econ Flashcards
need
is a basic requirment for survival (food water shelter)
scarcity
result of society not having enough to prduce all the things poeple would like to have
want
is a way of expressing need Since a variety of wants satisfy a need,
land
everything phyiscal other than humans or human made structures
labor
all human exertion in the production of wealth
capital
wealth used to produce more wealth or wealth in the course of exchange
goods
items that are economically useful or satisfies an encome want
consumer goods
used by individuals
capital goods
goods to produce more goods
consumers
a person who uses a good or service
wealth
the accumaltion of products that are tangibill.scare,useful and transferable from one person to another
product (GDP)
When all factors of production (land, labor, capital andentrepreneurship) are present production, –The total production of
goods and services created within a country during a calendar year.
product market
producers sell their goods and services to consumers
value
worth that can be expressed in ddollars
opportunity costs
the value of what you gain by making the choice