encyclopedia An oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers (oligopolists). Oligopolies can result from various forms of collusion which reduce competition and lead to higher costs for consumers. [1] With few sellers‚ each oligopolist is likely to be aware of the actions of the others. The decisions of one firm therefore influence and are influenced by the decisions of other firms. Strategic planning by oligopolists needs to take into account
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12-Sep-13 Objectives of firms 1. Profit Maximisation In neo-classical economics it is assumed that the interest of owners or shareholders are the most important. Just as consumers attempt to maximise utility‚ shareholders main motivation is to maximise their gain firm the company. Therefore‚ one of the main objectives of firms is to maximise profit. Profit is the reward for the risk-bearing function of the entrepreneur. The firm is in equilibrium‚ and is maximising profit‚ when it
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hold strong opinion that male was the person who had all positions and power in hand while female had nothing. It leads to the urgent problem which affects the number of men and women because of this way of thought. It is the imbalance sex ratio of newborn. Sex ratio of newborn (SRN) is the rate between the number of boys being born in every one hundred girls (UNFPA‚ 2010). It happens in not only developing countries but also developed countries such as China‚ Korea‚ India‚ Singapore‚ United States and
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been to mandate nurse staffing ratios. In 1999 California became the first state to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. California is not the only state to enact minimum nurse staffing ratios for hospitals‚ over the past four years at least eighteen other states have considered legislation regarding nurse staffing in hospitals. Policymakers are forced to consider alternatives to nurses ratios due to nurse shortages. Whether minimum staffing ratios will improve working conditions
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that year because there was so much creativity around and they were all the right age. (Pentagram) After about two or three years they took a hard look at their business and realized that most of their business was troubleshooting for advertising firms and they decided that wasn’t what they wanted to do. In 1964‚ they were working on an exhibition in Milan with Theo Crosby and they decided to all join forces because more often than not‚ if someone “needed a letterhead” then they also had some kind
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Comparative and Ratio Analysis ACC/561 June 2‚ 2014 Seth Jardine Comparative and Ratio Analysis Introduction Comparative and ratio analysis are two of the most common types of analyses used in examining a company’s fiscal records‚ and both used the same information contained in a firm’s financial statements. This paper is written better understand the role of each type of analysis in evaluating a company this paper expounds on such involvement.
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The current ratio is calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. The current ratio for the Coca-Cola Company in 2008 was 0.93 (12‚176/12‚988) and for 2009 it was 1.28 (17‚551/13‚721). For every dollar of current liabilities in 2009‚ Coca-Cola has $1.28 of current assets. The ratio indicates that Coca-Cola has enough assets to cover its debts. From 2008 to 2009‚ the company had a large increase in cash‚ which increased their current assets. They also had a similar increase in the
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derived from the Devanagri rendition of Daktar Burman.[4] Dabur ’s Ayurvedic Specialities Division has over 260 medicines for treating a range of ailments and body conditions‚ from common cold to chronic paralysis. Dabur International‚ a fully owned subsidiary of Dabur India formerly held shares in the UAE based Weikfield International‚ which it disposed of on 25 June 2012.[5] Contents 1 Sustainable Development Society 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Sustainable Development Society The
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different sucrose concentrations then the tube with the lowest concentration of sucrose will expand the potato the most because the water will move into the potato to even out the concentration levels of the sucrose/ water ratio inside and outside of the potato was supported by the data. The data shows that the potato submerged in the lowest concentration of the sucrose water solution had the greatest percent change in mass at 15.2% for 0% concentration. Overall‚ the higher the concentration of the solution
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Chapter 1: Global marketing in the firm I. Introduction to globalization Globalization: reflects the trend of firms buying‚ developing producing and selling products and service in most countries and regions of the world. Benefits for the firm which do an international expansion: New and potentially more profitable markets Increase the firm’s competitiveness Facilitates access to new product ideas‚ manufacturing innovations and the latest technology Internalization: doing business in many
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