Lado do Brazil is struggling to remain a profitable importer of cars in the Brazilian market. To remain profitable LDB needs to increase its sales and maintain its efficient cost structure. The recession‚ regulatory uncertainty‚ and increased competition are all factors that are reducing and threatening the sales and profitability of the company. In order to counter these threats and increase sales‚ LDB needs a more aggressive sales strategy‚ needs to continue to leverage its existing relationships
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The effects of monopolies on the U.S. Economy What is a monopoly? The concept of a monopoly is largely misunderstood and the mere mention of the term evokes lots of emotions that make clear judgment almost impossible. The standard economic and social case for or against monopolistic businesses is no longer straightforward. According to Mankiw (2009) a monopoly is defined as a market structure characterized by a single seller of a unique product with no close substitutes[1]. When
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practice for the midterm exam. Problem 2: Suppose that demand is given by P = 600 − Q and marginal cost equals 20. Firms are Cournot competitors and play a supergame. The collusive agreement being considered is for each to produce one-fourth of the monopoly output (there are 4 firms in this industry). What is the critical discount factor to sustain collusion using grim punishment strategies if detection of deviation requires three periods? Problem 3: Suppose that demand is given by P = 600 − Q and
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Innovations Effect on the Study of the Industrial Revolution. The study of the Industrial Revolution as well as the study of the titans of industry has greatly been affected by the innovation of great inventers such as Thomas Edison and Nicholas Tesla. Such great innovators made it possible for the Industrial Revolution to occur as rapidly as it did‚ and the study of these individuals has greatly affected how the Industrial Revolution has been viewed. My paper will be a historiograpical paper
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How is the discovery of beer linked to the growth of the first civilizations? a.The growth of the first civilizations came about because farmers were unwilling to leave large quantities of grain unprotected. Even though there were previous pseudo-established settlements‚ the possibility of storing grains encouraged multitudes of people to stay in one place. It has also been found that a family could harvest vast amounts of grains‚ as much as a pound a day for each family member for a year. But
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lives of both royalty and commoner they powered the nation. Beer in Mesopotamia 1 Beer might have influenced the the transition of a Paleolithic society to a Neolithic society because beer slowly became very important in the everyday life. Beer was a substantial source of nutrition and was often used daily during religious ceremonies‚ social gatherings‚ and was an early source of trade for goods and services. It was soon realized beer could not be easily cultivated
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Hipp Expo English 12- period 6 20 March 2015 Patriotism as a Trope to Veil American Consumerism “Red‚ White‚ and Beer” is a satire that confronts tropes esoterically deemed American within common American beer commercials. The author rhetorically employs satire that would ideally provoke an emotional (humorous) response in an attempt to challenge the ethos of American beer commercials. By indirectly pointing fun at the “murica f*** yeah!” advertising strategies‚ the author attempts to break
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of Justice pursues cases dealing with many aspects of the United States law system. One portion that they deal with is violations with the Antitrust laws. Anti trust laws were established to help the consumers and create competition‚ which create lower prices for products and services (Department of Justice‚ 2017 ). One of the three Antitrust Acts‚ the Sherman Act outlaws monopolies. There are currently two cases the Justice Department is working with that deal with monopolies‚ AMC’s acquisition
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a. OC= average age of inventories + Average collection period 110+75= 185 days Cash conversion cycle= operating cycle –average payment period = 185-30= 155 days Resources needed= Annual OC Investment x CCC 365 =2650000 X 155 365 = 1125324.66 b. Operating cycle= Avg. age of inventories + Avg. collection period = 83+ 75 =158 days Cash conversion = operating cycle – avg. payment period = 158days- 39 days = 119 days Resources
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a. Do you think the US government was right in proceeding with the anti-trust case against Microsoft? Explain. What are the disadvantages to customers when one company dominates an industry? Why should competition be encouraged? The settlement focused on Microsoft’s selling practices with computer manufacturers. Until now‚ Microsoft would sell MS-DOS and Microsoft’s other operating systems to original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) at a 60% discount if that OEM agreed to pay a royalty to Microsoft
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