An oligopoly describes a market situation in which there are limited or few sellers. Each seller knows that the other seller or sellers will react to its changes in prices and also quantities. This can cause a type of chain reaction in a market situation. In the world market there are oligopolies in steel production‚ automobiles‚ semi-conductor manufacturing‚ cigarettes‚ cereals‚ and also in telecommunications. Often times oligopolistic industries supply a similar or identical product. These
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days B. work fewer hours than they will on slower days C. work more hours than they will on slower days D. not work any hours 12) A firm’s demand for labor is derived from the A. opportunity costs associated with labor and leisure B. desires and needs of the entrepreneur C. cost of labor inputs D. demand for its output 13) Owen runs a delivery business and currently employs three drivers. He owns three vans that employees use to make deliveries‚ but
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The Demand for Resources Multiple Choice Questions Derived dema1 1. Resource pricing is important because: A) resource prices are a major determinant of money incomes. B) resource prices allocate scarce resources among alternative uses. C) resource prices‚ along with resource productivity‚ are important to firms in minimizing their costs. D) of all of the above reasons. Answer: D 2. Which of the following statements best illustrates the concept of derived demand? A)
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aggregate supply‚ aggregate demand‚ or some combination of them. A deep recession in the world economy decreases aggregate demand. A sharp rise in oil prices decreases short-run aggregate supply. The expectation of lower future profits decreases investment and decreases aggregate demand. b. Explain the separate effects of each event on U.S. real GDP and the price level‚ starting from a position of long-run equilibrium. A deep recession in the world economy decreases aggregate demand‚ which decreases real
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Causes of shifts in labor demand curve The labor demand curve shows the value of the marginal product of labor as a function of quantity of labor hired. Using this fact‚ it can be seen that the following changes shift the labor demand curve: The output price. When output price rises‚ the labor demand curve shifts to the right { more labor is demanded at each wage. When output price falls‚ less labor is demanded at each wage. Technological change causes the MPL function to change‚ generally
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University of Phoenix Material Supply and Demand Curves Answer the following questions Write the definition for each of the following: 1. Law of Demand The law of demand states that quantity demanded rises as price falls and other things stay constant. The quantitly of a good demanded is inversely related lto the good’s price. (Colander‚ 2013‚ Chapter 4). For example‚ as the price of a good increase the demand for that good will decrease. The law of demand also relates to a decrease in the price
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The demand curve that an individual firm faces is called the residual demand curve: the market demand that is not met by other sellers at any given price. The firm ’s residual demand function‚ Dr(p)‚ shows the quantity demanded from the firm at price p. A firm sells only to people who have not already purchased the good from another seller. We can determine how much demand is left for a particular firm at each possible price using the market demand curve and the supply curve for all other firms in
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market|bullion Gold down by Rs 40 on poor demand Email this article Print this article Share on Reditt Newsvine Google Bookmarks Live Bookmarks Technorati Yahoo Bookmarks Blogmarks Del.icio.us ApnaCircle Tweet The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Oct 6‚ 2012‚ 03.20PM IST NEW DELHI: Gold continued it downward spiral for the fourth straight day in the bullion market here on Saturday by losing Rs 40 to Rs 31‚480 per 10 grams on poor demand due to ’Shradhs’ and a weak global
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Introduction 3 The Demand Curve 4 Movement along the demand curve: 5 Difference between movement or shifts along the demand curve 6 Shifts in the demand curve: 6 Factors that causes the demand curve to shift 8 Price of the good: 8 Price of related goods: 8 Substitutes: 8 Complements: 9 Income: 9 Individual taste and preferences: 9 Supply 9 Law of supply 9 Movement along and shifts in supply curve 10 Movement along the supply curve 11 Shifts in the supply curve 11 Factors
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1. Demand Curve for Oligopolistic Market. Above the kink‚ demand is relatively elastic because all other firms’ prices remain unchanged. Below the kink‚ demand is relatively inelastic because all other firms will introduce a similar price cut‚ eventually leading to a price war. Therefore‚ the best option for the oligopolist is to produce at point E which is the equilibrium point and the kink point. This is a theoretical model proposed in 1947‚ which has failed to receive conclusive evidence for
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