1. Name two types of market failure. Explain why each may cause market outcomes to be inefficient. Market Power- In some markets‚ a single buyer or seller may be able to control the market prices. Market Power can cause inefficiency because it keeps the price and quantity away from the equilibrium of supply and demand. Externalities- The impact of one person’s actions on the well-being of a bystander. Since buyers and sellers do not consider these side effects when deciding how much to consume
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Assignment Eco 101 1. a) Briefly explain the factors that determine the price elasticities of demand and supply. b) The accompanying table presents the prices and associated demand quantities of ready-made garments of Bangladesh at different world incomes. Price of RMG Quantity demanded when Quantity demanded when world GDP is $ 65 trillion world GDP is $ 70 trillion $10 500‚000 800
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(i) What is meant by ’cross-price elasticity of demand’? It is a measure of the responsiveness of demand for a good to a change in the price of another good. This good can either be a substitute good or complementary good. (ii) Comment on the cross-price elasticity of demand between platinum and gold. When the price of platinum rises demand for gold rises. Because gold can be a substitute for platinum people will want to buy gold more when the price of platinum increases. (b)
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What is the formula for measuring price elasticity of demand? Percentage change in quantity demanded / Percentage change in price When the price elasticity coefficient is less than 1‚ the percentage change in quantity demanded is smaller than the change in price. When the price elasticity coefficient is equal to 1‚ the percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the change in price. When the price elasticity coefficient is greater than 1‚ the percentage change in quantity demanded
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Price fixing assignment: 1. Why is price fixing an offense? Price fixing my cause market failures and distortions as it harms competition in a free market. This in turn adversely affects economic efficiency and consumer welfare. In India‚ price fixing and other such activities that have an adverse effect on competition are offense under Competition Act‚2002. In US‚ price fixing can be prosecuted as a criminal federal offense under section 1 of Sherman Antitrust Act. 2. What are the implications
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STUDY The topic is selected for the project is the Gold price fluctuations and gold as a investment. I selected this topic because of the change in the price of gold and people’s interest in investing in gold as an investment. This topic is selected due to the fluctuating nature of gold and changing trend of gold price. Nowadays people tend to invest their money in gold so as they can increase their investment according to the price of gold at that particular period. Of all the precious
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many buyers in the market‚ high barrier market entry and exit‚ price maker in the market and spend money in advertisement. It has a few of competitors‚ such as Samsung Galaxy S2 (RM2099)‚ HTC One X (RM2099)‚ Motorola Rarz (RM1999)‚ Sony Xperia S (RM1899) and Nokia Lumia 900 (RM1799). To enter oligopoly market‚ it has a high barrier. Therefore‚ Apple is the price maker. Their products are inelastic which means that the products price change would not make a big difference in the quantity demanded
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Food Prices and Supply Kirk Condyles for The New York Times Updated: July 26‚ 2012 In the summer of 2012‚ scorching heat and the worst drought in nearly a half-century sent food prices up‚ spooking consumers and leading to worries about global food costs. On July 25‚ the United States government said it expected the record-breaking weather to drive up the price for groceries in 2013‚ including milk‚ beef‚ chicken and pork. The drought has affected 88 percent of the corn crop‚ a staple of processed
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Despite of continuous claims of curbing price rise making by the government‚ prices of commodities rose by more than 300 per cent in comparison with the per capita income in the past one year. The prices are soaring up more than the income in India. The middle class are being hit hardly with the price rise. According to a study‚ the prices of eight essential commodities such as wheat‚ pulses‚ tea‚ coffee‚ sugar‚ spices and non-vegetarian products has increased at an average of 19 percent in
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PRICE RANGE OF PRODUCTS Above is the price range of all Apple products between the years of 1975 to present. Steve Jobs manufactured products that were not just far advanced than other products in the same category‚ but they were also out of reach for most consumers. When Apple Computer launch its Apple II in 1977‚ it cost $1‚298 and if you wanted a more powerful version it would cost you a twice that amount. In 1984‚ Apple Computer released the Macintosh at a price of $2‚495. At these prices
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