chapter 7 crossword

2. When two or more companies join to form a single firm
5. Laws laws that encourage competition in the market place
7. a contract that gives a single firm the right to sell its good within an exclusive market
10. factors that cause a producers average cost per unit fall as output rises
11. Pricing selling a product below cost for a short period of time to drive competitors out of the market
13. a market that runs most efficiently when one large firm supplies all of the output cost
14. the expenses a new business must pay before it can begin to produce and sell goods
16. a market structure in which a few large firms dominate a market
18. any factor that makes it difficult for a new firm to enter a market

1. the division of consumers into group based on how much they will pay for a good
3. a way to attract customers through style, service, or location but not a lower price
4. a product such as petroleum or milk that is considered the same no matter who produces or sells it
6. a series of competitive price cut that lowers the market price below cost of production
8. a formal organization of products that agree to coordinate pries and production
9. the removal of government controls over a market
12. a market structure in which many companies sell products that are similar but not identical
15. an illegal agreement among firms to divide the market, set rices, or limit production
17. a license that gives the inventor of a new product the exclusive right to sell it for a specific period of time