‘Monopolistic Competition’ (4 marks) Monopoly A monopoly is a market structure in which a single company or individual owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product or service with no or close substitute. This would happen in the case that there is a barrier to entry into the industry that allows the single company to operate without competition (for example‚ vast economies of scale‚ barriers to entry‚ or governmental regulation). Such a firm is referred to as a monopolist
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threat to entry‚ the threat of substitutes‚ the power of buyers‚ the power of suppliers and the extent of rivalry between the competitors. Where the forces are high‚ industries are not attractive to compete in. There will be too much competition and pressure to allow reasonable profits. In context to the global pharmaceutical industry the five forces framework map is very relevant in identifying the environmental forces affecting the group of firms producing the same product. The threat of entry: Barriers
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A monopoly is a market structure where there is merely one manufacturer/supplier for a product. The lone business is the industry. Entrance into such a market is controlled based on elevated costs or additional obstacles‚ which may be‚ political social or economic. In an oligopoly‚ there are simply a limited number of firms that create an industry. This top quality assemblage of firms has control over the price in addition to a‚ monopoly; an oligopoly also has extraordinary obstacles to admittance
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Between Market Structures Mark Patterson ECO/365 Principles of Microeconomics April 21‚ 2013 Ashok Padhi Differentiating Between Market Structures There are different classifications of markets and the structure of a business determines which classification it will fall into. Markets are divided according to the composition of the business and what it provides to the specific market. Business composition is determined by the structure of market characteristics‚ and this helps determine level
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Running head: MARKET STRUCTURES Market Structures Scenario Analysis Erica Branch Bookie23@phoenix.edu Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………. page 3 Strategic variable solution……………………………………………………... page 3 Pricing Strategies………………………………………………………………. page 4 Non-pricing Strategies………………………………………………………….. page 4 Organizational uniqueness……………………………………………………… page 5 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………… page
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There are several barriers to entry which help an existing leading firm earn positive economic profits in imperfectly competitive market structures. These barriers are: the financial burden of non-price competition‚ legal barriers‚ economies of scale‚ and the large expenditure for capital to enter certain industries. A firm that wishes to enter into an imperfectly competitive market must bear the cost of differentiating its product or service from that of the existing firms. This includes switching
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In a oligopolic 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) To compete or collaborate? Since firms are interdependent‚ they
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Determine the market structure for which firm exists in and explain convincingly why your team believes so. Dell market structure is monopolistic competition. Why? This is because Dell has many competitors such as Toshiba‚ Acer‚ Sony‚ Lenovo‚ Asus‚ Hp‚ Apple‚ and Sharp .The existence of these firms makes Dell not the only single computers firm in the market. This have let Dell met the conditions which is many sellers in monopolistic competition. Thus‚ Dell pricing decisions will not affect the
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MBA Programme 2007 Period 1 – Jan/Feb PRICES AND MARKETS Core Course PUSHAN DUTT Date: 5th March‚ 2007 Time: 9am – 12noon Duration of the exam: 3 hours Closed-book exam (two A4 sheets allowed). You may NOT use a computer or a PDA Your answers must be in English Write all answers in a separate booklet‚ not on this question paper. At the end of the exam you can find blank pages as “scratch paper” for calculations. This exam is worth 200 points (you get an endowment of 5 points for showing up)
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MR.PRADEEP PARAMAN Executive Summary The authors are delegated task to prepare an international market entry plan for Genting Group to penetrate into the new market of Macau‚ China. The plan is written in a report format with clear layout and presentation. The report is divided into several sections including introduction‚ target country‚ situational analysis‚ organizational objective‚ market entry strategy‚ marketing mix‚ contingency plan and conclusion. In introduction‚ the company background
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