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    Evaluate the view that‚ because price discrimination enables firms to make more profit‚ firms‚ but not consumers‚ benefit from price discrimination Price discrimination is where a firm changes different consumers different prices for the same service. Consumer Surplus is the difference between what the consumer is willing to pay and the price they actually have to pay. In all three degrees of price discrimination firms are able to make more profit and eliminate any excess capacity they

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    Three Levels of Consumer Decision Making Ebony Johnson Mkt 231‚ 02 Buyer Behavior Dr. Stephen Goodwin November 26‚ 2012 Illinois State University Three Levels of Consumer Decision Making Introduction A decision is defined as‚ “the selection of an option from two or more alternatives” (Schiffman‚ Kanuk‚ Wisenblit 2010‚ p. 460). There is not one day that goes by when at least one person in the world has to make a decision to go about something one way or another. Many of these decisions

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    volunteer” and “equity will not perfect an imperfect gift”‚ which meant that equity is reluctant to offer assistance to those who does not provide consideration. Hence an absolute owner must transfer the legal ownership of the property to the trustee in accordance to the relevant formalities‚ and if the formalities are not satisfied‚ there will be no transfer of property to the beneficiary. It is also important for the court to understand the meaning of an ‘imperfect gift’‚ as Arden L.J in Pennington v

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    people of a specific social category. An attitude is the tendency to respond positively or negatively to a certain person‚ situation‚ idea‚ and etcetera. Discrimination is the different treatment of a specific social category based on prejudice. Factors that contribute to prejudice and discrimination are: social cognitive theory‚ realistic conflict theory‚ social identity theory‚ and stereotype vulnerability. Social cognitive theory proposes a way prejudice is learned is through direct instruction

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    to determine the angle of minimum deviation.    To find out the refractive index of various liquids using a Hollow Prism. INTRODUCTION:                                                                                                                                           This project is of Investigatory Type.  In this project‚ a hollow prism has been used to calculate the refractive index of various liquids.  The hollow prism is filled with liquid and then the experiment

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    When consuming products and services‚ customers pay attention to several factors to make sure that they have made a sensible decision. Perhaps‚ the very first thing to be taken into account‚ under some circumstances‚ is price. However‚ it should not always be the sole consideration for purchasing decisions. From my point of view‚ apart from price‚ there are other determinants that can have a strong impact on a buyer’s decision‚ namely quality‚ buyer psychology and commitments that a firm offers its

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    wavelength of light. Because the velocity of light in air is always greater than that through a liquid‚ the refractive index is a number greater than 1; for example‚ hexane n20D 1.3751. The superscript 20 indicates that the measurement was made at 20 oC‚ and the subscript D refers to the yellow D-line of a sodium vapor lamp‚ light with a wavelength of 589 nm. The measurement is made with a refractometer using a few drops of liquid. Compensation is made within the instrument for the fact that white

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    The index of dissimilarity The index of dissimilarity measures the evenness of two racial groups distributed across an area in relation to a larger area. The scale ranges from zero‚ complete integration‚ to one‚ complete segregation. The index can be used with the analysis of racial segregation in trends dealing with socioeconomic class‚ immigration‚ nativity‚ and residence. Generally‚ without immigration‚ the dissimilarity index between two races decreases as time goes on. This trend is most noticeable

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    State the factors affecting the price elasticity of demand? The type of product will affect the price elasticity of demand i.e. a necessity such as petrol will have a inelastic demand as it is a must have for consumers so a change in price will cause only a minor change in price whereas if a product is not a necessity for consumers it will have an elastic demand meaning a small change in price could lead to a greater change in quantity demanded The proportion of the consumers income spent on a product

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    0762561701 | mboggo12@gmail.com | Question 3: Discuss The Foster Greer- Thorbecke Index as a method of measuring poverty. Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 POVERTY 2 1.2 CATEGORIES OF POVERTY 3 1.2.1 The absolute poverty standard 3 1.2.2 Measuring Absolute Poverty 4 1.3 Relative poverty standard: 4 1.3.1 Persistent poverty 4 1.3.2 Fighting poverty 4 1.4 CRITERIA FOR DESIRABLE POVERTY MEASURE 5 1.4.1 The anonymity principle 5 1.4.2 The population independence principle 6

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