effects‚ and what’s in their medicine. Medicine is so expensive because prices are generally shaped by what the market will bear‚ drugmakers and some economists argue that price controls or other efforts aimed at slowing spending by targeting profits mean cutting money that could go toward developing the next new cure. A drug’s price should reflect its effectiveness‚ The “most important factor” that drives prescription drug prices higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world is the existence
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Oligopoly After reading this chapter‚ you should know: 1. The unique characteristics of oligopoly. 2. How oligopolies maximize profits. 3. How interdependence affects oligopolists’ pricing decisions. Problems for Chapter 10 1. Suppose the automobile market in the U.S. is divided as follows: General Motors 28% Ford 23% Toyota 18% Daimler-Chrysler 16% All others 15% a) What is the four firm concentration ratio? b) What is the approximate Herfindahl-Hirschman
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QUESTION 1 Price ceiling create shortage. How to overcome it? According to the book “Economic Theory in the Malaysian Context”‚ the definition of price ceiling is a legally established maximum price a seller can charge. It means that the price is lower than the equilibrium market price and it cannot go above the ceiling price. The reason that government imposes ceiling price on item such as beef‚ flour‚ sugar and many more is because to ensure that consumers are able to buy these goods at
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that they knew a price increase for framed items would soon be on the way. In an effort to dissuade him from increasing the transfer price for framed prints‚ several store managers e-mailed him with detailed analyses showing how framed-print sales had given stores a strong competitive position and had increased revenues and profits. The store managers mentioned‚ howeve4‚ that while they were opposed to an increase in the cost of frarned prints‚ they were looking forward to a price decrease for unframed
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new ultrasound Imaging system * The product was faster‚ cheaper and more compact * Design was supported by Heidelberd division’s engineers at full cost of time compensation. To get a best price for its component‚ ISD did a bidding which involved Heidelberg. Unfortunately Heidelberg bidding price was much higher than outsider company‚ therefore ISD decided to buy from Display Technology Plc Here is the bidding: Supplier | Cost per X73 System (€) | Heidelberg Division | 140‚000
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How compatible are Just War and Pacifism? Pacifists are people who oppose to any war and violence‚ they believe that killing and harming people is wrong and therefore all wars must be wrong too. They think war is unjust and that all conflicts should be settled in a peaceful manner. The Just War theory tries to judge whether it is ‘just’ to go to war and how the war should be fought. It tries to reconcile three things; taking a human life is seriously wrong. That states have a duty to defend their
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decision of either re-enlisting or leaving. I have thought long and hard‚ but I have decided to re-enlist‚ because healthy soldiers are needed‚ I still want to fight for my freedom‚ and because I want to support the inspiring General Washington. I am one of the lucky soldiers who are
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Gas Price Elasticity The Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy began tracking weekly gasoline prices in 1990 by means of a survey of 800 service stations around the country. The average retail price for unleaded gasoline posted its fourth record high during the week of June 12‚ 2000‚ increasing 5 cents a gallon to an average of $1.681. The price at the pump is higher than the same period last year by 56 cents and has risen 16.2 cents over the past month (Anonymous‚ 2000)
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some difficult decisions. Some of them‚ which caused wars and a lot of hate towards the British‚ and some that strictly affected the British colonies‚ which caused a lot of issues. The Seven Years war had a strong effect on the British Empire because it put the British in a lot of debt and they needed a way to get out of debt‚ which was one of the major consequences of the American Revolution. With the corruption that followed after the Seven Year war with the empire and
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or seller will a. have a negligible impact on the market price. b. have little effect on market equilibrium quantity but will affect market equilibrium price. c. affect marginal revenue and average revenue but not price. d. adversely affect the profitability of more than one firm in the market. Table 14-1 Quantity Total Revenue 0 $0 1 $7 2 $14 3 $21 4 $28 2. Refer to Table 14-1. For a firm operating in a competitive market‚ the price is a. $0. b. $7. c. $14. d. $21. 3. Suppose that a firm
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