Name: Lê Đức Anh Class: 12B Subject: Economic Question 3: Discuss whether monopolies always lead to an increase to inefficiency? Monopolies‚ in economist mind they are bad‚ however‚ not all things that monopolies do are bad‚ and they also bring benefits along side the negative effect. First‚ monopolies have an advantage of research and development. Monopolies can achieve supernormal profit‚ as they can set high price to a certain product‚ this can be used to fund high cost capital investment
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Activity 2 BSAD 1050 1. In a free market‚ greed prevents monopoly. Explain. A free market prevents a monopoly because it does not allow someone or‚ some company‚ to corner the market. There is always someone else that is willing to make or sell a product for the same or lesser price. For instance‚ in a free market there is not just one phone or cable company providing television or phone service. Other companies are allowed by law to provide those same services. Since the goal of the
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Is Monopolies Harmful and How Can Regulation Ameliorate These Harmful Effects? Why is monopoly harmful? How can regulation ameliorate these harmful effects? What problems confront the regulators? In order to deduce that a monopoly is harmful’‚ there must be another market system which is preferable to monopoly so as to offer greater benefits to the public. A monopoly can therefore be compared to perfect competition. If the benefits of perfect competition outweigh the benefits of monopoly then
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of marine life (industries)‚ different swells (market structure) and even ’hot’ and ’cold’ spots (public companies). One of the key determinates to a successful national economy is the structure of its markets. The main market structures are: 1. Monopoly 2. Oligopoly 3. Perfect Competition 4. Monopolistic Competition Each of these market structures have unique characteristics‚ and can be classified according to three factors. The degree of competition‚ the first factor‚ is important as it classifies
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Chapter 12 suggested answers 1. It has been said that Porter’s five-forces analysis turns antitrust law on its head. What do you think this means? Antitrust laws are intended to protect‚ promote competition and to push industry profits towards competitive floor in order to resist market dominance. Porter’s five forces model reflects that an industry has absolute market power if threat of entrants and substitutes are low along with weak bargaining power among suppliers and buyers‚ and if industry
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Monopolies can be national (royal mail)‚ regional (water companies) or local (petrol station). Unlike a perfect competition situation were firms are ’price takers ’ and only respond to consumer demand‚ a monopoly finds itself in an imperfect competition market. In this type of market the firm is more of a ’price maker ’ and can therefore influence the market price. When comparing monopoly and perfect competition under the same conditions‚ we can find that the monopolist when in equilibrium produces
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Explain‚ and illustrate using graphs‚ whether you think a perfectly competitive industry or a monopoly industry leads to more efficient outcomes for an economy. RESEARCH ESSAY Microeconomics is defined as a study of how economic decisions are made by individuals and groups along with the range of factors affecting those decisions. In relevance to this‚ the analysis of perfect competition and monopoly regarding efficiency is considered one of the most core basis to the understanding of Microeconomics
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Assignment: EC180 Assignment Analysis of Smoothies THEO FRANKLINOS SMOOTHIES Introduction This review is based on an economic analysis of the ‘Smoothie’ product market. Smoothies are chilled beverages made of pureed fresh fruit or vegetables often mixed with ice cream‚ yoghurt or milk. There is no main recipe for a Smoothie and the different manufacturers produce differentiated products with respect to the ingredients and texture of the drink. They may also add sugar and vitamins
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SWOT Analysis A scan of the internal and external environment is an important part of the strategic planning process. Environmental factors internal to the firm usually can be classified as strengths (S) or weaknesses (W)‚ and those external to the firm can be classified as opportunities (O) or threats (T). Such an analysis of the strategic environment is referred to as a SWOT analysis. The SWOT analysis provides information that is helpful in matching the firm’s resources and capabilities
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Generic Characteristics of Telco Industry Market structure is either a: Monopoly Natural monopoly Oligopoly Dominated by a handful of big players High capital expenditure (capex) Absolute fixed cost is high But fixed cost per user is very low Telco may be very cash flow rich if capex is controlled Low operating expenditure (opex) Average cost per user is very‚ very‚ VERY low. Generic Characteristics of Telco Industry Lines of business
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