Business Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Domestic Business
The making, buying, and selling of goods and services within a country
International business
Refers to business activities needed for creating, shipping, and selling goods and services across national borders
Foreign/world trade
International business siness
Absolute advantage
Exists when a country can produce a good or service at alower cost than other countries
Comparative advantage
A situation in which a country specializes in the production of a good or service at which it is relatively more efficient
Imports
Items bought from other countries
Exports
Goods and services sold to other countries
Foreign debt
The amount a country owes to other countries
Balance of trade
The difference between a country's total exports and total imports
Trade surplus
If a country exports more than it imports
Trade deficit
If it imports more than it exports
Balance of payment
The difference between the amount of money that comes into a country and the amount that goes out of it
Foreign exchange market
The process ofexchanging one currency for another
Exchange rate
The value of a currency in one country compared with the value in another
Interest rates
The cost of using someone else's money