SCRIPT COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ four basic rights under free-market capitalism. Answer: 1. the
right to own private property
2. the right to own business and business's profits (after taxes)
3. the right to freedom of competition
4. the right to freedom of choice
◉ perfect competition. Answer: The degree of competition in which
there are many sellers in a market and none is large enough to
dictate the price of a product.
◉ monopolistic competition. Answer: The degree of competition in
which a large number of sellers produce very similar products that
buyers nevertheless perceive as different.
◉ oligopoly. Answer: A degree of competition in which just a few
sellers dominate the market.
◉ monopoly. Answer: A degree of competition in which only one
seller controls the total supply of a product or service, and sets the
price.
, ◉ consumer price index (CPI). Answer: Monthly statistics that
measure the pace of inflation or deflation
◉ producer price index (PPI). Answer: An index that measures the
change in prices at the wholesale level.
◉ monetary policy. Answer: The management of the money supply
and interest rates by the Federal Reserve Bank.
◉ chapter 2:
balance of trade. Answer: The total value of a nation's exports
compared to its imports over a particular period
◉ licensing. Answer: A global strategy in which a firm (the licensor)
allows a foreign company (the licensee) to produce its product in
exchange for a fee (a royalty).
◉ contract manufacturing. Answer: A foreign company's production
of private-label goods to which a domestic company then attaches
its brand name or trademark; part of the broad category of
outsourcing.