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7 Business & eco
Key terms and concepts
Question | Answer |
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What is the definition of economics? | Concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. |
What is a need? | Something which is essential in order to live. |
What is a want? | Something that makes your life more comfortable or enjoyable. |
What is a service? | The actions done for you by others which are designed to satisfy needs and wants. |
What is a good? | The physical items that satisfy our needs and wants and that we can see and touch. |
What is a consumer? | People who buy the goods and services. |
What is a producer? | People who make and sell goods and services. |
What is the difference between goods and services? | Goods are physical items which satisfy our needs whereas services are actions done for you by others. |
How are businesses and consumers connected? | Your decisions influence what businesses produce and therefore effect the economy. |
List 3 examples of goods: | A car, a phone and a playstation. |
List 3 examples of services: | The hairdressers, the dentist and the mechanic. |
List 3 examples of wants: | A new game, a new laptop and new shoes. |
List 3 examples of needs: | Water, air and food. |