Sort Goods and Services
Distinguish a physical product from work performed for someone.
Supplied materials
- Paper and a pencil, or say your answers aloud.
Learn the idea
A good is a product you can use, such as a notebook. A service is work someone does, such as repairing a notebook’s binding. Some purchases combine both: the replacement cover is a good, while the repair work is a service.
Use this fictional town list: a loaf of bread; a bicycle repair; a pencil; a haircut. Classify what is actually described. A worker can provide a service using goods, so look at what the customer receives in the example.
- Draw two columns labeled Goods and Services.
- Put bread and pencil in Goods.
- Put bicycle repair and haircut in Services.
- Explain one classification using the difference between product and work.
See the method in action
A pencil is a good because it is a physical product. Sharpening somebody’s pencil for them is a service because it describes work done for them.
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repairing a bicycle
Repairing the bicycle is work performed, so it is a service. The notebook, bread, and crayons are products, so they are goods in these examples.
Take it further
A shop sells a replacement wheel and installs it. Name the good, the wheel, and the service, installation. One visit can include both.
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