1. Why are the concepts of own and cross-price elasticities of demand essential to competitor identification and market definition? (2 points possible) The own-price elasticity of demand determines whether a product faces close substitutes‚ but it does not identify what substitutes are available. Economists can identify substitutes by measuring the cross-price elasticity of demand between two products. The higher is the cross-price elasticity‚ the more readily consumers substitute between two
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Journal has tried to prove that the demand of Apple’s Iphone5 has fallen‚ just because the company cut down the orders of the components used in the manufacturing of the ios device which it outsources. But the fact actually is that apples sale has not fallen‚ and in fact its sale has increased since the launch of the new Iphone5 in October 2012. Analysis- Analysts and speculators have different views about the demand of the Iphone5.Some speculate that the demand of the ios device has decrease
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Economic Influences Constant demand for food and beverages Changes in disposable income could influence purchase levels There is an importance of economic indicators to the strategic planning process in any organization is the ability to benchmark economic conditions that contribute to improve profitability‚ business growth and market size. Starbucks have succeeded several economic factors as well as price elasticity of demand. Price elasticity of demand can be determined by the percentage
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Assignment 1 - Economics The demand and supply schedules for gum are given in the table. a. Draw a graph of the gum market‚ label the axes and the curves‚ and mark in the equilibrium price and quantity. b. Suppose that the price of gum is 70¢ a pack. Describe the situation in the gum market and explain how the price adjusts. c. Suppose that the price of gum is 30¢ a pack. Describe the situation in the gum market and explain how the price adjusts. d. A fire destroys some factories that produce
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ECO 3028-3 Week one Individual Homework States with the most expensive gas The United States gasoline prices have been fluctuated from $3.40 a gallon to $3.60 in the last few months. As of July 20‚ 2013 the average fuel prices which is nationwide use to be $3.63 per gallon has rising up from $3.48 cents a gallon‚ which was a week apart. The recent rise in gas price have some drivers wondering if the gas price will soon be up to $4.00 a gallon by the end of this summer. The Crude
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INTRODUCTION Nowadays‚ the demand of air travelling is increasing quickly leads to the appearance of many low cost carriers which focus on popular class. This had made huge changes in the original service and pricing strategy. Easyjet is one of the most successful low-fare airlines in the World‚ which has a noticeable measure of pricing it product. “Price” is one of the “four Ps” in marketing mix but its role is different from the other Ps: “promotion”‚ “product” and “place”. By studying about
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PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT Topic:- Aggregate Planning Submitted by:- ANJANA KRISHNAN FM-673 AGGREGATE PLANNING: Aggregate planning is the process of developing‚ analyzing‚ and maintaining a preliminary‚ approximate schedule of the overall
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overall. At times‚ it seemed as though I sold more when it was cooler weather compared to when it was hot weather. But‚ the profit margin was much better when I raised my prices for the hot days. When it is hotter out and people are thirsty the demand is higher for the cool product‚ thus I was able to charge more money and make more profits. I enjoyed this activity and the challenge that it provided. It was fun to figure out how many pitchers/cups of lemonade that I thought I might need
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to gain economics of scale. (b) the demand for barr’s product is probably price elastic. Explain how this may influence the way in which barr’s markets it product. (5’) Definition of “the price elasticity of demand”: price elasticity is a kind of measurement which used to measure sensitivity of changes in quantity demanded in response to the changes of price. And for A.G. Barr‚ the main product‚ Irn-Bru‚ is a kind of product which its price elastic to demand‚ in other word means coefficient elastic
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Week 3 Reflection ECO/372 “Week Three takes focuses on interest rates‚ the Federal Reserve System and how the money multiplier effect facilitates the creation of money. The main topics uncovered for this week include Federal Reserve System‚ multiplier effect and monetary policy” (Week Three Student Guide). We learned about what money is and what it does. Money is a highly liquid financial asset that’s generally accepted in exchange for other goods‚ is used as a reference in valuing other goods‚ and
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