The economic climate on 50% businesses Flashcards
The ecomony
Is made up of millions of individual consumers many thousands of businesses and governments. All take decisions on what to buy and produce
Consumers
individuals who buys goods and services from businesses
Economic climate
Describes the state of key factor we were in a country such as the level of goods and services produced and the number of jobs available
Income elastic products
I don’t use sales are sensitive to change and consumers incomes
Consumer spending
Refers to the value of goods and services brought by customers over a time period usually a month or a year
Overdraft
Is it flexible below in which businesses can use whenever necessary up to agreed limit
Interest rates
Whether to do the cost of borrowing money or the award for saving money expresses as a percentage
Disposable income
- When a worker receives their wages they will have to pay tax and national insurance
- What is left is called their disposable income
Discretionary income
- Now they have to pay all their bills, electric, gas, water, food and rent
- What is left is called their discretionary income – they can use this for the cinema or a Big Mac..
unemployment
The number of people willing to work but out of work and seeking work