BTM Study Guide

Beat The Market On Line:
An Interactive Microeconomics Simulation Game
Student Manual
THIRD EDITION

Steven C. Gold

Gold Simulations Educational Software
Beat The Market On Line: An Interactive Microeconomics Game
Beat The Market: Student Manual
Published by Gold Simulations LLC, 330 Rick Road Milford NJ, 08848. Copyright© 2004 by Gold Simulations LLC;
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ISBN: 0-9759842-0-9
Copyright 2012, 2007, 2004. Exclusive rights by GoldSimulations for manufacture and export. Printed in the United States of America, Third Ed. Beat the Market is a trademark of Gold Simulations. www.goldsimulations.com Table of Contents
SECTION 1: DESCRIPTION OF THE SIMULATION
Overview .......................................................................................................... 1
The Four Market Structures .......................................................................... 1
Macroeconomic Conditions and Random Events ..................................... 3
SECTION 2: HOW TO REGISTER & PLAY THE GAME
Online Registration ........................................................................................ 4
Simulation Game Procedure .......................................................................... 4

SECTION 3: DESCRIPTION OF GAME DECISIONS
Overview .......................................................................................................... 8
Demand Decisions .......................................................................................... 9
-Price, Advertising, Product Development, E-Commerce
Supply Decisions