid |
Circular flow | • resources, goods, services, and money flowing throughout the economy |
Opportunity cost | • what is given up when a choice is made- the highest valued alternative |
Sole proprietorship | • a business owned by one person who takes all of the risks and all of the profits |
private property | • property owned by individuals and businesses for use without undue interference by the government |
resources | • factors of production that are used in the production of goods and services |
Production | • the combining of human, natural, capital, and business resources to make goods and services |
Entrepreneur | • a person who takes a risk to produce goods and services in search of a profit |
Scarcity | • the inability to satisfy all wants at the same time |
Competition | • rivalry between producers and sellers of goods and services that results in better quality goods and services at a lower price |
Human resources | • time, energy, and skills needed to produce goods and services |
Corporation | • a large business with many owners called stock holders |
Natural resources | • the resources from the land that are needed to produce goods and services |
consumption | • using goods and services |
choice | • selecting an item or action from a set of alternatives |
partnership | • a form of business owned by 2 or more individuals who share all of the risks and profits |
Capital resources | • the tools, machinery, factories and money that are used in providing goods and services |
supply | • the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a certain price |
demand | • the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a certain price |
Consumer | • people who buy and use products |
producer | • people who use resources to provide goods and services |
economy | • the management of the resources of a country |