Because Consumers Want a Greater Variety of Goods and Services

question 25

Multiple Choice

Because consumers want a greater variety of goods and services at lower prices, many governments have ________.

• A)reduced their restrictions on the international movement of goods and services
• B)acted to tax most imports at a lower rate than domestic products
• C)sought to eliminate reciprocal advantages negotiated through international organizations and treaties
• D)increased their participation in multinational problem-solving efforts

Identify key entities responsible for regulating electronic media and their functions.

Analyze the impact of concentrated media ownership on democracy and public debate.

Recognize strategies used by political campaigns to influence news coverage.

Evaluate the effects of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 on media ownership and competition.

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Definitions:

Monthly Salary

Regular payments made to an employee, usually at the end of each month, as compensation for work performed.

Strip Bond

A financial security that represents a portion of the interest or principal of a bond, which has been separated to be sold individually.

Compounded Semiannually

This refers to the process of calculating interest on both the initial principal and the accrued interest from previous periods, done twice a year.

Maturity Date

The specified date on a financial instrument at which the principal (and usually the final interest payment) is due to be paid.