Lesson 2. Producer analyzes what consumers are spending money on, and how much do they spend. He uses resources to produce goods the most wanted by consumers. Producers will try to minimize costs to increase profit. Consumer buys products he wants the most and ignores the ones he doesn’t want. Producers try to determine trends and produce goods wanted by consumers. Consumers vote with their wallets. Modified Free Enterprise Economy is one in which the government plays a limited role as producer, consumer, and regulator. As consumer government buys some goods from product and resource markets. (Especially labor from factor market) As producer government provides goods, services, and natural resources; takes in money as tax revenues. Profit is the result left after subtracting costs from revenue received after goods and services were sold.