A | B |
intermediary | a distributor |
processors | changes raw materials into more finished products |
cooperative | owned & operated by members for purpose of saving money on purchases of goods & services |
nonprofit organizations | private hospitals, schools, museums |
partnership | business owned by 2 or more persons who share risks & responsibilities |
services | products of a skill or activity, such as hairstyling |
limited liability | major advantage of a corporation |
wholesaler | business that moves products btwn businesses or btwn businesses and the public |
stock | share of corporte ownership |
sole proprietorship | business owned by one person |
imports | products the US buys from Mexico |
trade disputes | conflict over global competition |
tariff | tax placed on imports to increase theor price in the domestic market |
NAFTA | trade alliance btwn US, Canada & Mexico |
exports | products the US sells to Mexico, Japan and other countries |
foreign exchange market | banks where different currencies are exchanged |
currency | pesos, dollars, yen |
free trade | belief that there should be no limits on trade |
protectionism | tax placed on imports to increase theor price in the domestic market |
embargo | when a government stops imports or exports of a product |