Economics Glossary

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Across
  1. 2. National Company A company that operates in many countries with independent headquarters in each.(McDonalds)
  2. 6. Payment for use of land
  3. 11. The study of how people use scarce resources to satisfy needs and wants
  4. 14. All resources provided by nature
  5. 15. Payment earned by entrepreneurs
  6. 16. Money paid at a particular rate for the money lent
  7. 18. An economy where people produce only enough goods and services for their own family
  8. 19. Goods and services bought from overseas
  9. 22. Goods and services which we desire but don’t need
  10. 25. All human effort, both physical and intellectual
  11. 28. Where actions by one party have impacts on another, particularly economically.
  12. 30. A system where factors of production are owned by the government
  13. 31. Ability to combine all resources to make something (plan, recipe, system etc)
  14. 32. Institution which handles money for households and firms
  15. 34. Payment per hour for labour
  16. 37. Situation where demand is greater than supply
  17. 38. Organisations that make goods and services
  18. 40. Goods and services sold overseas
  19. 41. That part of earnings not spent
  20. 42. Reward for the use of resources
  21. 43. Organization with authority to make decisions for the population
Down
  1. 1. An organization that sells goods
  2. 2. Used to pay for goods and services
  3. 3. market Place where goods and services are bought and sold (Coles, Seek.com, Fremantle markets) Same as Market
  4. 4. Basic units used to make goods and services
  5. 5. Action of only doing one part of the process
  6. 7. Financial assistance given to people by the Government
  7. 8. A system where all factors of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services are controlled by the government
  8. 9. Place where goods and services are bought and sold.
  9. 10. Physical items used by consumer and services for a profit
  10. 12. A system which allows private ownership of the factors of production
  11. 13. Cost The cost of the next-best alternative opportunity
  12. 17. Payment per year for labour
  13. 20. chain Complex group of firms in many countries each producing a component of a final product.
  14. 21. Equipment used to make goods and services
  15. 23. market Place where factors of production are bought and sold.
  16. 24. Income flows which are added to the Circular Flow of Income model (investment, govt. spending, exports)
  17. 26. Income flows that are removed from the Circular Flow model. (savings, tax, imports)
  18. 27. Basic necessities for life
  19. 29. Compulsory government levy
  20. 30. Actions done for consumers by producers
  21. 33. of production Raw materials used to make goods and services (land, labour, capital & enterprise)
  22. 35. Purchase of new capital
  23. 36. National Company A company which operates in several countries with its headquarters in the parent country. (Apple)
  24. 39. Final users of goods and services to satisfy their needs and wants