Needs and wants Flashcards

1
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Whats a resource

A

Something that can be used

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2
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Whats need

A

things that individuals MUST have to sustain life

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3
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Whats want and its problem

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things that individuals would like to have but are NOT NECESSARY to survival
It is unlimited

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4
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Whats scarcity

A

problem of limited means against unlimited wants

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5
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What are 4 factors of production

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Land, Labour, Capital(money or machine), Enterprise(skill and knowledge of making the other 3 work)

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6
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What are the 3 choices businesses have to make

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What to produce
How to produce it
Who to produce it for

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7
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Whats oportunity cost

A

the options we have not chosen or second best option

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8
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Whats producer

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Uses resouces to create goods and services

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9
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Whats Consumer

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Person who purchases products produced by the producer

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10
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Goods

A

Objects with physical presence that fulfill wants or needs

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11
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Free goods

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An vastly abundant resource that’s not a contraint on economic activity( air sunshine)

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12
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Economic goods

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Products that are scarce and have cost

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13
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Consumer good

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Goods that are consumed by the consumers rather than by manufactureers for producing other goods

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14
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Capital(producer) goods

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Used in making other goods

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15
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Services

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Action of helping or doing work for someone

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16
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Purpose of business activities

A

Satisfy demand?meet the needs and wants of the consumer

17
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Whats statisfying demand

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Being able to sell something at a price that the consumer is willing and able to pay for

18
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Whats added value

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Actual amount more achieved between the cost of the materials and selling price

19
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Difference between added value and profit

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profit considers other factors other than the cost of the material

20
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Whats creating value

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Using skills to manipulate materials into something that consumer will pay more for than the original cost of the materials

21
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Ways of creating value

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Packaging
Advertising
Logos
Design

22
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What is specialisation

A

When businesses or individuals concentrates on whtat they are best

23
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5 benefits of specialisation within businesse

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  • Businesses can become known for producing a particular product and can become the leader for that product
  • You can charge more for a specialist product you produce
  • Businesse can easily specialise with the production of equipment that lets them do specialist jobs
  • incresed output
  • less waste of time and materials
24
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A benefit of specialisation for employee

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Worker can expect higher wage with a special skill

25
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Disadvantages of specialisation

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  • If a specialist is absent, who can replace him or the process fail
  • Workers can become bored doing same tasks over and over