Across
- 5. a way to attract customers through style, service, or location, rather than a lower price
- 7. any human-made resource that is used to produce other goods and services
- 8. the combination of two or more firms involved in different stages of producing the same good or service
- 11. a certificate of ownership in a corporation
- 12. business organization owned by two or more persons who agree on a specific devision of responsibilites and profits
- 13. a market in which a single seller dominates
- 16. an institution that functions much like a business but does not operate for the purpose of making a profit
- 17. the legal obiligation to pay debts
- 18. a legal entity, or being, owned by individual stockholders, each of whom has limited liability for the firm's debts
- 20. a business owned and managed by a single individual
- 21. the amount of money a business receives in excess of its expenses
- 24. the combination of two or more firms competing in the same market with the same good or service
- 27. a large corporation that produces and sells its goods and services in more than one country
Down
- 1. the ability of a company to control prices and total market output
- 2. a market structure in which many companies sell products that are similar but not identical
- 3. a way to attract customers through lower prices
- 4. a business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to pool their resources for the purpose of accomplishing a specific task
- 6. the knowledge and skills a worker gains through education and experience
- 9. a set of exchanges and other venues where shares of publicly held companies are bought and sold
- 10. a market structure in which a large number of firms all produce the same product and no single seller controls supply or price
- 14. an organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members
- 15. a business combination merging more than three businesses that produce unrelated products or services
- 19. a market that runs most efficiently when one large firm provides all of the output
- 22. a market structure in which a few large firms dominate the market
- 23. when two or more companies join to form a single firm
- 25. the potential for harm or financial loss
- 26. a type of business with limited liability for the owners, with the advantage of not paying corporate income tax
