"The Economic Problem" key terms.

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Needs The minimum that is necessary for a person to survive as a human being.
Wants Desires for consumption of goods and services above and beyond our needs
Land The natural economic resource provided by the earth
Labour It is the workforce of the economy, The human input into the production process.
Capital The man made economic resource used to produce other goods and services.
Enterprise/ Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs are individuals who organise the other factors of production. They are the ones who display skills of enterprise.
Factors of production Resources available for the production process. They can be classified into Land, Labour, Capital and Enterprise.
Scarcity Resources which are limited in supply are scarce.
Oppurtunity cost The next best alternative foregone (given up).
Free goods Goods which are unlimited in supply.
Economic goods Goods which are scarce and have an oppurtunity cost in consumption.
Command (or planned) economy An economic system where government, through planning, allocates resources in society.
Free market economy An economic system where resources are allocated by the market mechanism (forces of demand and supply).
Mixed economy An economy where some resources are allocated by the market mechanism (forces of demand and supply) and others are allocated by the government.
Production possibility curve A curve that shows the maximum potential output levels of two types of goods and services in the economy.
Value judgement An opinion based on the opinion that cannot be tested by facts.
Positive statement A statement which can be supported or refuted by evidence.
Normative statement A statement which cannot be supported or tested because it is a value judgement.
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