1. Under what environmental conditions are price wars most likely to occur in an industry? What are the implications of price wars for a company? How should a company try to deal with the threat of a price war? Price wars are most likely to occur when the following conditions are present in an industry: the product is a commodity‚ exit barriers are substantial‚ excess capacity exists‚ the industry is consolidated‚ and demand is declining. A price war constitutes a strong threat. It is difficult
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Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is often used for assessing the company’s stock price. P/E is determined by first calculating the earnings per shares (EPS)‚ which is the post-tax profits divides by the number of shares (Figure 1). Trailing P/E is equal to current market share price divided by trailing earnings per share for the past 12 months‚ whereas forward P/E is equal to current share price divided by expected earnings per shares for the next 12 months or next full-year fiscal period (http://www
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320. As of 2006‚ the average manufacture’s suggested retail price for a 330ci was $37‚600 as compared to $45‚750 for a CLK 320. Gas mileage for the 330ci is 30 mpg on the highway and 20 mpg in the city as compared to 28 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg in the city for the CLK 320. Discussion 1. Suppose Mercedes is concerned that dealer price of the CLK 320 are not consistent and that even though the average price is $45‚750‚ actual prices are normally distributed with a standard deviation of $2‚981
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Price Wars in the Wireless Market 1. Who are the key players in this industry? The key players in the wireless industry are Verizon Wireless‚ AT&T‚ Sprint‚ and T-Mobile. With these four companies controlling 90% of the market‚ there are no other ‘key players’ in the industry. U.S. Cellular is not quite a ‘key player’‚ however they do hold approximately 2.4% of the customer nationwide and must be in the overall picture. In addition‚ the data suggests that
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UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK Assignment EBA 6423 Strategic Marketing Individual Assignment Case 1: Price the Product Name: Martina ak Minggat Matrix no: 12030020 Prepared for: Prof Dr Ernest Cyril De Run CASE STUDY 1: Which option would you choose‚ and why? 1. No. Pricing the entire menu at $1.29 would make things simple for the company and consumers‚ as well as offering the most potential profit per item. However‚ the challenge would be to convince consumers that the $1
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and their competitive organizations set the prices for their industry. “Because of their “fewness‚” oligopolies have considerable control over their prices‚ but each must consider the possible reaction of rivals to its own pricing‚ output‚ and advertising decisions” (Brue et al‚ 2009). The two main competitors for the McDonald’s corporation are Burger King and Wendy’s. The pricing summaries for all three organizations are very similar. With prices fairly consistent‚ how are companies competing
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Content Page(s) 1.a Effects of government policy that sets price controls on the sale of some goods 1.b Effects of government policy that subsidises the costs of goods to consumers 2 Evidence of maximum price controls in Venezuela 3 Costs and benefits of government regulation of prices in the short and long run 1. Using a basic demand and supply model‚ explain the effects of a government policy that: a) Sets maximum price controls on the sale of some goods Market is defined as
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Price discrimination Price discrimination is the practice of selling the same product at different prices to different customers‚ when there is no difference in the cost to produce the product. Price discrimination is done to maximize profits. This occurs when market prices are set differently to different buyers‚ according to the willingness of each buyer to pay (demand curve) rather than setting a uniform price. It can be seen in the image below how if the seller kept the uniform price of Africa’s
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Price Theory and Applications‚ Seventh Edition Steven E. Landsburg VP/Editorial Director: Jack W. Calhoun Editor-in-Chief: Alex von Rosenberg Senior Acquisitions Editor: Steve Scoble Developmental Editor: Joanne Vickers Ohlinger Publishing Services Marketing Manager: Brian Joyner Marketing Communications Manager: Sarah Greber Content Project Manager: Amy Hackett Manager‚ Editorial Media: John Barans Technology Project Manager: Deepak Kumar Senior Manufacturing Coordinator: Sandee Milewski Production
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JOHAN DEPREZ International tax policy: recent changes and dynamics under globalization Abstract: This paper examines recent developments in international tax law and policy as part of the general dynamic of globalization. Tax policy is becoming active in the current phase of globalization‚ which involves international coordination‚ harmonization‚ and standardization. Unilateral‚ bilateral‚ and multilateral actions and policies by tax authorities‚ as well as initiatives by international bodies
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