Answer to Question 1:

What do economists mean by the term economic activity?


Economic activity is the process by which human, physical and technological capital in the community is used to produce and distribute a flow of goods and services that individuals in the community can enjoy. The concern is with what is produced, to whom it is distributed, how the community benefits from this process, and how the system might be changed to increase the flow of benefits obtainable from the given stock of capital.

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