Section 2 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Cartel
Is a group that acts together to set prices and limit output.
Monopoly
Occurs when there is only one seller of a product that has no close substitutes.
Price maker
Is a film that does not have to consider competitors when setting the prices of its products.
Barrier to entry
Makes it hard for a new business to enter a market.
Natural monopoly
Occurs when the costs of production are lowest with only one producer.
Government monopoly
Exists when the government either owns and runs the business or authorizes only one producer.
Technical monopoly
Occurs when a film controls a manufacturing method, invention, or type of technology.
Geographic monopoly
Occurs when there are no other producers within a certain region.
Economies of scale
Occurs when the average cost of production fails as the producer grows larger.
Patent
Gives an inventor the exclusive property rights to that invention or process for a certain number of years.