A Circular Flow Diagram Illustrate by means of a circular flow diagram, the Product market; the Resource market; the real flow of goods and services between and among businesses, households, and government; and the flow of money. SSEMI1 The student will describe how households, businesses, and governments are interdependent and interact through flows of goods, services, and money.

A Circular Flow Diagram Shows the economic flow of goods and services between households, businesses, and government through the product and resource markets. SSEMI1a Illustrate by means of a circular flow diagram, the Product market; the Resource market; the real flow of goods and services between and among businesses, households, and government; and the flow of money.

What’s missing from the diagram? According to the standard, what’s missing from the diagram? According to the standard, what’s missing from the diagram? According to the standard, what’s missing from the diagram? SSEMI1a Illustrate by means of a circular flow diagram, the Product market; the Resource market; the real flow of goods and services between and among businesses, households, and government; and the flow of money.

Definitions (1 of 3) household – individual or group that occupy a single housing unit (residence) business – individual or group that work to produce a good or service government – provides law and order, structure, and even necessary goods and services that the market might not provide SSEMI1a Illustrate by means of a circular flow diagram, the Product market; the Resource market; the real flow of goods and services between and among businesses, households, and government; and the flow of money.

Definitions (2 of 3) product market – goods sold for final consumption to a consumer (which could be a household, business, or the government) are sold in the product market resource (or factor) market – to improve production, producers buy the four factors of production (land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship) in the resource market SSEMI1a Illustrate by means of a circular flow diagram, the Product market; the Resource market; the real flow of goods and services between and among businesses, households, and government; and the flow of money.

Circular Flow of Economic Activity Product Market Business Income Consumer Spending Goods & Services Goods & Services Spending Fees Business Government Households or Individuals Taxes & “Tax Breaks” Taxes & “Tax Breaks” Buy Factors of Production Fees Spending Land, Capital Labor, Entrepreneurs Payment for Resources Factor or Resource Market Income from Resources SSEMI1a Illustrate by means of a circular flow diagram, the Product market; the Resource market; the real flow of goods and services between and among businesses, households, and government; and the flow of money.

So What? Since money flows in a circular flow between households, businesses, and government, then each depends on the other for the economy to function smoothly. This is called economic interdependence. SSEMI1a Illustrate by means of a circular flow diagram, the Product market; the Resource market; the real flow of goods and services between and among businesses, households, and government; and the flow of money.

The Role of Money Explain the role of money and how it facilitates exchange. SSEMI1 The student will describe how households, businesses, and governments are interdependent and interact through flows of goods, services, and money.

The Role of Money medium of exchange – a method or agreed upon standard (other than exchanging products or labor) for exchanging one thing for another. The modern medium of exchange is money. Money is NOT what people want. Money is used to buy what people want. SSEMI1b Explain the role of money and how it facilitates exchange.