1. Introduction: The Reserve Bank of Australia is considering an increase in the target cash rate by 25 basis points in the near future. It is the intention of this report to analyse the positive and negative impacts of a rise in interest rates on the loanable fund market in Australia. In order to analyse the impacts of an increase in interest rates on the loanable fund market‚ the reasons behind the possible rate rise in the near future will be looked upon. Charts and diagrams have been
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ACCC ’s conference room in the afternoon. "None of us had any idea at the time what it was about." Amcor wanted to strike a deal: immunity from prosecution in return for full and frank disclosure about a price-fixing cartel in the cardboard-box market. "It suddenly hit us‚" Samuel says. "It was obviously a very serious matter‚ in terms of both the size of the alleged cartel and the people involved." The drama ended in the Federal Court in November last year when Amcor ’s co-conspirator‚ Visy
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Collusion Is a very common feature of oligopolistic markets which is brought on by a need to maximise on profits while also preventing price instability and uncertainty in a particular industry. Price leadership This is a situation whereby the pricing is controlled by the dominant firm in a collusion within an industry. In ‘silent’ collusion the price leader will set the price to a level where even the smallest of the companies involved in the collusion will be able to earn some good returns. When
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03.11 Oligopoly FRQ 1 3/6 points earned a. 2 points; The student stated that the North will be better for Blue Mart‚ and he stated that Blue Mart earns $4‚000 locating North compared to the $1‚000 it earns South. b. 0 points; The student incorrectly claimed that moving South was a dominant market strategy‚ and he did not explain how Red Shop’s best strategy depends on Blue Mart’s move. c. 0 points; incorrectly stated that Red Shop would locate North and Blue Mart would locate South
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implications of the Global Media Oligopoly such as subjectivity and a decrease in infant media companies. Global media oligopoly refers to the market for media services has become dominated by a few giants that have established powerful distribution and production networks (Schiller‚ 1999). A major implication of Global Media Oligopoly is Subjectivity which can be defined as a biased or an opinionated view. Global Media Oligopolies controls majority of the audience within a market and if they decide that
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Case 7.4 Oligopoly or Monopolistic Competition Big firms and little firms: the case of bakeries Despite barriers to entry of other large-scale firms‚ many oligopolies face competition at the margin from many small firms. The reason for this is that the small firms often produce a specialist product or serve a local market. These small firms are in a position somewhat like monopolistic competition: they produce a differentiated product and face few if any entry barriers themselves. A good example
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Chapter 16 Oligopoly MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Markets with only a few sellers‚ each offering a product similar or identical to the others‚ are typically referred to as a. competitive markets. b. monopoly markets. c. monopolistically competitive markets. d. oligopoly markets. ANSWER: d. oligopoly markets. TYPE: M DIFFICULTY: 1 SECTION: 16.1 2. An oligopoly is a market in which a. there are only a few sellers‚ each offering a product similar or identical
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Market share‚ U.S. cigarettes 2002 Company U.S. Brands Market share Philip Morris (Altria) Marlboro‚ Basic‚ Virginia Slims‚ Benson & Hedges (in U.S.)‚ Merit‚ Parliament‚ Alpine‚ Cambridge‚ Bristol‚ Bucks‚ Commander‚ English Ovals‚ Saratoga‚ Superslims 49.4% R. J. Reynolds Camel‚ Doral‚ Winston‚ Salem‚ Vantage‚ More‚ Now‚ Century‚ Ritz‚ Monarch‚ Magna‚ Sterling 22.9% BAT/Brown & Williamson GPC‚ Kool‚ Viceroy‚ Raleigh‚ Barclay‚ Belair‚ Capri‚ Richland‚ Pall Mall‚ Lucky Strike 10.0% Lorrillard
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Oligopoly Problems (Note that second page has some partial answers so that you can check yourself. I think these are correct‚ but I did it quickly. So I will offer one bonus point per mistake for the first person who finds the mistake in my answers with a maximum of 3 points per student.): 1) Demand is given by P=100-Q/2. Two firms compete according to the Cournot model and each has TC=10q. What profit does each firm earn? How would your answer change if the second firm observed the
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Cultural Background The FSANZ phone survey of adolescents and young adults in Australia found that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were more likely to consume sugar-sweetened soft drinks compared to other Australians (72 per cent versus 50 per cent) and consumed significantly larger amounts (249 ml versus 128 ml per day) (Food Standards Australia New Zealand 2003a). The 2004 SPANS survey of children in Years 6–10 in NSW found consumption of soft drinks to be lowest among students of Asian
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