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BE 2.03
EC-907
Term | Definition |
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capital goods | manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services |
central planning | detailed economic processes and goals developed by government; usually associated with communist economies |
command economy | an economic system in which all or many of the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the government |
communism | a common economic system in which the government controls the economic system and does not allow private ownership of the means of production and distribution |
competition | the rivalry two or more business to attract scare customers dollars |
consumer goods | tangible items produced for personal use |
comsumers | people who use goods and services to satisfy their wants |
demand | the quantity of a good or service that buyers are ready to buy at a given price at a particular time |
distribution | the process or activity by which income is divided among resource owners and producers |
economic resources | the human and natural resources and capital goods used to produce goods and servicers; also known as factors of production |
economic system | the organized way in which a country handles its economic decisions and solves its economic problems |
economic vote | term used to describe consumer approval of products expressed by the purchased of products |
financial capital | money needed to operate a business |
government | a country's arrangement for making and enforcing laws |
human resources | people who work to produce goods and services |
human services programs | benefits such as free medical care, education, and financial assistance that are provided by a government to its citizen |
industrial goods | tangible items that will be consumed by industrial users |
interdependent | influencing or relying upon one another |
market economy | an economic system in which the questions of what, how, and for whom products will be produced are answered by individuals and businesses in marketplace |
markets | arrangements for the buying and selling of goods and services |
means of production | all the resources required in the production of goods and services |
medium of exchange | something of value that can be used to obtain goods and services; most common form is money |
mixed economy | an economic system in which elements of market and socialist command economies are combined |
natural resources | items that are found in nature and used to produce goods and services |
producers | the people that make or provide goods and services |
production | the economic process or activity of producing goods and services |
profit | monetary reward a business owner receives for taking the risk involved in investing in a business; income left once all expenses are paid |
quotas | specific goals to be met |
resource | any item that is used to accomplish another activity, such as producing/providing goods and services |
scarcity | a condition resulting from the gap between limited resources and unlimited wants for goods and services |
socialism | a common economic system in which government owns some basic means of production and allows private ownership of businesses as well |
subsistence | existence at a level that barley supports life |
supply | the quantity of a good or service that sellers are able and willing to offer for sale at a specified price in a given time period |
traditional economy | an economic system in which people produce only what they must have to exist; all economic decisions are based on habit and tradition |
welfare state | a government that provides multiple social programs such as free health care and education to its citizens |