MARKET STRUCTURES IN THE PHILIPPINES “A term paper submitted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements in Microeconomics” Submitted by : Jake Kevin P Borja BSBM – IIB Submitted to: Ms. Azelle Agdon Date of submision : October 10‚ 2012 I. Introduction Any study of economics has to begin with an understanding of the basic market structure of the country. An economy is made up of producers of goods and services‚ of
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the firm puts up its price‚ will it lose (a) all its sales (a horizontal demand curve)‚ or (b) a large proportion of its sales (a relatively elastic demand curve)‚ or (c) just a small proportion of its sales (a inelastic demand curve)? • The market structure under which a firm operates will determine its behavior. Firms under perfect competition will behave quite differently from firms which are monopolists‚ which will behave differently again from firms under oligopoly or monopolistic competition
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export in 1993‚ with a modest quantity & value‚ GFC is now exporting its products to the tune of US$ 12 million annually to more than 30 countries in the World. GFC fans became an instant success due to their quality and durability in the entire markets share these were introduced including countries in Asia‚ Middle East‚ and Africa & Europe. GFC became the first electric fan manufacturing company to win Export Trophy Award in Pakistan. Now‚ GFC has won its 12th Export Trophy Award. GFC also
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The Four Market Structures Every business belongs to a type of market due to demand and freedom of entry. In order to know what type of market businesses operate in‚ it is important to distinguish which market structure each specific firm belongs to. The four structures which I will go onto explain in depth are perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ monopoly and oligopoly/ duopoly.I will also be comparing and contrasting the theoretical constructs and the associated assumptions. Perfect
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Market Structure Paper August 2‚ 2009 In this paper I will discuss competitive markets‚ monopolies‚ and oligopolies and what role each of these play in an economy? I will also point out: o What the characteristics of each market structure is? o How the price is determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? o How output is determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? o What are the barriers to entry‚ if any? o What role does each market
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the following from the specification: • The range of market structures • How costs and revenues vary in different market structures • Changes in costs and revenues in different market structures The range of market structures |Type |Perfect competition |Imperfect competition |Oligopoly |Monopoly | |Example |Financial markets and |Small service sectors‚ |Supermarket chains
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Evaluating Market Structures Economics 212 Abstract Many types of market structures exist‚ with each market structure proving more effective than the other for certain firms. If a firm choses to enter a different market structure then that firm’s financial success will either diminish or flourish accordingly; the latter is usually the case regarding monopolistic competition market structures in the short run. Firms in this market structure must compete by using strategies‚ hiring skilled labor‚ evaluating
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Determine the market structure for which firm exists in and explain convincingly why your team believes so. Dell market structure is monopolistic competition. Why? This is because Dell has many competitors such as Toshiba‚ Acer‚ Sony‚ Lenovo‚ Asus‚ Hp‚ Apple‚ and Sharp .The existence of these firms makes Dell not the only single computers firm in the market. This have let Dell met the conditions which is many sellers in monopolistic competition. Thus‚ Dell pricing decisions will not affect the
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Industries are classified into four different market structures. They are perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly and monopoly. Each of these has different characteristics regarding the number of firms involved to the type of product they make. Different methods and restrictions are used to maximize profits in all markets of the economy. Brand management and advertising are two tools that firms used to differentiate their products. The main objective of brand management is
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travel tickets or any other goods or services‚ many people deem it beneficial to know the markets that they take part in as the consumer. In order to begin understanding the importance of market structures this paper will first define the term and concepts concerning market structures. Next‚ this paper will analyze a simulation given by the University of Phoenix as a learning tool to help understand market structures and lightly covering what the advantages and limitations of supply and demand identified
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