BUSINESS ECONOMICS Assignment 1 Case study: Mintel batteries report a) What happened to sales of batteries in the period 2004-8? Provide a quantitative estimate. How do you explain the fact that over that period the amount of batteries sold increased whereas the value of sales declined? From figure 20 we can see that the volume of sold batteries from 2004 (584 million batteries) to 2008 (611 million batteries)
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Concordia University Wisconsin November 1‚ 2011 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………3 Michael Porter’s Strategic Framework…...……………..……………………..………3 The Long-run Efficiency Implications of an Oligopoly……………………………...4 Advantage and Disadvantage of the Oligopoly Market Structure…………………...4 The Reason for the Rapid Spread of Global Oligopolists.……………………………3 Summary………………………………………………………………………………3 Introduction Porter’s Five Forces is a framework for industry analysis and
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world. In this case‚ the two supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths account for about 80% of the packaged groceries sold in Australia (Smith‚ 2006). The retail grocery market is dominated by these two giants‚ which eventually creates a duopoly/oligopoly existence‚ making the whole market not at all “perfectly competitive”. There are many buyers‚ but there are not too many sellers! Taking a look at the retail market‚ it is easy to notice that Coles and Woolworths have a lot of different brand extensions
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defined market types. The first market structure is called the perfectly competitive market. The second market is called a monopoly market structure. The third market is called monopolistic competition market structure. The final market is called oligopoly market structure. Each market structure is different and both benefits and disadvantages to businesses. The perfectly competitive market is a market in which economic forces operate unimpeded. There are also factors that must occur for a truly perfect
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previous week‚ our learning team began discussing the topic of market structures. According to our readings‚ there are four different types of market structures such as pure competition‚ a pure monopoly‚ a monopolistic competition‚ and an oligopoly. Each one of these market structures are diverse in definition‚ characteristics‚ and in application‚ which will be further explained later in detail. We had learned that each one of these four market structures can be applied to businesses
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for their products‚ or how much output to produce to meet demand? These decisions largely depend on the type of industry in which the business operates. Economists group industries into four distinct market structures: monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly‚ pure competition‚ and pure monopoly. This paper will discuss these four market models. (McConnell-Brue‚ 2004‚ p. 413) We will show how each market is different‚ the number of firms in the industry‚ the type of product(s) produced‚ how they differentiate
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this point a sellers finds a willing buyers and buyer finds a willing sellers In an oligopoly market prices are set by explicit agreements or by implicit understanding. It is clear that in an oligopoly market social utility declines to the extent that prices are artificially raised above the levels that would be set by perfectly competitive market. Consumers must pay the unjust prices of the oligopolies‚ resources are no longer efficiently allocated and used‚ and the freedom of both consumers
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are not interested in trying different brands. When this is the case‚ the potential for earning and keeping the business of each consumer is diminished‚ a factor that can ultimately limit the entry of new companies into the marketplace. Oligopoly Oligopoly means few sellers. In an oligopolistic market‚ each seller supplies a large portion of all the products sold in the marketplace. In addition‚ because the cost of starting a business in an oligopolistic industry is usually high‚ the number
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easier to enter than in others due to the barriers to enter. Those barriers determine how many producers there will be in a market and therefore its structure. If there are lot of barriers to entry there will be market structure such as monopoly or oligopoly; if there are no barriers to entry‚ or just few of them‚ there will be market structure such as perfect competition or monopolistic competition. When the barriers to entry are lots and strong‚ another producer will not be able to enter into the
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structures and their characteristics? According to McConnell and Brue (2004) describe four market structures that companies align themselves with during the course of their corporate lives.: “Pure Competition‚ Pure Monopoly‚ Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. Companies may move from market structure to market structure over the course of growth and time. This movement between structures may be the result of product changes‚ introduction of competition or consumer interests. McConnell and Brue (2004)
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