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Unit 9 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Aspiration | hopes or ambitions of achievement; goals. |
Budget | a plan for spending money |
Capital Resource | any good/resource used to make another |
Central | government owned/controlled |
Choice | selecting an item or action from a set of alternatives |
Competition | rivalry between producers of goods/services that create lower prices and better quality |
Consumer Sovereignty | consumers determine through purchases what good will be produced |
Contract | written or oral agreement enforceable by law |
Demand | amount of a good/service consumers are willing to buy at a certain price |
Economics | study of how things are made, bought, used, and sold |
Entrepreneurship | ownership of a new business |
Fiscal | relating to government revenue (esp. taxes) |
Guarantees | protection/promise of content quality (ie. money back) |
Opportunity Cost | what is given up when a choice is made |
Production | combining resources to make goods/services |
Private Sector | the part of the economy not under government control (ie business and private property) |
Profit | earnings after all expenses have been paid |
Public Sector | the part of the economy under government control (ie. roads, schools, military) |
Resources | factors of production used to make goods/services (things used to make stuff) |
Scarcity | the inability to satisfy all wants at the same time |
Self Assessment | evaluation of one’s actions, attitudes, and abilities prior to making a career choice |
Technological Advancements | new technologies |
Warranties | a written guarantee, issued by a manufacturer promising to replace/repair a good within a specific time period if necessary |
Work Ethic | idea that hard work is virtuous and leads reward |