Complete the Following Using the Terms Listed Below

question 182

Multiple Choice

Complete the following using the terms listed below.
-A(n) ______ is independently owned and operated, and is responsible for almost 30 percent of the nation's gross domestic product.

• A)sole proprietorship
• B)small business
• C)corporation
• D)merger
• E)acquisition
• F)horizontal merger
• G)conglomerate merger
• H)cooperative
• I)vertical merger
• J)business incubators
• K)business plan
• L)closed corporation
• M)preferred stock
• N)franchising

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Definitions:

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a specific price level in a given period.

Black Market

An illegal trade of goods or services that are not sanctioned by the authority, often to avoid taxes or because the goods are prohibited.

Gray Market

involves the trade of legal goods through unauthorized, unofficial, or unintended channels, usually not illegal but discouraged by manufacturers.

Resource Market

The marketplace where resources or inputs (like labor, capital, and raw materials) used to produce goods and services are bought and sold.