A | B |
SCARCITY | The inability to satisfy all wants and needs at the same time |
RESOURCES | Natural, human, capital, entrepreneurship |
OPPORTUNITY COST | What is given up when a choice is made |
PRICE | Determined by the interaction of supply and demand |
DEMAND | What consumers are willing to buy at a certain price |
SUPPLY | What producers are willing to sell at a certain price |
CONSUMPTION | Using goods and services |
FREE MARKET ECONOMY | Economic system with private ownership, profit, competition |
COMMAND ECONOMY | Centrally planned economy, little consumer choice |
MIXED ECONOMY | Most common economic system |
CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY | Consumers determine through purchases what goods will be produced |
COMPETITION | Rivalry between producers or sellers of a good or service |
TRADITIONAL ECONOMY | Economic decisions are based on custom and historical precedent |
PROFIT | Earnings after all expenses have been paid |