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Small Businesses in Louisiana. Unit 7. Supply. The amount of goods offered for sale by a business. Demand. The desire or need for a product or service. Competition. A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers. Profit.
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Supply • The amount of goods offered for sale by a business
Demand • The desire or need for a product or service
Competition • A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
Profit • The amount of money that is left over after all the costs of running a business have been paid
Government • A group of elected citizens who solve problems and make laws for a community
Economic Choice • The choice made among possibilities
Opportunity Cost • The process of choosing one good or service over another. The item that you don’t pick is the opportunity cost. • Decide between a rabbit or skateboard
Consumer • A person who buys or uses a product or service
Producer • Someone who makes a product or offers a service • People and businesses that make or provide goods and services
Trade • The exchange of one kind of product or service for another
Specialization • Being an expert in one job, product or service
Interdependence • When businesses or people depend on each other for goods and services
Goods • Products, or things that can be bought or sold
Services • Work that someone does for someone else