17.3 Flashcards
Participants in the Australian Economy (6 cards)
1
Q
Define Revenue
A
an income a business receives from its business
activities, such as the sale
of goods and services to
customers
2
Q
Define injections
A
money that enters the economy
3
Q
Define leakages
A
money that leaves the economy
4
Q
Define economic expansion
A
an increase in
economic activity, and of
the goods and services
available often measured by GDP. It is caused when there are more injections than leakages.
5
Q
Define economic contraction
A
a decrease in consumer
demand for goods and
services; lower
number of employees
in businesses; no wage
growth, caused when there are more leakages than injections
6
Q
What is foreign direct investment?
A
When u use money from different countries to setup businesses.