actually be used to produce goods and services. 3 Explain the difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics. Give example of the areas of concern to each branch of economics. Micro: individual unit. Eg household‚ market‚ industry Macro: economic behavior of aggregate (national level) Eg national output‚ unemployment rates‚ etc. page 6 4 Explain why it is important for an economic model to be an abstraction from the real world. TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE REAL WORLD
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Background Established in 1965 PepsiCo created in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay In 1997‚ publicly traded company to focus PepsiCo on food and beverages. The world’s largest snack and beverage company in 2006 In 2006‚ PepsiCo has approximately $35billion net revenue The company is broken into four business divisions: ◦ Frito-lay North America Frito-Lay North America manufactures‚ markets‚ sells and distributes salty and sweet snacks. Products manufactured and
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and Pepsi are the two greatest competitors in the soft drink industry. A brief introduction and history of the two companies will provide a basis for understanding how the companies have come to be where they are today and how they run their companies. The company structure of each will also be briefly explained to provide an understanding of how management style is impacted. Marketing and Advertising The marketing skills that these companies possess are the reason both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are
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Introduction The PepsiCo challenge is to keep up with archrival The Coca-Cola Company never ends for the world’s soft-drink maker. PepsiCo’s soft drinks (including Pepsi‚ Mountain Dew‚ and Slice) make up about one-quarter of its sales. (Bottling operations are run independently). Pepsi Co also owns Frito-Lay‚ the world’s number 1 maker of snacks such as corn chips (Doritos‚ Fritos) and potato chips (Lay’s‚ Ruffles‚ WOW!). PepsiCo sells its Gatorade sports drink and Tropicana orange juice brands
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Wendy Montagno Mkt-3120-401 Firm Mission Statement PepsiCo. Pepsi has had a long and rich history. The drink was invented by Caleb Bradham‚ a pharmacist in New Bern‚ North Carolina. He patented the drink and launched the Pepsi-Cola Company in1902‚ from the back room of his pharmacy. It developed into a strong franchise system. The dedication of the local Pepsi-Cola bottlers‚ have provided a solid foundation. Pepsi’s mission has always been to be a responsible corporate citizen. They strive
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Coke VS. Pepsi James Esposito Strayer University The Business Enterprise BUS 508 Dr. Amanda Manners June 11‚ 2011 Coke VS. Pepsi The following paragraphs will discuss the financial positions of both Coke and Pepsi. There will be a discussion on which company has the greatest ability to pay off any current liabilities the companies have and what type of financial tools can be used to determine their capability to pay such debt. The reader will also be provided the tools that anyone can
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Coca-Cola’s first attempt at the Indian market began in 1958 until its withdrawal in 1977 following disputes with the Indian government. PepsiCo did not enter the Indian market until 1986‚ and Coca-Cola did not reenter the Indian market until 1993. Pepsi struggled to fight off local competition from various local brands‚ while slowly growing its market share. In 1993 the belief was that Coca-Cola would not take away any market share from local companies given that the beverage market was growing consistently
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“Economics has never been a science - and it is even less now than a few years ago.”…Paul Samuelson INTRODUCTION Economics is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. A focus of the subject is how economic agents behave or interact and how economies work. A given economy is the result of a process that involves its technological evolution‚ history and social organization‚ as well as its geography‚ natural resource endowment‚ and ecology
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PESTEL analysis of the macro-environment There are many factors in the macro-environment that will effect the decisions of the managers of any organisation. Tax changes‚ new laws‚ trade barriers‚ demographic change and government policy changes are all examples of macro change. To help analyse these factors managers can categorise them using the PESTEL model. This classification distinguishes between: • Political factors. These refer to government policy such as the degree of intervention in
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Pepsi: The “Next Generation in Advertising” Effective advertising is‚ almost always‚ persuasive advertising. While not all advertising seeks to persuade‚ in a competitive situation‚ those who best persuade are those most likely to win. (O’Shaughnessy) The advertisement strategy for Pepsi Cola has done a great deal of work to make it an all-time favorite. I feel like they use persuasion by making the consumer think that if they drink Pepsi‚ they will be youthful. However‚ in my opinion
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