| A | B |
|---|
| mixed economy | combines elements of the command and market economies |
| entrepreneurial resources | the initiative to combine natural, human and capital resources |
| opportunity cost | value of the next-best alternative that is forgone to produce or obtain another product |
| competitors | businesses that offer the same goods to the same customers |
| producers | individuals and organizations that determine which goods and services will be available for consumption |
| economic decision-making | process of choosing which needs or wants will be satisfied |
| private property | right to purchase, use, and discard things of value |
| services | activities that can be consumed at the time of purchase to satisfy needs and wants |
| scarcity | condition that exists when wants or needs exceed resources available |
| economics | study of the decision made for production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services to satisfy needs and wants |
| needs | necessities required for living |
| consumer | buys and uses goods and services |
| capital resources | goods and money used in the production of goods and services |
| natural resources | raw materials supplied by nature |
| human resources | people using efforts, knowledge, and skills at work to produce goods and services |
| free enterprise | economic system where freedom to consume and produce goods and services exists |
| traditional economy | economic system in which decisions are based on customs and centered on family |
| goods | items purchased to satisfy needs and wants |
| profit | money left after selling goods and services and costs of operating a business have been paid |
| wants | goods that are purchased to add comfort or pleasure to life |
| marketplace | anywhere goods and services exchange hands |
| trade-off | process of giving up something for gaining something else |
| market economy | goods and services are owned and controlled by the people |
| freedom of choice | opportunity to make choices of goods and services and accept consequences of decisions |
| command economy | economic system in which the government owns resources and dictates what is produced |
| market price | the point where supply and demand are equal |
