A | B |
Economics | study of meeting unlimited wants and needs with limited resources |
Resources | used in producing products |
Land | natural resources |
Labor | employees/workers |
Capital | money or equipment to operate a business |
Scarcity | more desired than is available |
Entrepreneurship | Business owner |
Utility | usefulness |
Form Utility | Changing raw materials |
Place Utility | Available where needed |
Time Utility | Available when needed |
Possession Utility | Making ways to pay for it |
Information Utility | Useful information about it |
Market Economy | Little government involvement |
Command Economy | Government involvement |
Traditional Economy | The way things are always done |
Mixed economies | Blended economies |
Capitalism | Elected government officials |
Socialism | Reduced gap between rich and poor |
Communism | Run by a political party |
Supply | Goods producers are willing to produce |
Demand | Consumer's willingness and able to buy |
Elasticity | degree to which demand for a product is affected by a change in price |
Elastic Demand | Change in price affects demand |
Inelastic Demand | Change in price doesn't affect demand |
Business Cycle | Movement of an economy |
Prosperity | Increased attendance and purchases |
Recession | Decreased attendance and purchases |
Depression | Lowest poing of attendance |
Recovery | Gradual growth of spending on leisure activity |