Goods like food and clothing, and services like recreation that are consumed when purchased by their ultimate consumers are called consumption goods or consumer goods. This also includes services which are consumed but for convenience we may refer to them are as consumer goods. There are other goods that are of durable character which are used in the production process. These are tools, implements and machines. While they make production of other commodities feasible, they themselves don't get transformed in the production process. They are also final goods yet they are not final goods to be ultimately consumed. They are the crucial backbone of any production process, in aiding and enabling the production to take place. These goods form a part of capital, one of the crucial factors of production in which a productive enterprise has invested, and they continue to enable the production process to go on for continuous cycles of production. There are capital goods and they gradually undergo wear and tear, and thus are repaired or gradually replaced over time. The stock of capital that an economy possesses is thus preserved, maintained and renewed partially or wholly overtime. |
Final goods consists of ______________________. |
Inferior goods and normal goods Consumer goods and Intermediate goods Capital goods and Intermediate goods Consumer goods and Capital goods |
Consumer goods and Capital goods |
The correct answer is option (4) : Consumer goods and Capital goods Final goods are distinct from intermediate goods. Final goods are destined for final use by consumers or businesses, whereas intermediate goods are used in the production of other goods. |