1. Name two types of market failure. Explain why each may cause market outcomes to be inefficient. Market Power- In some markets‚ a single buyer or seller may be able to control the market prices. Market Power can cause inefficiency because it keeps the price and quantity away from the equilibrium of supply and demand. Externalities- The impact of one person’s actions on the well-being of a bystander. Since buyers and sellers do not consider these side effects when deciding how much to consume
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(i) What is meant by ’cross-price elasticity of demand’? It is a measure of the responsiveness of demand for a good to a change in the price of another good. This good can either be a substitute good or complementary good. (ii) Comment on the cross-price elasticity of demand between platinum and gold. When the price of platinum rises demand for gold rises. Because gold can be a substitute for platinum people will want to buy gold more when the price of platinum increases. (b)
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What is the formula for measuring price elasticity of demand? Percentage change in quantity demanded / Percentage change in price When the price elasticity coefficient is less than 1‚ the percentage change in quantity demanded is smaller than the change in price. When the price elasticity coefficient is equal to 1‚ the percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the change in price. When the price elasticity coefficient is greater than 1‚ the percentage change in quantity demanded
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Price fixing assignment: 1. Why is price fixing an offense? Price fixing my cause market failures and distortions as it harms competition in a free market. This in turn adversely affects economic efficiency and consumer welfare. In India‚ price fixing and other such activities that have an adverse effect on competition are offense under Competition Act‚2002. In US‚ price fixing can be prosecuted as a criminal federal offense under section 1 of Sherman Antitrust Act. 2. What are the implications
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STUDY The topic is selected for the project is the Gold price fluctuations and gold as a investment. I selected this topic because of the change in the price of gold and people’s interest in investing in gold as an investment. This topic is selected due to the fluctuating nature of gold and changing trend of gold price. Nowadays people tend to invest their money in gold so as they can increase their investment according to the price of gold at that particular period. Of all the precious
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many buyers in the market‚ high barrier market entry and exit‚ price maker in the market and spend money in advertisement. It has a few of competitors‚ such as Samsung Galaxy S2 (RM2099)‚ HTC One X (RM2099)‚ Motorola Rarz (RM1999)‚ Sony Xperia S (RM1899) and Nokia Lumia 900 (RM1799). To enter oligopoly market‚ it has a high barrier. Therefore‚ Apple is the price maker. Their products are inelastic which means that the products price change would not make a big difference in the quantity demanded
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effect of gasoline price increases in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf crisis in August 1990 on gasoline consumption was not very significant. Would you expect the consumption of gasoline to be more severely affected if these higher prices remained in effect for a year or more ? Why or why not ? Based on the law of demand define the typical relationship between the price and quantity demands. Consumer would tend to purchase more when the price is low and lesser when the price of gasoline is
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Under milk wood is a radio play written by Dylan Thomas‚ it tells the story of a day in the life of a small town called Llareggub. The play is set in the 1950’s‚ and it has two narrators‚ called Voice 1 and Voice 2‚ which act as dramatic devices and move the play along in space and time. The Voices give poetry to the play by giving the listener Thomas’s view of the town. The two voices are Thomas’s opportunity to act as a guide to Llareggub. He uses the Voices throughout the play‚ the first Voice
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PRICE RANGE OF PRODUCTS Above is the price range of all Apple products between the years of 1975 to present. Steve Jobs manufactured products that were not just far advanced than other products in the same category‚ but they were also out of reach for most consumers. When Apple Computer launch its Apple II in 1977‚ it cost $1‚298 and if you wanted a more powerful version it would cost you a twice that amount. In 1984‚ Apple Computer released the Macintosh at a price of $2‚495. At these prices
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COMPUTRON INC. CASE I. Problem Identification: What bid price should Computron Inc. set‚ so that the Computron can achieve management’s profits target‚ match the customer’s requirement and be competitive with respect to the competitors? II. Alternatives: 1) Bid Price: $ 746‚880.00 within 20% offered by Digitex pricing of $ 622‚400. - Will sell less than factory cost of $ 768‚000‚ hence no profit and reduces cash flow required for future investments. - Computron will lose premium quality
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