1.1 Flashcards
Consumer
a person or organisation that directly uses a good or service
Good
a tangible good that can be seen and touched
Producer
a person, company or country that makes, grows or supplies goods and/or services
Production
the total output of a good or service produced by a firm or industry in a time period
Government
a political authority that decides how a government is run and manages its operations
Factors of production
the resources in an economy that can be used to make goods and services; these are land, labour, capital and enterprise
Land
the natural resources of an economy such as a mineral deposit and farmland
Labour
the workforce of an economy in terms of physical and mental effort
Capital
human made aids to production like machinery
Enterprise
when the factors of production are organised by an entrepreneur to make goods and services
Service
an intangible product i.e. a product that cant be seen or touched