American Free Market economy Flashcards
What is the study of economy?
having access to limited resources force individuals to make choices
What is scarcity?
which is a lack of resources good serves
What does it mean to make a choice?
selecting an item or action from a set of alternatives
What is opportunity cost?
what is giving up when a choice is made
What are four types of resources?
natural resources, human resources,capital resources, and entrepreneurship resources
What is the definition of resources?
are the factors of production, like land, labor or money
What is production?
determined by resources consumers want
What is consumption?
is when consumers purchase use the good or service
What are the 3 economic questions that all countries must answer?
1.What will be produced? 2.How will it be produced? 3.For whom will it be produced?
What are the 4 types of economic systems?
traditional economy, free market economy ,mixed economy, command economy.