A | B |
resources | items used to produce goods and services |
inputs | what resources are that enable businesses to operate |
consumers | who gets what they want when producers combine to use the best combination of resources |
High economic value | When more money payments are given for products that have this |
examples of natural resources | rivers, trees, coal |
example of human resource | a factory worker |
example of capital good | fryer in Mcdonalds |
capital goods | manufactured or constructed items used to produce something else |
limited resource | when there is not enough of a resource for everyone to have as much as they want |
Factor affecting natural resources | weather |
reasons for limited human resources | demographic change, lack of training, lack of interest, supply of workers |
limits to capital good | state of technology, amount of labor, natural resources, and money |
example of finding another source | getting oil from a new place |
ways to respond to limited human resources | flextime, higher wages, employee assistance, and benefits |
capital goods are limited | what happens as natural and human resources becomes limited |
ways to respond to limited capital goods | maintenance, modifications, and use of alternative sources |