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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Current Trend in Computer Industry and How the World Would Become after 5 years from now. Introduction Kim: Hello and welcome to Computerworld.com. Today my partner‚ Avril and I will discuss about the current trend in computer industry. We are also going to predict what the world would become after 5 years from now based on the trend in computer industry nowadays. Avril: Before discussing any further about the topic we really need to understand what is “Computer Industry”. Therefore here is a short
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Trends in the Automotive Industry Trends in Demand Uneven Growth The demand for cars is growing‚ stemming in large part from China‚ India‚ and Eastern Europe. Established automotive markets in the United States‚ Western Europe‚ and Japan‚ however‚ are flat to declining. This uneven growth raises implications for the supply chain. For one‚ OEMs and their tier-1 suppliers must establish a local presence to benefit from these new growth opportunities in emerging economies. They must
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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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South Africa’s airline industry’s companies have been fighting to stay in the black over the past year‚ with SAA getting a R6bn recapitalization (which they claim is not a bail-out)‚ new entrants like Velvet Sky not lasting a full 12 months in the industry and established low cost carrier company Kulula.com’s parent company Comair slipping into the red for the year ended December 2011 (Comair declares six-month loss amid rising costs‚ (n.d)). I will be discussing the macro-environmental forces that
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Airline Industry Economics is explained as the social science that studies the production‚ distribution and consumption of goods and services. As a guideline for economics‚ the used of economic indicators are used as a means of predicting or making a forecast about the economy and the different factors that affect those forecast. In this paper‚ Team A will study the Airline industry how each of the factors of Retail Sales‚ unemployment rate‚ Gross Domestic Product (GPD)‚ interest rates and Producer
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SUMMARY The Airlines Industry was originally initiated in USA as a fastest and luxury mean of travel in the 30s¡¯. With the tremendous development on technological‚ we have numerous airlines in the world. Yet‚ just like any industry‚ there are always winners and losers in the long run. This paper is use to analyze the factors from an economics perspective that drive the industry prospect and their threats in the recent years. In the report‚ we have analyze‚ based on the data from industries and also
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may want to diversify and provide a critical assessment of the economic validity of their reasons for diversifying. Abstract Despite the different degree of competitions and the level of development in the market across the various types of industries‚ most firms are continuously and consistently looking for ways and opportunities to enhance their ability to grow or even to just maintain sustainability and survival in the industry. Firms carry out diversification such as developing new lines and
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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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financial crisis and other factors‚ especially the oil price‚ that is the most major factor of the airline cost‚ and still increasing‚ made the airline industry’s production decline shaply. The main source of profit for the airline industry are passenger and cargo revenue primarily‚ in addition‚ the fuel surcharges and exchange gains constitute the major part of its profits. According to these factors‚ airline companies will make a expection development whether they can benefit or loss‚ and they will
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