largest 4 firms in an industry. Formula: CR4= Σ4i=1 si Calculation: (11‚834‚883 + 3‚845‚900 + 3‚696‚800 + 3‚650‚647) / 44‚582‚621 = 0.5165292996 = 0.516 (3dp) =51% Analysis: As the four firm concentration ratio is >50% this insinuates that this market structure is that of an oligopoly. Calculating the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) Definition: The HHI is a concentration measure based on the sum of the squared market shares of all the firms in the industry. Formula:
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Mrs. Acres Homemade Pies and Soft Drink Joaquin Angles BUS 508 The Business Enterprise 04/23/2010 The company produces specialty pies and sells them in local supermarkets and select family restaurants. In each of the first six months‚ Shelly and three part time employees sold 2‚000 pies for $4.50 each‚ netting a profit of $1.50 per pie. The pies were quite successful and Shelly could not keep up with demand. The company ’s success results from a quality product and productive employees who
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Changchun‚ P. R. China E-mail: masma31qrson@yahoo.com Yibing Ding Professor of International Economics‚ School of Economics‚ Jilin University 2699‚ Qian Jin Da Jie‚ Changchun‚ P. R. China E-mail: dingyb@jlu.edu.cn Abstract It is difficult to find an economy in the world that was not affected by the (2008-09) global financial crisis‚ even indirectly. No region has been able to shield itself from the impacts of the crisis‚ and Arab region is no exception. Arab Economies have been affected by the
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ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON THE UNITED STATES AUTO INDUSTRY In late 2008 through 2009‚ the automobile industry faced an economic crisis. By September of 2008‚ the industry was rapidly decreasing production‚ cutting nearly 120‚000 jobs per month‚ and closing large operations across the United States (McAlinden‚ Dzicczek‚ Menk‚ & Cregger‚ 2010). The 2008 – 2009 recession and financial crisis severely impacted the industry’s health‚ ultimately leading to its national distress. Additionally‚ one of
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investigation – decarbonating soft drink identify data‚ plan and perform a first-hand investigation to decarbonate soft drink and gather data to measure the mass changes involved and calculate the volume of gas released at 250C and 100kpa Aim: to decarbonate soft drink and measure the mass changes involved and calculate the volume of gas released Hypothesis: When decarbonating soft drink‚ carbon dioxide will be lost to the atmosphere‚ decreasing the mass of the soft drink can. independent variable:
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Smith‚ CIO of “Sun drinks” company From: Subject: Proposal for a new soft drink advertising campaign Date: 25th March 2010 Introduction The aim of this proposal is to suggest some ways of advertising a new soft drink that I found most effective and salutary. It also contains comments on the use of the media‚ famous personalities and free gifts. Background The main reason I have decided to run a competition is that I have a great experience of advertising soft drinks. There are a lot of
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The main legal factor that is present in this situation is the contract and whether or not it is presented as valid or it is presented as not valid. The soft drink company in this case made a deal with customers and stated that whichever customer was able to attain 7 million company points would be eligible for for the Harrier jet‚ making this deal sound very appealing to customers indubitably. The company probably created this deal with customers because they needed higher sales and so they probably
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The Size and Economic Impact of the Hospitality and Tourism industry: Tourism is a massive industry in New Zealand. It has a major consequence on the rest of the economy from the employment it provides to a major percentage of the workforce (9.6% of the total workforce in New Zealand)‚ thereby contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The tourism growth in New Zealand is the outcome of the numerous of options that the hospitality industry offer visitors from all over the world. Some of
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address poverty and issues of employment 3 4 The scope of soft skills 5 The employment trends and role of soft skills 6 Streams of Soft Skills 7 Model for implementing soft skills in Technical skills and education 8 Attitude‚ Behavior and Language 9 What is Pre-employment assessment test 9 The Concept of Emotional Intelligence‚ (EQ – Emotional Quotient 5 9 The learning styles 10 Model Training Package for soft skills 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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The Economic Impact of SUVs “The SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) is one of the most popular types of vehicle to both own and drive. Last year‚ SUVs and minivans outsold conventional cars for the first time. However‚ the SUV is increasingly coming under attack for its fuel economy‚ emissions standards and safety record. Vehicle fuel efficiency across the US is now at its lowest level since 1980. However‚ former California governor Gray Davis signed legislation requiring the California Air Resources
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