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Across
  1. 4. risks: Chances of loss that carry with them the possibility of loss or no loss
  2. 5. risks: Chances of loss that may result in loss, no change, or gain
  3. 8. A risk-response strategy that involves choosing not to do something that is considered risky
  4. 9. risks: The possibility of loss or failure that occurs as a result of the economy
  5. 12. A risk-response strategy that involves moving the impact of a risk to someone or something else
  6. 14. A risk-response strategy that involves trying to reduce the chance of loss or severity of loss
  7. 17. A type of market structure in which a market is controlled by one supplier, and there are no substitute goods or services readily available
  8. 18. structure: The type of market, or environment, in which businesses operate
  9. 20. expenses: All of the expenses involved in running a business
  10. 22. risk: The possibility of loss (failure) or gain (success) inherent in conducting business
  11. 26. A risk-response strategy that involves assuming responsibility for the risk rather than transferring it
  12. 27. competition: Rivalry between or among businesses that offer similar types of goods or services
  13. 28. monopolies: A monopoly that the government allows to exist legally under controlled conditions
Down
  1. 1. competition: A market structure in which there are many businesses selling a lot of identical products for about the same price to many buyers; also known as pure competition
  2. 2. A market structure in which there are relatively few sellers, and industry leaders usually determine prices
  3. 3. risks: The possibility of loss or failure from human error
  4. 6. Monetary reward a business owner receives for taking the risk involved in investing in a business; income left once all expenses are paid (income-expense=profit)
  5. 7. risks: The possibility of loss or failure from nature
  6. 10. motive: The desire to make a profit, which moves people to invest in business
  7. 11. profit: Money left after the cost-of-goods expense is subtracted from total income (income from sales-cost of goods=gross profit)
  8. 13. The money that a business spends
  9. 15. competition: A type of rivalry between or among businesses that involves factors other than price
  10. 16. The rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollar
  11. 19. of goods: The amount of money a business pays for the products it sells or for the raw materials from which it produces goods to sell; the amount of money a business pays for the products (or for any part of the products) it sells
  12. 21. The money received by resource owners and by producers for supplying goods and services to customers
  13. 23. profit: Money left after the cost-of-goods expense and the operating expense are each subtracted from the total income (gross profit-operating expense=net profit)
  14. 24. competition: A type of rivalry between or among businesses that focuses on the use of price to attract scarce customer dollars
  15. 25. competition: Rivalry between or among businesses that offer dissimilar goods or services