EMS Flashcards
Goods
You can see, feel and touch
Services
Actions performed
Name two types of Goods
Free Goods
Economic Goods
Free goods
Freely available, not scares, provided by nature
Economic good
Produced by business, to be paid for
Name 3 Categories of Economic Goods
Cunsumer goods
Capital Goods
Semi-Finished Goods
Consumer goods
Directly involved in satisfying consumers wants & needs
Name two classes of Consumer good
Durable Goods
Non- Durable Goods
Durable good
Lasts for a long period
Non-durable goods
Lasts for a short period
Capital goods
Good that are used to produce other goods & services
Semi-finished good
Good used to manufacture other goods
Primary Sector
Rural Areas
1st layer of economy
Raw materials
Farming
Fishing
Forestry
Mining
Hunting & gathering
Uses Natural resources directly
Secondary Sector
Outside of town
2nd layer of economy
Use raw materials
Factories
Ship building yards
Aeroplane construction
Building, engineering
Use raw materials to manufacture goods
Tertiary Sector
In town
3rd layer of economy
Offer product from secondary
Provide services
Schools
Hospitals
Banks
Law firms
Consumers
Buy goods & services from Producers
Producers
Produces goods & services for consumers
3 Different sectors of economy where producers participates
Primary Sector
Secondary Sector
Tertiary Sector
The role of household in the economic cycle as Consumers
They are consumers, buying goods & services to satisfy their needs & wants
Must Satisfy basic needs by buying food shelter and clothing - then luxury
Offer entrepreneurial abilities
The role of household in the economic cycle as Producers
Supply Labour
Key resource in producing process
Producing goods & services for their own use
Efficiently
getting best results from what is available with the least possible waste in time & materials
Effectively
choosing the best option to get what you need at the best price at the right time
What to consider in order to utilize goods and services efficiently & effectively
Healthy environment has balance between consumption of Natural resources and Production
Perfect balance is replacing natural resources as they are used
Focus on creating more goods & services and using less natural resources
Cleaner Production methods & technologies create opportunities for small business “green jobs”
Recycling
Used or waste materials into new products
Reuse
Using products again in order to expand the life
Reduce
Reducing how much we use of something
Capital
Money used to start a business
Buildings, machinery, computers, transport
Name the 5 types of Capital
Fixed/Physical Capital
Financial Capital
Share Capital
Working/Operating Capital
Start-up Capital
Fixed/Physical Capital
Good used to produce other goods to satisfy wants & needs
Includes Machines, tools, factory buildings, office buildings and trucks
Financial Capital
Source of money or funds
Usually borrowings
Share Capital
Money invested by owners used to buy fixed capital
Working/Operating Capital
Is need to run the business day to day
Does not include fixed goods
Start-up Capital
The money needed to start the business
Assets
Anything of value the business own
Land & buildings, vehicles, furniture, equipment, money in the bank, cash float, debtors (people owing the business money)
Name two types of Assets
Non-current
Current
Non-Current Asset
Asset that will not be converted into cash within the next year
Includes: Land, buildings, vehicles, equipment, investments
Current Asset
Will be converted into cash within the next year
Includes: Inventory (stock), debtors (people how owe you money)
Liabilities
Items owed by the business
Long term liabilities, long term borrowings
Current liabilities (shorter than a year)
Creditors, Bank Overdraft, Loans
Name two types of Liabilities
Non-Current
Current
Non-current Liability
Long-term cost you will pay back for longer than a year
Includes: Mortgage loan
Current Liability
Debt that must be paid within a year
Includes: Creditor, bank overdraft
Bank overdraft
A loan from the bank where the bank allows you to draw more money than you have in the bank
Income
Money received by a business from its operating activities
Services rendered, sales of goods
Expenses
Money used by the business from operating activities
Water & electricity, licences, wages, stationery
Fixed Expenses
Costs you have to pay every month
Also known as overheads
Include: Rent, telephone, water & electricity, salaries, wages
Variable expenses
Relate to the amount of goods & services provided
Increase if more goods & services are produced
Includes: raw materials, wages, completed products, advertising, stationery & repairs fuel for deliveries
Profit
When income is more than expenses
Loss
When expenses are more than income
Show a profit
Made money
Income > expenses
Run at a loss
Lost Money
Income < expenses