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- 2. A type of rivalry between or among businesses that involves factors
- 4. Rivalry between or among businesses that offer dissimilar goods or
- 9. A market structure in which there are relatively few sellers, and industry leaders
- 13. a risk that presents the chance of loss but no opportunity for gain
- 14. The type of market, or environment, in which businesses operate.
- 15. risky.
- 16. A risk-response strategy that involves choosing not to do something that is
- 17. to attract scarce customer dollars.
- 21. Rivalry between or among businesses that offer similar types of goods or
- 22. than price (e.g., customer services, modern facilities, trained personnel, and variety of
- 23. The rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars.
- 25. Using minimum amounts of resources to the best advantage.
- 27. prices for similar amounts and types of products.
- 29. The risk of harm caused by human mistakes, dishonesty, or another risk that is
- 31. that have only a few differences.
- 32. A federal regulation that established a regulatory agency, the
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- 1. to people.
- 3. An illegal agreement that forbids customers from buying goods and
- 5. A type of market structure in which a lot of businesses sell similar
- 6. from competitors.
- 7. Trade Commission (FTC), to monitor business activities in order to prevent unfair
- 8. A risk that presents the chance of loss but no opportunity for gain.
- 10. determine prices.
- 11. Illegal business agreement in which businesses agree on prices of their goods or
- 12. no substitute goods or services readily available.
- 14. A type of market structure in which a market is controlled by one supplier, and there
- 18. A type of rivalry between or among businesses that focuses on the use of
- 19. A federal regulation intended to prevent specific business actions that might
- 20. competition (e.g., tying agreements and exclusive agreements).
- 24. An illegal activity in which a business charges different customers
- 26. A market structure in which there are many businesses selling a lot of
- 28. products for about the same price to many buyers; also known as pure competition.
- 30. resulting in little choice for the customer.