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Econ 7

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Perfect competition   A large number of firms all produce the same product and no single seller controls supply or prices  
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Commodity   A product such as milk, that is considered the same no matter who produces or sells it  
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Barriers to entry   Any factor that makes it difficult for a new firm to enter a market  
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Imperfect competition   A market structure that fails to meet the condition of perfect competition  
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Two common barriers that occur to stop a new business from entering a market.   Start-up costs and technology  
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Start-up costs   Expenses that a new business must pay before it can begin to produce and sell goods  
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Monopoly   A single seller dominates a market  
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Economics of scale   Factors that cause a producer's average cost per unit to fall as output rises  
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Natural monopoly   Market that rums most efficiently when one large firm supplies all of the output  
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Government monopoly   Created by a government  
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Patent   License that gives the inventor of a new product that exclusive right to sell it for a specific period of time  
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Franchise   Contract that gives a single form the right to sell its goods within a exclusive market  
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License   a government issued right to operate a business  
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Price discrimination   Division of consumers into groups based on how much they will pay for a good  
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Market power   Ability of a company to control prices and total market output  
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Examples of price discrimination   Discounted airline fares, manufactures rebate offers, senior citizen or student discounts, children fly free or stay free promotions  
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Monopolistic competition   Market structure in which many companies sell products that are similar but not identical  
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Monopolistic competition characteristics   Many firms, few artificial barriers to entry, little control over price, differentiated products  
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Differentiation   Making a product different from other, similar products  
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Nonprice competition   A way to attract customers through style, service, or location, but not at a lower price  
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Oligopoly   A market dominated by a few large, profitable firms  
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Price war   Series of competitive price cuts that lowers the market price below the cost of production  
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Collusion   Illegal agreement among firms to divide the market, set price, or limit production  
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Price fixing   Agreement among firms to charge one price for the same good  
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Cartel   Formal organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and production  
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Predatory pricing   Selling a product below cost for a short period of time to drive competitors out of the market  
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Antitrust laws   Laws that encourage competition in the marketplace-government watches to make sure one business isn't driving another out of the market  
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Trust   Illegal grouping of companies that discourages competition  
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Merger   When two or more companies join to form a single firm  
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Deregulation   Removal of some government controls over a market  
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