BUSINESS ECONOMICS COURSEWORK 2 ADBM Answer 1(a) Demand and supply curves are graphical representations of the relationships between price and quantity. When we know the relationship we can easily find the relationship by easy algebra. General equation a linear (straight-line) demand curve is P = a -bQD Placing the price on the Y axis and the quantity demanded on the X axis. a=Y intercept; -b=slope Clearly‚ a must be positive‚ and the minus sign on b indicates that quantity demanded
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10/23/2012 CHAPTER 15 Monopoly In this chapter‚ look for the answers to these questions: Why do monopolies arise? Why is MR < P for a monopolist? How do monopolies choose their P and Q? How do monopolies affect society’s well-being? What can the government do about monopolies? What is price discrimination? Economics PRINCIPLES OF N. Gregory Mankiw Premium PowerPoint Slides by Ron Cronovich © 2009 South-Western‚ a part of Cengage Learning‚ all rights reserved 1
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the affection of stakeholders to an organisation‚ we should firstly take into consideration about the category of stakeholders and consecutively find out what do these individuals and groups enforce to influence organisations’ activities. Subsequently‚ we will also acknowledge what could organisations do to understand and control stakeholders. Classification of stakeholders We assume that the organisation we are talking about is a firm. So that we can separate the parties involved with a firm into
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price axis‚ P1. Consumers are willing to pay P1 for Q1. Unit costs are only P2 so the firm is making an abnormal profit of (P1-P2)*Q1 The four key characteristics of monopoly are: (1) a single firm selling all output in a market‚ (2) a unique product‚ (3) restrictions on entry into and exit out of the industry‚ and more often than not (4) specialized information about production techniques unavailable to other potential producers. These four characteristics mean that a monopoly has extensive
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1 Monopoly Why Monopolies Arise? Monopoly is a rm that is the sole seller of a product without close substitutes. The fundamental cause of monopoly is barriers to entry: A monopoly remains the only seller in its market because other rms cannot enter the market and compete with it. Barriers to entry have three main sources: 1. Monopoly Resources. A key resource is owned by a single rm. Example: The DeBeers Diamond Monopoly|this rm controls about 80 percent of the diamonds in the world. 2. Government-Created
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Definition of ’Monopoly’ A situation in which a single company or group owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product or service. By definition‚ monopoly is characterized by an absence of competition‚ which often results in high prices and inferior products. According to a strict academic definition‚ a monopoly is a market containing a single firm. In such instances where a single firm holds monopoly power‚ the company will typically be forced to divest its assets. Antimonopoly
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ACCOUNTING FOR MATERIALS A company’s inventory records should show (1) the quantity of each kind of material on hand and (2) its cost. The most desirable method of achieving this result is to integrate the materials accounting system with the general ledger accounts. All purchases of materials on account are recorded as a debit to Materials in the general ledger. The materials account is a control account that is supported by a subsidiary materials ledger containing an individual account for each
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ono 9. MONOPOLY The focus today’s lecture is the examination of how price and output is determined in a monopoly market. Pure monopoly is a single firm producing a product for which there are no close substitutes. It is important for us to understand pure monopoly since this form of economic activity accounts for a large share of output and it provides us with an insight into the more realistic market structure of monopolistic competition and oligopoly. It is characterised by: • a single
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Why is it important for the government to regulate natural monopolies? A natural monopoly arises where the largest supplier in an industry‚ often the first supplier in a market‚ has an overwhelming cost advantage over other actual and potential competitors. This tends to be the case in industries where capital costs predominate‚ creating economies of scale that are large in relation to the size of the market‚ and hence high barriers to entry; examples include public utilities such as water services
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Monopoly Monopoly means a market where there is only one seller of a particular good or service.In economics‚ a monopoly (from the Latin word monopolium – Greek language monos‚ one + polein‚ to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service. Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable substitute goods. Monopoly should be distinguished from monopsony‚ in which
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