Chapter 1 Flashcards
Wants
Things that addcomfort and pleasure to your life
Need
Something that is required in order to live
Good
Things that you can see and touch
Services
Activities provided for the satisfaction of others that are consumed at the same time they are produced
Economic resources
Things that are available to be used to produce goods and services
Human resources
People who produce goods and services
Capital resources
Products and money used in the production of goods and resources
scarcity
Not having enough resources to satisfy satisfy every need
Economic decision-making
It’s the process of choosing which needs and wants will be satisfied
Opportunity cost
The value of the next best best attentive that you were not able to choose
Economic system
Message a country uses to answer the three economic questions
Command economy
Resources owned and controlled by the government
Market economy
Resources are owned and controlled by the people of the country
Traditional economy
Goods and services are produced the way it has always been done
Mixed economy
Bynes elements of the command and market economy else