Economics Glossary

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