Week Four Assignment: Market Structures and Maximizing Profits Shayne Paul Jedlicka XECO 212 October 30‚ 2011 Walter Schaefer Week Four Assignment: Market Structures and Maximizing Profits Three market structures involving monopolies‚ oligopolies‚ and competitive markets make up the economy in the United States. Each market has different characteristics making each an important part of the economy. Maximum profits are received in a monopoly market because of its control over the market
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CHAPTER 4 : COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS : A MANAGERIAL PLANNING TOOL SUMMARY Cost-Volume-Profit analysis estimates how changes in costs (both variable and fixed)‚ sales volume‚ and price affect a company’s profit. CVP is a powerful tool for planning and decision making. Operating Income = Total revenue – Total Expense Contribution margin is the difference between sales and variable expense. It is the amount of sales revenue left over after all the variable expenses are covered that can be used
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Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Self-Test Questions 1. The difference between the sales price and the total variable costs is the contribution margin. (D) 2. The breakeven volume in units (perfume sticks) for 2005 is TR-VC-FC=PBT MR=900000/1800 = 500 TR-VC-FC=0 VC/Q = 495000/1800 = 275 Q*MR - Q(VC/Q) = FC Q = _____FC_____ MR-VC/Q Q = 247500/(500 275) Q=1100 Therefore (B) 3. If sales volume is expected to be 2100 units with prices/costs same‚ after-tax net income is expected
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Oligopoly In a oligopoly market structure‚ there are a few interdependent firms that change their prices according to their competitors. Ex: If Coca Cola changes their price‚ Pepsi is also likely to. Characteristics: * Few interdependent firms * A few barriers to entry * Products are similar‚ but firms try to differentiate them * There is branding and advertising * Imperfect knowledge (where customers don’t know the best price or availability) Revenue Curves Total Revenue
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Assignment 2: Costs and Profit (20 points) In Section 2‚ you learned about costs and profit. Now‚ you’ll apply what you learned. 1. Choose a real or made up example of a company‚ and describe at least three variable costs the company has. (1-3 sentences. 1.5 points) soaring angels attire company’s first variable cost is shirts they customize shirts to whatever you want them to be but how many shirts you want tells them how much material they need. Same thing with the shoes they also customize
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Maximizing Profits in Market Structures The subject matter of competitive markets can be complex with many extraneous details that can make all the difference between being a perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ a monopoly‚ or an oligopoly. Each of these types of markets have specific characteristics and economic market effects that include entry barriers‚ price and output determination to produce the most profits for any given business or company. Even though these differences may
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Maximizing Profits in Market Structures Competitive markets‚ monopolies‚ and oligopolies play a big role in the economy. We will be discussing the characteristics‚ price determination‚ output determination‚ barriers to entry‚ and the role in economy of each market structure. In a competitive market there are many firms that supply the same product‚ such as local gas stations. Mankiw (2007) stated‚ “You may recall that a market is competitive if each buyer and seller is small compared to the size
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| Target Corporation | Memo To: Dr. Brian Boscaljon From: Adam Leone and Jean Costa CC: Doug Scovanner‚ CFO Date: [ 2/14/2011 ] Re: November Meeting Capital Budgeting Decisions The Objective As the November Meeting approaches‚ CFO Doug Scovanner is faced with the problem of choosing which of the five controversial projects available to accept. Our task is to assume this role and evaluate each of the projects based upon two major criteria. The first is determining the firm’s financial motives
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200-010 Honors Paper Cost Volume Profit Analysis: Establishing a Decision Model In today’s modern world of businesses and corporations‚ there is a common goal shared throughout every industry: increase profits. With increases in technology and developing methods‚ businesses have come far lengths in increasing their profits‚ or operating income. Controlling costs is the key to a successful operation. Executives and managerial departments are using what they know about costs to create business strategies
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Target Case Study Be prepared to describe and critique Target’s capital budgeting system. Give specific consideration to the role of the real-estate managers and the makeup of the CEC. Target’s capital Budgeting System‚ by 2006‚ Target was targeting to create a lot of outlets and they were termed as projects‚ each project contains a set of procedures to be followed that are then approved by the CEC (capital Expenditure committee) in order to get the store up and running. There specific consideration
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