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Consumers and Resources. Economics. Consumers. People who use goods and services to satisfy their personal needs and wants. Products. Something that is manufactured or refined for sale. Examples: apples, cars, computers, phones, stuffed animals and ziplock baggies. Production.
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Consumers and Resources Economics
Consumers • People who use goods and services to satisfy their personal needs and wants.
Products • Something that is manufactured or refined for sale. • Examples: apples, cars, computers, phones, stuffed animals and ziplock baggies.
Production • The act, process or result of manufacturing or refining something.
Factors of Production • The resources that are used to make goods and services. • Land • Labor • Capital • Capital Good • Human Capital
Resources Land Labor The effort people devote to tasks for which they are paid a salary. • Natural Resources – gifts of nature used to make goods and services.
Resources Physical Capital Human Capital The health, education, experience, training, skills and values of people. Also known as human resources. • Any human made resource used to produce goods and services. • Also know as capital goods.