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Chapter 7

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Pure Competition   Competition in which there are many buyers and sellers there is a standardized product that buyers and sellers are well informed . There is easy entry into and out of the market and there is no control over prices  
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Standardized product   A product group in which competeing products are nearly the same  
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Monoploy   A market in which there is no competition. One company controls the market.  
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Pure monopoly   A monopoly in which there is only one seller and no substitutes for a product or service.Getting into and out of the market is difficult and there is almost complete control over prices.  
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Natural monopoly   A monopoly that is allowed to exist because competition is not needed  
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Patent   Right of sole ownership of an invention of an item  
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Copyright   The sole right given to writers and artisits to sell or make copies of their works  
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Oligopoly   A type of market where there only are a few sellers. There is a nearly standardized product  
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Price War   A series of price cuts outprice below the competition  
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Collusion   A secret agreement between competing firms who cooperate with each other  
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Price fixing   An agreement to sell products for the same or similar prices  
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monopolistic competition   A type of market where there are many buyers and sellers. There is some product variation and entry into the market is easy.  
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Differentiate   A way a company attracts buyers by providing services to those who have bought products  
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Warranty   A promise to fix something if it does not work  
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Brand Name   The name of a product used to identify the product quickly,often thru the use of a logo  
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Logo   A symbol that everyone knows which is used to identify a product  
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Trust   When a few giant companies control important industries  
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Reform   Change to make things work better  
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Majority   The quality or state of being greater  
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Price discrimination   The practice of selling different buyers the same product for different prices  
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Merger   When one business buys another  
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