Essays on Microeconomics

Priceline.com issued the following statement as its business summary: “Priceline.com has pioneered a unique new type of e-commerce known as a “demand collection system” that enables consumers to use the Internet to save money on a wide range of products and services while enabling sellers …

BK 3037 Strategic Marketing Question 1: PESTEL Answer: Political One of the macro-environment factors which influencing Volvo’s strategy is the large taxation toward automotive trade by the government. Government is putting in place taxation structures that penalize large cars, with large CO2 emission. According to …

There are basically two types of externalities in the market, positive and negative externalities. As for the scope of this paper, the only type of externality that will be considered is the negative one. In essence, all of the economic activities made impact to one …

The Kroger Company is an Ohio based retailer and manufacturer of grocery products with over 2,000 retail outlets covering 24 states. There are ten Kroger Marketing Areas that report to Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Michigan Kroger Marketing Area covers the State of Michigan with …

Public relations is planned and conducted in a business-like way. PR deals with many different groups of people known as publics and relates to all the communications of total organization. It’s not a form of advertising, its purpose is to tell not selling product yet …

Dana Wheeler, senior vice president of marketing for The Fashion Channel (TFC) must create a strategy which would help deal with the current marketing challenge. Wheeler’s major challenge is to choose an explicit target market in which her team can market towards in order to …

Positioned as an premium offering focused to lowest overall cost to end users through superior overall performance. Leader in quality , performance and technological innovation Product lines Carton sealing and industrial tapes Specialized adhesives Other packaging products SKI tape – Manufactured using patented technology and …

Before going international a company needs to a have a good marketing plan. Planning can be defined as exercising foresight regarding the anticipated outputs of an organization in order to maximize the inputs available (Ansoff, H. I. , 1965). If the required inputs in terms …

Without marketing, it is not possible for any customer to know about the details of what the company has to offer to them and what benefits will they get after using those services. The type of marketing plan being used and how frequently the marketing …

The field of economics that is most relevant to the managerial Decision making process is: A. Macroeconomics. B. Microeconomics. C. Labor economics. D. International economics. 4. The profit motive is important because: A. It is the signaling mechanism for the dynamic reallocation of Society’s scarce …

Lessons: The Crude Art of Policy Making All over the world, the price of crude oil experiences wide price swings in times of shortage or oversupply just like other commodities. The crude oil cycle may extend over several years responding to changes in demand and …

Market Equilibrating Process Paper Economics helps to understand how our efforts to produce goods and the products themselves are related, including the monetary aspects. On the national level this is macroeconomics and on a more personal level it is microeconomics. According to McConnell, Brue and …

            The main objective of any organization or business entity is to minimize on costs and maximize profits.  Profits in an organization depend on the volume of products sold at the market place given forces of demand and supply. Products in an organization are sold …

Therefore, axiom profit, maximum market value of the firm, maximum value of equity and maximum return rate on equity are Inappropriate to be the primary goal. Since gross profit Is Independent of capital structure, capital structure Just distributes return on capital into equity and debt …

Introduction All of us are consumers. We consume good everyday, we consume and buy products and services according to our needs, preferences and buying power. What we buy, how we buy, where and when we buy, in how much quantity we buy depends on our …

Create a Marketing Plan A good marketing plan can shape the way you connect to your existing customers and attract new ones. It can also help you determine the types of customers you should target, how to reach them and how to track the results …

1. Markets bring together buyers and sellers of goods and services. In some cases, such as a local fruit stall, buyers and sellers meet physically. In other cases, such as the stock market, business can be transacted over the telephone, almost by remote control. We …

In 21 Century Technology has changed the way we live, the way we catch information. In nowadays the society has become indifferent and it is hard to draw attention. That’s way the company’s use marketing communications to inform, persuade and remind consumers about the product …

The pricing of a new product is one of the most difficult, yet important decisions that a company must make. Before determining the appropriate price of the submarine sandwiches, Starbucks should first consider the following factors in relation to their company: positioning, demand curve, cost …

Assumption This report describes what this kind of capital produces, and what would determine the optimal level of preservation effort. The Key Element Of This Model The purpose of the present study is to shed light on the effects of designation on property values in …

EMH or Efficient Market Hypothesis has been accepted as one of the foundations of financial economics, in fact, Fama first marked out the concept “efficient market” in financial literature in 1965. Fama stated it as one which safety values completely expose all accessible information. The …

Strategic planning at the corporate level involves the formulation of strategies to achieve the corporate goals and objectives. Corporate goals and objectives are the specific goals or objectives that the company is striving to achieve to fulfill the corporate mission and vision. Examples of corporate …

Living the fast lane generates dynamic changes concerning consumer demands in which firms and organizations must adopt to the abrupt changes brought to us by the rising trend in the industry were going global. Globalization extending Apple’s IPhone geographical scope conquering global umbrella, reaching out …

As a organisation is “putting all their eggs in one basket” (McLaughlin 1997, cited in Eagle and Kitchen, 2000), it is susceptible to substantial implications should complications arise. One such complication is the idea of role ambiguity, tasks and objectives are not specific therefore organisations …

Economies have to find a mechanism to allocate scarce resources because of the economic problem. The What, How, For Whom questions are central to the operation of this mechanism. To recap from the economic system lesson, the mechanism used by different systems: Command economy:     Planning …

Project resource management a)      Direct costs are the costs that are directly attributed to the cost of an activity. They are directly involved in the performance of such an activity. They include direct material purchases, direct labour cost and other direct costs, which can be …

No matter how much you try to shield yourself, you’ll always be faced with someone who will challenge your products or services. In order to beat the toughest competitors, you need to show your offer in a way that appeals to your ideal clients. They …

One of the most dynamic factors in the world has been technology. World technology has been changing very fast. No one is sure of the when the current technology will become obsolete. While the company has been investing heavily to keep up with the emerging …

Marketing BY whetstone Introduction To follow the professional electronic sports, more and more normal people who are just like to play computer games start to focus on their computers and peripherals. Some of them buy computers with very high level hardware, some buy memory chips …

Marketing in Contemporary Contexts| October 15 2012 | From: Hong Minh VuStudent ID 1216011To: Dr. Amandeep TakharUnit leader of Marketing in Contemporary Contexts| | There can be various answers to this question, and it can be varied in depth and example. From my understanding, I …