oligopoly affect price and output determination in these market structures. Both monopolistic competition (MPC) and oligopoly generally determine price and output based on the profit-maximising condition that marginal cost (MC) equals to marginal revenue (MR). Due to the different features of both monopolistic competition and oligopoly such as the barriers to entry (BTE)‚ which affects the number of sellers as well as market power‚ nature of product and possibility of enjoying economies of scale (EOS)
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Market structure refers to: • Nature and degree of competition within a particular market • The number of firms producing identical products which are homogenous Oligopoly: This is a market structure in which the market is dominated by a small number of firms that together control the majority of the market share. Few firms dominate Although only a few firms dominate‚ it is possible that many small firms may also operate in the market e.g. the major airlines. It is a situation between perfect
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new firms? • The nature of the product. Do all firms produce an identical product‚ or do firms produce their own particular brand or model or variety? The firm’s degree of control over price. Is the firm a price taker or can it choose its price‚ and if so‚ how will changing its price affect its profits? What we are talking about here is the nature of the demand curve it faces. How elastic is it? If the firm puts up its price‚ will it lose (a) all its sales (a horizontal demand curve)‚ or (b) a large
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Product Breakdown Structure Toolkit 1. Overview If your are familiar with PRINCE2 pre-20091‚ you’ll know that it recommended the use of a number of techniques‚ one of which is Product Based Planning. A Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) is an essential part of this‚ its purpose being to define the products (deliverables) of a project and how they relate to each other. Product Based Planning has four components: • Product Description: a description of the overall project deliverables. In
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The Four Market Structures Every business belongs to a type of market due to demand and freedom of entry. In order to know what type of market businesses operate in‚ it is important to distinguish which market structure each specific firm belongs to. The four structures which I will go onto explain in depth are perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ monopoly and oligopoly/ duopoly.I will also be comparing and contrasting the theoretical constructs and the associated assumptions. Perfect
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An Analysis of Market Structures and Their Related Pricing Strategies Christa Jones American Public University Systems Abstract Market structures influence a firm’s behavior and profit opportunity and are therefore critical to understanding how a market functions. The conditions that distinguish each market structure define the level of competition observed within the market which in turn determines the profit level that can be made. Because pricing strategies are intended to maximize a firm’s
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Market structures and pricing Revenues Consumers * Inverse demand curve gives willingness-to-pay * Benefit consumer(s) derive(s) from additional good; * Area under inverse demand curve measures total willingness-to-pay‚ total benefit or total surplus. * Maximum price I can charge as producer determined by inverse demand function * Marginal revenues; revenue of next unit I sell Strategies * Profit maximization * Marginal profits equal to 0 (MR=MC) *
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Being a small car market‚ India was never a favorite destination for top car manufacturers in the world. It’s a different story today. The great Indian auto industry has stunned the world by becoming one of the fastest growing auto industries in the world today. Almost every luxury car maker has set up their base in India today‚ including Aston Martin‚ Ferrari‚ Porsche‚ Jaguar‚ Mercedes Benz‚ BMW‚ AUDI‚ Bentley‚ Rolls Royce‚ and a few more are on their way. For the past two calendar years‚ 2009 and
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According to the principles of microeconomics market structures can be identified as perfect competition‚ oligopoly or monopoly. In our society today and the way business is conducted‚ market structures are not strictly defined by on of these particular types. They can be composed of a mix of them. A market structure that has a higher level of competition can be more efficient than those that have lower levels of competition. We know this since lower competition increases the producer’s surplus;
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Market structure : there are a number of different buyers and sellers in the marketplace. This means that we have competition in the market‚ which allows price to change in response to changes in supply and demand. Furthermore‚ for almost every product there are substitutes‚ so if one product becomes too expensive‚ a buyer can choose a cheaper substitute instead. In a market with many buyers and sellers‚ both the consumer and the supplier have equal ability to influence price. In some industries
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