Lecture Business (4/e): Chapter 1 - Ferrell, Hirt, Ferrell

Chapter 1 - The dynamics of business and economics. After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Define basic concepts such as business, product, and profit; identify the main participants and activities of business and explain why studying business is important; define economics and compare the four types of economic systems; describe the role of supply, demand, and competition in a free-enterprise system; specify why and how the health of the economy is measured.