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Welcome to Mueller Park. Rules of the Game. Everybody Hits - step up to the plate when it’s your turn Questions come in the form of singles, double, triples, and home runs Questions are random Watch out - there are strikeouts, double plays, and errors
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Rules of the Game • Everybody Hits - step up to the plate when it’s your turn • Questions come in the form of singles, double, triples, and home runs • Questions are random • Watch out - there are strikeouts, double plays, and errors • Teams will be penalized outs and sometimes runs if they cannot control themselves or choose to relay answers
Example • Cartels are difficult to operate because of which of the following reasons? • A.They work if members keep to the agreed output • B.They are illegal worldwide • C.Firms in a cartel are likely to lose money • D.Their products are perfectly competitive • A: A • Single
What is a commodity? • A: Product that is considered the same no matter who makes or sells it • Single
List one industry that has been deregulated in recent years • A: Airlines, Pharmaceuticals • Single
What is Marginal Cost? • A: additional cost of producing one more unit of something • Double
What percentage of businesses are Sole Proprietorships? • A: 75% • Single
The night security guard at the textile mill is known as a _______ cost • Fixed or Variable • A: Fixed • Single
The leading firms have three possible ways to control prices and output like a monopoly. What are they? (each worth a bag) • A: Cartel, Merger, and Predatory Pricing • Home Run
The amount a company receives for selling its goods is known as _____ ____. • A: Total Revenue • Single
When the selling price of a good goes up, what is the relationship of quantity supplied? • A: It becomes practical to produce more goods • Double
What kind of market runs efficiently when one large firm supplies all of the goods? • A: Monopoly • Single
What is monopolistic competition? • A: Many companies selling similar but not identical products • Double
Give one example of how a company can lower production costs through the use of technology • A: Email • Single
What percentage of businesses are partnerships? • A: 5%-7% • Single
Corporations are ______% of the business world, but they produce ______% of the products • A: 20% & 80% • Double
In ________ _______, many firms companies compete in a open market and to sell products that are similar but not identical • A: Monopolistic Competition • Single
Which type of market has many barriers to entry? • A: Oligopoly or Monopoly • Double
Balk! • All runners move up one base
Are video game systems an example of monopolistic competition or oligopoly? • A: Oligopoly • Single
What is the main reasons for regulating and deregulating markets? • A: Force competition and lower prices • Home Run
The cost of a good is usually determined by _____ and ____. • A: Supply and Demand • Single
What are the four types of non-price competition? • A: Location, Service Level, Advertising, Physical Characteristics • Triple, or Sac fly if out is made
Two or more firms producing 80 % of the output is the definition of a(n) _________. • A: Oligopoly • Single
Organizations that are in the business of benefiting society and operate like a business are called _______ ________. • A: Nonprofit Organizations • Single
What is the difference between a patent and a license? • A: Patent is license for a product, and License is used to run a business • Double
If a general partnership fails, who is responsible for all of the debts? • A: All of the partners • Single
How do stockholders have influence on the corporation they own? • A: They elect the board of directors • Double, or Sac Fly if an out is made
Economists use the term ______ to describe agreements among firms to set prices and production levels. • A: Collusion • Double
Common barriers to entry include ______ costs and ______. • A: Operating Costs and Technology • Double
Why would the government block a merger? • A: If it reduces competition • Single
What are the three types of corporate mergers? • A: Horizontal, Vertical, Conglomerate • Triple
What is one cost that could be a variable cost for a business? • A: Any cost of production that could change, like eggs in a bakery • Single