QUESTION 1 QUESTION 1.1 Market structure MTN and Vodacom 1.1.1 Introduction The South African mobile market structure can be classified as an oligopoly‚ or even a duopoly‚ with two firms‚ Vodacom and MTN of more or less the same size dominating the market. Both Vodacom and MTN have market shares of at least 35%. This implies that both firms can be classified as ‘dominant’ i.t.o. the Competition Act. It is also important to note that the combined market share of the two large players is approximately
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Cigarette Oligopoly Market Chayleen Marquis Benedictine University Author Note This research is being submitted on May 2‚ 2010‚ for Professor Raymond Bell’s MBA 611 course at Benedictine University by Chayleen Marquis. The cigarette market is one that is known to everyone. From magazine advertisements to constructive commercials people have been exposed to this market starting at a young age. The constant visuals of the advertisements as well as the free advertising that occurs daily
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Market Types: Economics identify four market types. Those are: 1. Perfect competition 2. Monopolistic competition 3. Oligopoly 4. Monopoly 1. Perfect competition: The degree to which a market or industry can be described as competitive depends in part on how many suppliers are seeking the demand of consumers and the ease with which new businesses can enter and exit
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B. Answers to Short-Answer‚ Essays‚ and Problems 1. What are the major features of monopolistic competition compared to pure competition and pure monopoly? In monopolistic competition‚ there are a relatively large number of firms‚ not the thousands of firms as in pure competition. The monopolistically competitive firms produce differentiated products‚ not the standardized products of pure competition. Product differentiation means that monopolistic competitors engage in some price competition
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monopolistic industry is that oftentimes‚ one entity has the exclusive rights to a natural resource. For example‚ in Saudi Arabia the government has sole control over the oil industry. Monopolistic completion Oligopoly Oligopoly is a market structure in which the number of sellers is small. Oligopoly requires strategic thinking‚ unlike perfect competition‚ monopoly‚ and monopolistic competition. Under perfect competition‚ monopoly‚ and monopolistic competition‚ a seller faces a well-defined demand curve
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Cartel: Report on Strategic Market Behaviour With the information providd‚ a report about Amcor and Visy case is illustrated. Market structure Based on the given case‚ the market structure is oligopoly. According to (C. Bajada‚ J. Jackson‚ R. McIver & E.Wilson2012)‚ characteristics of an oligopoly include the following aspects: fewness of the firms in certain industry‚ concentration ratio‚ and highly interdependence on each other. Whenever a firm makes a move about its price or production changing
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Collusive and Non-Collusive Oligopoly What is an oligopoly? An oligopoly is a market dominated by a few producers . An oligopoly is an industry where there is a high level of market concentration. Examples of markets that can be described as oligopolies include the markets for petrol in the UK‚ soft drinks producers and the major high street banks. Another example is the global market for sports footwear – 60% of which is held by Nike a nd Adidas. However‚ oligopoly is best defined by the conduct
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market structures. Furthermore‚ this week has helped me in determining profit-maximizing strategies based on market structure analysis. Some of the most interesting things learned were the examples of monopolistically‚ oligopoly and monopoly. Keeping the concepts of Monopoly‚ oligopoly and perfect competition straight has proven to be a real challenge. The amount of information presented is overwhelming at times. I had to step back and reread several sections repeatedly to ensure a clear understanding
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Antitrust Practices and Market Power Given your research and findings‚ are monopolies and oligopolies (firms demonstrating power) always bad for society? Be sure to provide real world examples of where this may be the case to strengthen your position. Provide at least one example of a case where having a monopoly or oligopoly may actually benefit the society. Based on your findings to the questions listed above‚ write a report with a minimum of 300 words in essay format in APA style (use the
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degree of market competition and the pricing strategies of these firms. Marketing‚ on the other hand‚ concentrates its focus on consumer behaviour. Basically there are four major market structures – perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly‚ duopoly and monopoly. Market Structures categorize companies based on different characteristics like the number of sellers in the overall market‚ the kind of product‚ market share‚ barriers to entry‚ pricing power‚ efficiency and profits. Each
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