Economics Reviewer (For IV- Understanding ONLY) Market – the medium in which buyers and sellers interact. (Note: its meaning is not limited to a location or geographical area‚ it also focuses on people who are WILLING and ABLE to buy and/or sell goods and services. Two major players/actors in the market: Buyers & Sellers Market Equilibrium: when buyers and sellers agree at a certain price and quantity to transact Price Equilibrium: price agreed by both buyers and sellers. Quantity Equilibrium:
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Week 4 Individual Assignment Market Structure Microeconomics 365 Week 4 Individual Assignment Market Structure Perfect competition Monopoly Monopolistic competition Oligopoly Example organization Grocery Stores (Piggly Wiggly) Alliant Energy Under Armor Ford Motor Company Goods or services produced by the organization Sells food and other house hold necessities Electric Power company Sporting Goods (clothing) Automobiles Barriers to entry Very low High Moderate
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Keynes and his Economic Ideas BUAD 610 Abstract Due to the current economic crisis‚ people are again debating the essential meaning of the economic guidelines of John Maynard Keynes. Some called his ideas socialist‚ but in this paper I break down his readings and find out myself. I read the article on the American economist Paul Krugman and analyzed his findings and his thoughts on Keynes “The General Theory of Employment‚ Interest‚ and Money”. I go over some of the
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April 29‚ 2009 Yankee Stadium and the Power of Sports Monopolies ByOriginal Content The opening of the new‚ $1.3 billion Yankee Stadium‚ with its $2‚625 front-row seats and an average ticket price of $72‚ has sparked as much commentary and controversy as the team itself and its $400 million stable of off-season free agent acquisitions. Empty seats in some of the priciest sections have critics proclaiming that the Yankees miscalculated demand. The team‚ in turn‚ contends that it’s already sold
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MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS MEANING OF MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS Managerial economics‚ used synonymously with business economics‚ is a branch of economics that deals with the application of microeconomic analysis to decision-making techniques of businesses and management units. It acts as the via media between economic theory and pragmatic economics. Managerial economics bridges the gap between ’theoria’ and ’pracis’. The tenets of managerial economics have been derived from quantitative techniques such as regression
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oligopoly T here is no single theory of price and output under conditions of oligopoly. If a price war breaks out‚ oligopolists may choose produce and price much as a highly competitive industry would; whereas at other times they act like a pure monopoly. An oligopoly usually exhibits the following features: 1. Product branding: Each firm in the market is selling a branded product. 2. Entry barriers: Entry barriers maintain supernormal profits for the dominant firms. It is possible for many smaller
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maximize his or her total utility and has have very little influence over the price of goods. A monopoly is a market structure in which there is only one producer/seller for a product. In other words‚ the single business is the industry. Entry into such a market is restricted due to high costs or other impediments‚ which may be economic‚ social or political. For instance‚ a government can create a monopoly over an industry that it wants to control‚ such as electricity. Another reason for the barriers
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1. Distinguish between Micro economics and Macro economics. Microeconomics may be defined as that branch of economic analysis‚ which studies the economic behavior of the individual unit‚ maybe a person‚ a particular household‚ or a particular firm. It is a study of one particular unit rather than all the units combined together. In microeconomics‚ we study the various units of the economy‚ how they function and how they reach their equilibrium. An important tool used in that of microeconomics is
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threat of entrants and substitutes are low along with weak bargaining power among suppliers and buyers‚ and if industry is not competitive. 2. Comment on the following: All of wisdom contained in the five-forces framework is reflected in the economic identity: Profit = (Price – Average Cost) x Quantity [π = (P-AC) x Q] Porters all five competitive forces affect the variables in equation: (1) Rivals: If competition within industry is high‚ profit π will be lower due to lower P .
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NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CURRICULUM SUPPORT Economics Microeconomics The Theories of the Firm [ADVANCED HIGHER] αβχ Acknowledgements This document is produced by Learning and Teaching Scotland as part of the National Qualifications support programme for Economics. First published 2002 Electronic version 2002 © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2002 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part for educational purposes by educational establishments
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