CADENA DE ALMACENES (CHAIN
STORE) - (MKT)
CAPITAL (CAPITAL)-
(ECO)- as a factor of production, all
manufactured productive resources such as tools,
industrial equipment, structures, and artificial
improvements to land. (FIN)- Productive
resources that a firm uses to produce goods or
services.
CAPITALISMO (CAPITALISM)-
(ECO)- A system in which capital is privately
owned.
CAPITULO 7 (CHAPTER 7)-
(FIN)- Chapter of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of
1978 (US) dealing with liquidations.
CAPITULO 11 (CHAPTER 11)-
(FIN)- Chapter of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of
1978 (US) that outlines the procedures for
reorganizing a failed firm whether its petition for
bankruptcy is filed voluntarily or involuntarily.
CARTEL (CARTEL)-
(ECO)- A group of firms that acts cooperatively
to exercise monopoly power in a market. A formal
agreement among firms to set price and/or market
shares.
COEFICIENTE DE VARIACION (COEFFICIENT
OF VARIATION)- (FIN)- Ratio of the standard
deviation of returns to expected returns.
COLUSION (COLLUSION)-
(ECO)- An agreement among sellers regarding
prices and/or market shares. The agreement may be
explicit or tacit.
COMPAÑIA MATRIZ (PARENT
COMPANY)- (FIN)- Firm that controls most or
all of another corporation's stock.
COMPAÑIAS REGLAMENTADAS (REGULATED
COMPANIES)- (ECO)- Companies that cannot
change their rates charged to customers without the
approval of the appropriate regulatory agency.
COMPETENCIA MONOPOLISTICA (MONOPOLISTIC
COMPETITION)- (ECO)- A market structure in
which there are many firms producing a strongly
differentiates product.
COMPETENCIA PERFECTA (PERFECT
COMPETITION)- (ECO)- Form of capitalism in
which a large number of small firms sell similar
products, buyers and sellers have good information
about the market, and entry or exit is easy.
CONCEPTO DE MERCADEO (MARKETING
CONCEPT)- (MKT)- Idea that a firm first
identifies consumer needs and then produces goods or
services that satisfy them.
CONSOLIDACION (CONSOLIDATION)-
(FIN)- Event that occurs when two or more
corporations combine to create an entirely new
corporate entity.
CONTABILIDAD (ACCOUNTING)-
(AC)- Process of collecting, recording,
classifying, summarizing, reporting, and
analyzing the financial activities of the firms.
CONTABLES PRIVADOS (PRIVATE
ACCOUNTANTS)- (AC)- Accountants employed
within business organizations.
CONTRALOR (CONTROLLER)-
(FIN)- Member of a business firm who
commonly handles accounting activities related
to taxes, data processing, and cost and
financial accounting.
CORRELACION (CORRELATION)-
(ECO)- The tendency of two variables (like
income and consumption) to move together.
CORPORACION
MULTINACIONAL (MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION)-
(ECO)- Corporation that move resources,
goods, services, and skills across national
boundaries without regard to the country in
which they are headquartered.
COSTO DE OPORTUNIDAD (OPPORTUNITY
COST)- (ECO)- The cost attributable to
doing a thing caused by a foregone opportunities
that are sacrificed in order to do this one
thing.
COSTO FIJO (FIXED COST)-
(ECO)- Cost that do not vary with different
levels of output.
COSTO INCREMENTAL (INCREMENTAL
COST)- (FIN)- The term which business
frequently use instead of "marginal cost".
COSTO MARGINAL (MARGINAL
COST)- (ECO)- The rate at which total cost
increases as output increases. Alternately, the cost
of producing one additional unit of output.
COSTO PROMEDIO FIJO (AVERAGE
FIXED COST)- (ECO)- Fixed cost divided by
the number of units of output.
COSTO PROMEDIO TOTAL (AVERAGE
TOTAL COST)- (ECO)- Total cost divided by
the number of units of output.
COSTO TOTAL (TOTAL COST)-
(ECO)- Sum of total variable cost plus toal
fixed costs.
COSTO VARIABLE PROMEDIO (AVERAGE
VARIABLE COST)- (ECO)- Variable cost divided
by the number of units produced.
CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO (ECONOMIC
GROWTH)- (ECO)- Increase in a nation's
output of goods and services.
CUENTAS POR COBRAR (ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLES)- (AC)- Amounts due from
customers.
CUOTAS DE IMPORTACION (IMPORT
QUOTAS)- (ECO)- Limit on the quantity of
certain goods that can be imported.
CURVA DE DEMANDA (DEMAND
CURVE)- (ECO)- A graphical representation of
the relationship between the price of a good and the
quantity of that good demanded
CURVA DE INDIFERENCIA (INDIFFERENCE
CURVE)- (ECO)- A graphical representation of
an indifference set
CURVA DE OFERTA (SUPPLY
CURVE)- (ECO)- Graph of the relationship
between quantity supplied and price.
