Business Flashcards
Individuals or organizations that sell goods and services
Producers
Products that you can see and touch
Goods
Resources that include labor and creative ideas from entrepreneurs
Human
Resources used in the products of goods and services, examples include buildings, equipment, and land
Capital
Value of the next best alternative that was not chosen
Opportunity cost
Mismatch of unlimited needs and wants and limited resources
Basic economic problem
The price where supply and and demand are equal
Market price
Individuals and organizations that buy good and services
Consumers
Economy where the government make the economic decisions and owns all the resources
Command
Things that add comfort to your life
Wants
Resources that include raw material from nature
Natural
Things available to be used to produce goods and services. (Also known as factors of production)
Economic resources
Quantity of a good or service that businesses are willing to provide
Supply
A person with a creative idea to start a new business
Entrepreneur
Things necessary to survive
Needs
Activities provided that are consumed when purchased
Services
Businesses offering very similar products
Competition
Economy where families produce most of what they need and trade for the rest
Traditional
Not enough resources to satisfy every need
Scarcity
Economy where businesses and individuals make their own decisions and own their own resources.
Market economy