Essential Standard 1.00 Understand the role of business in the global economy. 1

Warm up Login to computers and return to table seats What is capitalism? What type of economic system does the United States have? 2

Objective 1.01 Understand economic systems. 3

Agenda Warm up PPT Review on 1.01 Understanding economic systems Practice Exam handouts (wiki) and Quia practice quizzes score 80 or above 3 rd week Stock entries (final entries) Everfi 4

Practice Quiz Unit 1 Objective Objective Objective

Practice Quiz Unit 2 Objective 2.01 Objective Objective Objective

Satisfying needs and wants Basic economic problem Six steps of economic decision-making Main types for economic systems Market economy self-regulating principles Topics 7

Satisfying Needs and Wants 8

What are needs? What are wants? 9

Satisfying Needs and Wants continued What are goods? What are services? The United States economy is the largest producer of goods and services in the world. 10

Satisfying Needs and Wants continued How do businesses use economic resources to produce goods and services? The types of economic resources are: –Natural –Human –Capital 11

Satisfying Needs and Wants continued What are natural resources? Many natural resources are nonrenewable. What are human resources? 12

Satisfying Needs and Wants continued What are capital resources? 13

Satisfying Needs and Wants continued What is the basic economic problem? What is scarcity? 14

Satisfying Needs and Wants continued What is the purpose of economic decision-making? What happens to choices in a tradeoff? What is opportunity cost ? 15

Six steps of economic decision- making 16

Economic Decision-Making What is economic decision-making? What are the six steps of economic decision-making? 1.Defining the problem 2.Identifying choices 3.Evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each choice 4.Choosing one choice 5.Acting on the choice 6.Reviewing the decision 17

Economic Decision-Making continued Try to solve a problem Problem: Adjust the foundation of a house Choices: Ignore the problem Contact companies located in the same city Contact companies located in the next city Contact companies located in other cities What choice would you make? 18

Economic Decision-Making continued Some advantages: location of local companies, companies that guarantee of services, and companies that provides simple explanation of necessary services Some disadvantages: prices for services and location of company in next city or other cities 19

Economic Decision-Making continued Choosing one choice: A local company that guarantees services and provides simple explanation of services. Acting on choice: Schedule for local company to provide services of adjusting foundation of house. Reviewing decision: Routinely check on condition of foundation of house. 20

Main types of economic systems 21

Economic Systems What are the three economic questions that all economies must answer? 22

Economic Systems What is an economic system? The main types of economic systems are: –Command or Communist –Market –Traditional –Mixed 23

Economic Systems Who owns the resources in the main types of economic systems? –Command –Market –Traditional Who answers the economic questions? –Centered on family –Government –The people 24

Market economy self-regulating principles 25

United States Economic System What is capitalism? What type of economic system does the United States have? 26

United States Economic System continued The four principles of U.S. economic system are: Private property Freedom of choice Profit Competition 27

Market Economy What is the role of consumers in a market economy? A consumer includes individuals, businesses, and government. 28

Market Economy continued What is the role of producers in a market economy? 29

Market Economy continued The market economy is based on the principles of supply and demand. –What is demand? –What are some examples of consumer demand? –What is supply? –What are some examples of how producers establish supply? 30

Supply and Demand Graphs Intro to Business, 6e, Thomson South-Western 31

Supply and Demand Graphs Intro to Business, 6e, Thomson South-Western 32

Supply and Demand Graphs Market (equilibrium) price is the point where supply and demand are equal. Intro to Business, 6e, Thomson South-Western 33