called nicotine that is in a cigarette along with other harmful substances. Cigarette is a great product to be selling for the firm. As the customers(smokers) are addicted to nicotine ‚ these firms can rely on them for continuous demand and they can easily increase supply. Therefore‚ the firms can easily monopoly the market and fix their own price. One of the reasons for a firm to enter the market of producing cigarettes would be the profit. These giant tobacco companies makes billion yearly profit
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businesses expect future profits to fall. a. Explain for each event whether it changes short-run aggregate supply‚ long-run aggregate supply‚ aggregate demand‚ or some combination of them. A deep recession in the world economy decreases aggregate demand. A sharp rise in oil prices decreases short-run aggregate supply. The expectation of lower future profits decreases investment and decreases aggregate demand. b. Explain the separate effects of each event on U.S. real GDP and the price level‚ starting from
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of these days‚ what will be his accounting profit for the summer? b. What will be his economic profit for the summer? 2. If the demand curve for wheat in the United States in 2001 was P = 12.4 – QD‚ where P is the farm price of wheat (in dollars per bushel) and QD is the quantity demanded of wheat (in billions of bushels)‚ and the supply curve for wheat in the United States at the same time was P = -2.6 + 2 QS ‚ where QS is the quantity supplied of wheat (in
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Supply and Demand Scenario In the global economical scenario the factors governing the supply‚ demand and even manufacturing location are driven by global factors. The opportunity cost is governed by customer demand in global locations. Proximity to the end user is a key factor in selecting the location of manufacturing facilities or distribution network. This is more important in products where the transportation cost is significant and business is serving a specific customer base. In case
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Middle Eastern Finance and Economics ISSN: 1450-2889 Issue 8 (2010) © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com/MEFE.htm An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Price and Volatility of Coffee Future Returns Anastasios Alexandridis Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration Technological Education Institute (TEI) of West Macedonia Kila 50100 Kozani‚ Greece E-mail: tasosalexandridis@yahoo.gr Tel: +00306944523644; Fax: + 30 2461 39582 Abstract This paper examines
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market outcomes to be inefficient. Market Power- In some markets‚ a single buyer or seller may be able to control the market prices. Market Power can cause inefficiency because it keeps the price and quantity away from the equilibrium of supply and demand. Externalities- The impact of one person’s actions on the well-being of a bystander. Since buyers and sellers do not consider these side effects when deciding how much to consume and produce‚ the equilibrium in a market can be inefficient from
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Chapter 27 Expenditure Multipliers Fixed Prices and Expenditure Plans • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Several factors influence consumption expenditure and saving. The most direct influence is disposable income‚ which is real GDP or aggregate income minus net taxes (taxes minus transfer payments). Planned consumption expenditure plus planned saving equals disposable income. The greater the disposable income‚ the greater is consumption expenditure and the greater is saving
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whether it changes the short-run aggregate supply‚ long-run aggregate supply‚ or a combination of the two‚ and why. a) Automotive firms in the United States switch to a new technology that raises productivity. Technological change enables firms to produce more from any given amount of facts of production. Therefore‚ technology increases potential GDP. So‚ an increase in potential GDP increases both- long run aggregate supply and short- run aggregate supply. b)Toyota and Honda build additional
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1.0 Executive Summary This strategic marketing report prepared for the General Motors (GM) detailed a thorough analysis the motor vehicle market in China. GM was a US automaker company‚ and entered the market of China by joint ventures. SAIC is GM’s major joint venture partner‚ and it had become the largest plant in China. GM was earning high profits from China by 2004. However‚ GM faced the challenges from both foreign and local competitors‚ overcapacity and intervention from Chinese Government
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changes implemented by General Motors company in an attempt to cope with the economical crisis of 2008 is a perfect example of this concept. This paper details each change undertaken by the organization by highlighting the different pressures identifying the problems the organization met and ultimately detailing the solutions that General Motors implemented. For this purpose‚ different tools and sources from the literature will be used. Such as : SWOT analysis‚ PESTL analysis and Burke-Litwin model
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