EC-105 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Acquiring assistance from outside organizations/consultants to obtain goods or services to accomplish business objectives or perform primary business activities
  2. 5. Scientific applications to business objectives or the methods used to attain those objectives
  3. 6. The customs, habits, and traditions of a particular group of people
  4. 7. The physical and social characteristics of the population
  5. 8. Changing
  6. 10. The rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars
  7. 11. A consumer-action agency that collects and disseminates information on business reliability and alerts the public to potential fraud situations
  8. 15. A rapid rise in prices that may occur when demand exceeds supply or when productivity declines and costs of labor go up
  9. 16. A product that is wanted but not needed
  10. 17. Forces operating outside a business that affect its chances for success
Down
  1. 1. The system in which people make and spend their incomes
  2. 3. The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas across national borders
  3. 4. The knowledge, ability, and willingness to adjust your opinions and behaviors so that you value and are sensitive to people and ideas from other cultures
  4. 9. A practice in which a person or group attempts to influence lawmakers to pass or block certain legislation
  5. 12. Monies that individuals or businesses must pay to the government
  6. 13. The duty of business to contribute to the well-being of society
  7. 14. Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business