supply, demand, allocation and distribution Flashcards
supply
refers to the amount of a good or service available for consumers to buy at a certain price
demand
refers to the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at certain price
distribution
how goods and services are provided to consumers
allocation
how we divide resources and distribute them to consumers
how is the price of goods determined
the combination of supply and demand determines the price of goods and services
what does the law of demand say?
that consumers are more willing to buy more of something when the price decreases and less willing when the price increases
in which two ways can the law of demand be shown?
in a demand schedule or a demand curve
what are factors of production?
the factors of production are all the things needed to create a finished product eg. land, labour, capital and enterprise
capital resource
money, machinery and buildings
labour resource
employees
land resource
natural resources
enterprise resource
businesses ability to combine land, labour and capital resources to make a profit