Essays on Microeconomics

3 Key Elements of Economics There are many key factors that make up the economic system all which must work together in order to effectively direct scarce inputs into wanted outputs. For this purpose the focus will be on 3 of those key elements. this …

A merger is one of the forms of business combination. A merger is the joining together of two or more companies for a common goal (Schencke, 2007). It can be in the form of vertical integration, Horizontal integration or diversification. Consider the case of manufactured …

In contrast to ‘bricks and mortar’ operations, the cost of investment in interactive marketing is much lower than that of the traditional marketing. Interactive multichannel marketing made it possible by implementing the customer self service strategies. Self service practice will enable the customers to order …

Proctor and Gamble Europe faced several issues around the launch of their innovative product, an HDL named Vizir. P&G struggled with the concept of Global Standardization in which they termed “Eurobrand”, in comparison to the challenges they faced by segmenting marketing and product launches by …

Quasar monopolized the market with the creation of an all-optical imputer known as Neutron. Patents promote innovation for inventors, which allow exclusive rights to do business for a specific duration (McConnell, Bruce, & Flynn 2009). A patent for this new technology allowed Quasar to experience …

The Impact of Membership Fees on Consumer Attitude and Purchase Behavior Abstract: This study examined the impact of membership fees on consumer attitude and decision making process.  The factors that are affecting the membership would also be determined like the factor of social influence and the …

This report provides data and analysis on category-level spending outlooks, budgets, supplier selection criteria, equines challenges and investment opportunities as seen by senior level executives. Furthermore it provides data on the current size of the marketing and advertising budgets and details on how spending will …

Strengths One of the strengths of Tests is both goods and mall environment have high standard of quality control. The goods provided in Tests is many, for example Daily necessities. Tests have market presence in the world each Tests has sufficient and diversification goods to …

It ensures a firm to be proactive in anticipating and planning for market changes ahead of time. It ensures a business to be a leading edge and not a following edge. A complete marketing plan must provide answers to questions like; who is the customers, …

Devin Bunten 828. 008. 840 As costs rise, airlines cut services and raise fares International Herald Tribune Micheline Maynard Friday, June 6th, 2008 www. iht. com/articles/2008/06/06/business/air. php The Principle of Market Equilibrium The equilibrium price is the price at which the quantity demanded of a …

Porter argues that if a firm is to attain competitive advantage; it must choose between the types of competitive advantage it seeks, discuss using an industrial example? An industry can be defined as a group of companies offering products that are closely substituting for each …

The role of microeconomics in every person’s life is enormous; therefore, it is very important to study it. The objects of microeconomics surround us all the time. Microeconomics studies the aspects of functioning of all companies, and we deal with various companies throughout our lives. …

The Psychology of Spending analyzes consumer’s ideals of the scarcity principle – in which, consumers are mentally forced to buy certain brands as they have before. The high costs of their choices make no difference even after their economic status is not as unique as …

Promoting Products Through New Market Permeation: The Value of Cooperative Marketing I am hear today to brief you, dear President, on the information many other great companies are employing in their marketing efforts.  Of course, in the sphere of advertising and public relations, brand awareness …

You are required to provide a strategic analysis of a key supply chain issue facing your retail client over the next five years. Your submission needs to include a brief outline of the client’s retail offer and the key features of their existing supply chain …

“Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it.” This quote as stated by Stephen Lealock who was a renowned economist and humorist gives an ideal description of the category of advertising that I would be …

Area of Employment The area of employment that will be used for this analysis is the real estate industry; more precisely, the specific job function that will be the basis for the analysis is the real estate agent.  The hypothetical shift that will shape the …

This report will evaluate the current marketing environment of the airline industry in Europe. This will involve looking into different area of the airline industry such as deregulation and open skies, current economic conditions, distribution channels, pricing and revenue management. It has been proved that …

Ansoff Matrix Ansoff’s Matrix: A method by which businesses can classify their strategies for expansion. It includes; Market Penetration, Product Development, Market Development and Diversification. Market penetration Market penetration is the name given to a growth strategy where the business focuses on selling existing products …

Retail sales are indicators of microeconomic conditions presented in a given area at a particular place in time. Since Sam Walton opened his first Wal-Mart store, Wal-Mart has been making ripples throughout the micro economies of America. Wal-Mart’s market structure is typical of most of …

Founded as a single store in 1960, Domino’s Pizza today stands as the recognized world leader in pizza delivery. From the beginning, we have been dedicated to the best of service, quality products, and delivery excellence. They currently have over 9000 stores worldwide, all dedicated …

New market positioning for a new product Introduction ACL Clean has been a successful product in the Hampshire and the company expanded into the Essex region Market. However sales were low and public awareness was lacking. The company was using the majority of its funds …

Executive Summary With the growing popularity of its products, Foxy Originals was running the risk of becoming over-saturated in the Canadian market. In an effort to avoid this problem, the company decided to enter the U. S. market by January, 2005. To achieve this goal, …

Economic Analysis of Anthem and Kaiser Permanente Abstract This paper is an economic analysis of healthcare providers Anthem and Kaiser Permanente. Included will be information on competition, pricing and the effects of elasticity of demand has on both companies. Introduction One of the major concerns …

The Broadway Cafe is at a turning point. This coffee shop is over fifty years old and has been under the same management the entire time. This has worked fine for many years but now its age and lack of innovation are catching up with …

A target market has also been chosen and studied and has appealed to the female racket. Market segmentation is also taken into consideration with the introduction of a new product as it identifies target markets by groups, which are identified by similar and distinguishable aspects …

What is meant by ‘cross-price elasticity of demand’? It is a measure of the responsiveness of demand for a good to a change in the price of another good. This good can either be a substitute good or complementary good. (ii) Comment on the cross-price …

This year, oil prices is affecting negatively EasyJet and other airlines, since they cannot make a profit if the oil price stays at current levels. Strong demand is the only positive side of the unprecedent rise in costs due to the high prices of oil, …

40 years ago, a group of European luxury brands, famous but small at the time, decided to use the opportunity of globalization to grow significantly beyond the small circle of their happy-but-few historical customers. To do so, they needed to , but they quickly discovered …

Economics of Consumption Tax on Unhealthy Goods. Introduction: Unhealthy consumption prevails in the fields of nutrition, energy and transport. Taxing is one a solution to provide a healthier living. With globalization, qualities of goods do fail to meet the international standards. International movements of goods …