These notes cover the consumer section of Consumer Studies. This includes different sources of income, expenditure patterns, and the factors that influence these, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and different types of banking.
, The Consumer
and expenditure
Income
of
South African families
-
basic needs need to be met
↳ Money to obtain
goods & services
-> offer labour to the and
economy
in return earn an income
sources income
of
Salaries -> fixedmonthly
Payment Wages -> daily or weekly payment
↳ for work completed
->
temporaly recieve wages
professionals receive -> farm, domestic factory
->
normally workers
a salary
gross salary -> salary before deductions
nett
salary -> Salary after compulsory
deductions such as
tax, UIF 6 Pension
Commission - Payment Pension -> after
a
agent get retirement
for a sale from pension fund
↑
professional fees -> medical docter
Annuity - retirement fund
Bonus Social Elderly, Disabled,
an extra
payment grants
-
poor
↳ Percentage of annual earnings
farming ->
money farmers get for casual income ->
gifts, inheritance
farm produce andbets/Lottery
Profits -> made by selling Fringe benefits -> Extra payment to
money employee
a an
product or service
unemploymentinsurance fund -> UIF
Interest -> money paid to investors
as a return to their
investments
Dividents ->
paid to
money out
Shareholders
Rental income ->
money landlordgets
for
letting real estate
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