Transcript Day 1 - Mr

Take out
Assignment 5:
Buying a Car for
a stamp
What will we learn today?
12.2.7 Analyze how domestic and international competition in a market economy
affect goods and services produced and the quality, quantity, and price of those
products.
Unit: Market Structures
Day 3
If a single firm produced all
computer software, life would
be much easier because all
software would be compatible.
Why has the government tried
to prevent one company from
dominating the software
market? Why would that be a
problem?
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Handout Grades
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Handout Tests
 Any questions?
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Assignment 7:
7.1 Perfect Competition Notes
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Assignment 8: Startup Costs
 Think back to your high demand, low supply business
(teenage nightclub).
 Brainstorm a list of ten expenses that would be your
start-up costs.
 Estimate the costs of each item on your list.
 Add them all together. How much will you have to
spend before your business can open?
Example: 1. Speaker system for nightclub: $10,000
2. Blah blah blah blah
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Assignment 9:
7.2 Monopoly Notes
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Assignment 10:
Monopoly Guide
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Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
 Discuss
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 Is Wal-Mart Good For America?
 Before we watch:
 Outsourcing is when a business obtains services or products used in
manufacturing, such as parts for a television set, from an outside (often
overseas) supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs.
 Offshore Companies conduct most of their business outside of the country in
which they are incorporated. These companies are also known as non-resident
companies.
 Push Production is when manufacturers of products decide what to produce,
how much to produce and the price of the product.
 Pull Production is when retailers determine what the manufacturer will
produce, how much to produce and the price of the product.
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What did you notice at the Wal-Mart shareholders meeting? Do you think this is different from other shareholders'
meetings? If yes, in what ways?
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How is Wal-Mart able to keep track of its inventory? Why is this important? List the effects this has on producers.
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Trace the decline of Rubbermaid from 1994 to 2004. What factors most contributed to this decline?
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What is an opening price point? How does it influence sales?
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Wal-Mart started a campaign encouraging people to buy products that were made in America. What influence did this
have on Wal-Mart's buying practices? Be specific!
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In 1994, President Clinton said that new trade agreements would create a market for American products in China.
What happened to the United States companies after opening trade with China? Include statistics, companies and
places.
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List the arguments in favor of outsourcing and those that are against it.
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Compare the situation at Five Rivers Electronics and the Thomson Plant. What caused problems and what was the
result for each?
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