collusive oligopoly (10 marks) * * Oligopoly‚ is a market form in which where few sellers dominate the market for an identical or differentiated good‚ and where there are high barriers to entry. The market is determined by very few‚ however very large firms. The barriers of entry are very significant‚ as they include high initial fixed costs‚ access to resources and economies of scale and legal barriers. Unlike perfect competition where there are identical products‚ in an Oligopoly you have
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perfect competition and pure monopoly lie oligopolies and monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly is where there are a few sellers with similar or identical products ‚ which are large enough relative to the total market that they can influence the market price. It is a form for market structure quite common. In many countries‚ the automobile‚ steel‚ petrochemical‚ electrical and computer devices all belong to category of oligopoly market structure. In recent markets‚ there are two main companies control
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Market Structure- Steel sector in India Indian Steel Sector: An Overview Steel is crucial to the development of any modern economy and is considered to be the backbone of human civilization. The level of per capita consumption of steel is treated as an important index of the level of socioeconomic development and living standards of the people in any country. The Indian steel industry has made a rapid progress on strong fundamentals over the recent few years. The industry is getting all essential
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India’s textile-apparel industry to touch $223 bn by 2021: Ficci Mumbai: India’s total textile and apparel industry size both domestic and exports is projected to grow at aCAGR(CAGR is often used to describe the growth over a period of time of some element of the business) of 9.5 per cent to reach $223 billion by 2021 from the $89 billion in 2011‚ according to a white paper by industry body Ficci and research firm Technopak. "India’s total textile and apparel industry size is estimated at $89
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OLIGOPOLY INTRODUCTION Oligopolists maximize their total profits by forming a cartel and acting like a monopolist. Yet‚ if oligopolists make decisions about production levels individually‚ the result is a greater quantity and a lower price than under the monopoly outcome. The larger the number of firms in the oligopoly‚ the closer the quantity and price will be to the levels that would prevail under competition. The prisoners’ dilemma shows that self-interest can prevent people from maintaining
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Weekly Indian Market. Market is a place where we buy things of our need. A weekly market is held on a particular day at a particular place. Generally‚ it is head from the second half of the day and continues till late evening. At some places it is wrapped up at late night. A weekly market is common both in villages and cities. Things of day-to-day necessity are sold in a weekly market. People from the adjoining area visit the market and buy things of their need and choice. Shops in Indian weekly
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A REPORT ON FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY 2013 CONTENTS Serial No. Content Page No. 1. Introduction 3 2. RATIO ANALYSIS 2.1 Liquidity Ratios............................................................................. 2.2 Activity Ratios............................................................................... 2.3 Solvency Ratios
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Automobile Industry of Pakistan - An Overview The automotive industry rightly prides itself on being recognized as the “mother of all industries.” In its folds it carries many different kinds of vehicles to provide mobility to people and goods. While they may appear to be simple machines‚ their design and manufacturing have much deeper roots in all the known technologies. In-depth knowledge and skillful application of mechanical‚ electrical‚ electronics‚ chemical and a host of other technologies
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Coke‚ Pepsi ready for new round of soda wars They’re refocusing on pop as Americans are spending less‚ looking for value Author: Anonymous Date updated: 11:59 p.m. ET Feb. 1‚ 2009 Source: Msnbc‚ Business‚ Food Inc. NEW YORK - Feeling bad about the economy? Indulge a little‚ have a soda. Marketers at Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are counting on that sentiment to appeal to consumers overwhelmed with a drumbeat of bad economic news. "What people want to do is pause and refresh‚" said Coca-Cola
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journey in the Petroleum Industry began. Post Independence‚ Oil India Limited was formed which was a joint venture involving the Indian Government and the British owned Burmah Oil Company (presently known as BP) whilst the Indo-Stanvac Petroleum Project in West Bengal was between the Indian Company and the American Company SOCONY-Vacuum (presently known as Exxon Mobil). This changed in 1956 when the government adopted an industrial policy that placed oil as a “Schedule A Industry” and put its future development
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