humaities ecomics Flashcards
(13 cards)
supply
the amount of a goods or service avalible
demand
the amount of a goods or service that consumers will buy
labour
workers sell their skills in return for money
income- paid in wages/salaries
issue- workers can get treated unfair
stock
people buy parts of a company
income-by reciving profit (divideneds) you can also buy low and sell high
problem- hard to know what to do
housing
people by and rent homes
income-people make money by selling or renting houses for a profit or charging rent
issue- homelessness
foregin exchange
buy/sell currencies
income- make money by buying low and selling high
issue- challenging to know how to do this
wages
the amount of money that a workers is paid based on the work that they provide
employee
a person who works for a buisness
employer
a buisness who employ workers to produce goods and services
tenant
a person who pays rent in exchange for living in someone elses house
landlord
the owner of a house who leases it out to a tenant
interdependance
the way participants in an economy rely on eachother to provide or trade goods and services they cannot produce