1.1 – Business Activity (Notes)
The word ‘business’ is very familiar to us. We are surrounded by businesses and we could not imagine our life without the products we buy from them. So what is a business, or what is business studies? Here’s the very posh definition for it: “the study of economics and management” Not clear? Don’t worry, by the end of this chapter, you should be getting a clear picture of what a business is. The Economic Problem Need : a good or service essential for living. Examples include water and food and shelter. Want : a good or service that people would like to have, but is not required for living. Examples include cars and watching movies. Scarcity is the basic economic problem. It is a situation that exists when there are unlimited wants and limited resources to produce the goods and services to satisfy those wants. For example, we have a limited amount of money but there are a lot of things we would like to buy, using the money. Opportunity cost Opportunity cost is the next best alternative...