Vocab Flashcards
Economics
Making, buying, or selling something,that people need or want
Basic needs
Thing people need to survive (food, water, shelter, air)
Wants
Things people would like to have
Goods
Things you buy
Services
A job a person provides and is paid for
Consumer
A person who buys and uses goods
Producer
A person who makes goods or provides services
Trade
The process of buying, selling, or exchanges goods and services using money
Barter
Exchanging goods and survives with out using money
Import
To bring into a place country form another country
Export
To send to another place or country
Supply
How much there is of goods and services
Demand
How much the goods and services are needed/wanted
Economic choice
A choice to buy one thing and not the other
Opportunity cost
The choice given up