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Take out Assignment 5: Buying a Car for a stamp

What will we learn today?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 StructuresUnit: Market StructuresDay 3Day 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?

Handout Grades

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Handout TestsAny questions?

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Assignment 7: 7.1 Perfect Competition Notes

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Assignment 8: Startup CostsThink 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?

How is Wal-Mart able to keep track of its inventory? Why is this important? List the effects this has on producers.

Trace the decline of Rubbermaid from 1994 to 2004. What factors most contributed to this decline?

What is an opening price point? How does it influence sales?

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!

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.

List the arguments in favor of outsourcing and those that are against it.

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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