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| Basic economic problem | the mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and limited economic resources. |
| Capital resources | products and money used to produce goods and services. |
| Capitalism | the private ownership of economic resources by individuals rather than by the government. |
| Command economy | an economy in which resources are owned and controlled by the government. |
| Competition | the rivalry among businesses to sell their goods and services. |
| Competitors | businesses offering very similar products to the same customers. |
| Consumer | a person who buys and uses goods and services. |
| Demand | the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy. |
| Demand curve | the graphic view of the demand for a product or service. The demand curve for a product, for example, illustrates the relationship between the price of the product and the quantity demanded by consumers. |
| Economic decision-making | the process of choosing which needs and wants will be satisfied. |
| Economic resources | things available to be used to produce goods and services. |
| Economic system | the method a country uses to answer the three economic questions. |
| Entrepreneur | someone who takes a risk in starting a business to earn a profit. |
| Factors of production | economic resources, including natural resources, human resources, and capital resources. |
| Freedom of choice | the freedom to make decisions independently while accepting the consequences of those decisions. |
| Goods | things you can see and touch; they are products you can purchase to meet your wants and needs. |
| Human resources | people producing goods and services; people who work for a business. |
| Market economy | an economy in which the resources are owned and controlled by the people of the country. |
| Market price | the point where supply and demand are equal. |
| Marketplace | anywhere that goods and services are exchanged. |
| Mixed economy | an economy that combines elements of the command and market economies. |
| Natural resources | raw materials supplied by nature. |
| Needs | things that are required in order to live. |
| Opportunity cost | the value of the next-best alternative that you were not able to choose. |
| Profit | the amount of money available to the business after all costs and expenses have been paid. |
| Scarcity | not having enough resources to satisfy every need. |
| Services | activities provided for the satisfaction of others that are consumed at the same time they are produced. |
| Supply | the quantity of a good or service that businesses are willing and able to provide. |
| Supply curve | the graphic view of the supply for a product or service. The supply curve for a product, for example, illustrates the relationship between the price of the product and the quantity businesses will supply. |
| Trade-off | what you make when you give something up to have something else. |
| Traditional economy | an economy in which goods and services are produced the way they have always been produced. It is used in countries that are less developed and are not yet participating in the global economy. |
| Wants | things that add comfort and pleasure to your life. |
