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THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY: FLUCTUATING GAS PRICES

increases in crude oil, rather than the law of supply and demand (Andrews, 2007). Economists point out that gasoline deman...

Elasticity of Demand

This 8 page paper looks at the influences on elasticity of demand. The concepts and practical use of price elasticity of demand, i...

CARTELS AS EFFECTIVE MARKET STRUCTURES

This 4-page paper suggests that cartels, far from being economic boogeys, are actually efficient when it comes to market pricing a...

Microsoft Financial Performance

However, revenues do not necessarily lead to profits. Unless a firm is making profits it is unlikely to survive in the long term. ...

COCA-COLA AND THE MARKET

in 200 nations (Murray, 2008). Ironically enough, the company doesnt do its own bottling, though it does own 35% of Coca-Cola Ente...

TAXATION AND PRICE CONTROLS ON THE ECONOMY

However, in additional studies Stehr performed, he found that in other situations, women were more tax-sensitive to cigarettes, an...

SHOPS, DISCOUNTS AND KNOWING WHEN TO STOP

price cuts can also be duplicated by the competition (McConnell and Brue, 2006). When a rival moves to lower prices, any potential...

Promotion and Pricing in the Fast Food Industry

really with the kid across the counter. Or the manager who brings them that extra cup of coffee" (McCarthy, 2000; p. 7B). Custome...

Causes and Effects of Increased Gas Prices

Now we are placing a portion of that blame on the damages that have been sustained in the recent hurricane by our domestic oil ref...

U.S. CPI Forecasts and Gross Domestic Product

which is the way this is usually predicted, then we take the January figure of 12198.8 and the January figures for 2006 and we can...

4 Issues Related to Organizational Development

approach the parent company for volume discounts (D&B, 2005). * Companies need to consolidate suppliers within a single industry...

U.S. Economy and the Impact of Oil Price Increases

between the exporting and importing of goods can create instability (Cooper and Madigan, 2004). Skyrocketing oil prices causes a ...

Tylenol Marketing Mix - 4Ps

8-hour, gel caps, sinus, allergy, Tylenol PM and numerous other specific Tylenol products for different conditions. The company ha...

Strategic Marketing Analysis of the McGraw Hill Companies

promotion are accomplished also in various ways. It has been noted that there was an alliance with NuvoMedia, something which help...

Airlines and Economics

expense of lower returns on investment in the future; in other words, a company might cut prices now to boost short-term demand....

Hospitality and Travel Industries and the Effect of Gas Prices

have transportation costs, it means a 23% (Kirchhoff & Healey, 2005, p.1B) increase in the food, beverage and consumer products in...

Service Quality, Competition, and Deregulation

prices and quality? On the one hand, in a free market economy, in which the consumer determines the product and distributi...

Ecotourism Marketing Plan

of the particular area visited, ecotourism, in which the environment is conserved and the well-being of the locals protected and ...

Adidas and Nike

to internal events, Nike is a growing company and looking to enter more markets. Several areas came online, including Russia and a...

A Financial Analysis of Hewlett Packard (HP)

figures tend to be better, higher figures may be seen in companies that are expected to show high growth in the future or those sh...

IPO Pricing, Firm Valuing, and Capital Structure

take place in several ways. For example, the calculation of the cost of equity and the cost of loans and debt which is then calcul...

Toy Pricing Strategy for Wal Mart

slash prices to entice customers to come through the doors. The consumer expects lower prices and relatively adequate service in t...

Acquisition Target Selection

The fact that each company is assessed on a 5-year projection simplifies the analysis. Had they been based on 5- and 7-year proje...

Microeconomics Issues

need for reform and the shape that such reform should take. As politicians haggle over private interests and noble ideals that no...

Nail Clippers' Marketing

Delivery to wholesalers Determine marketing strategy <---- Contract advertising mediums <----...

Answering Questions on Economics

it demands from the consumer. A budget item demands attention, but a ten cent increase in the price of a candy bar probably does ...

Capital Asset Pricing Model and Beta

comparison of risk and rates of return to the overall market (CAPM, 2000). The entire technology sector all but crashed in ...

Tourism and Economics

the rates at which wages can increase. But this will make it hard for employees to keep staff, especially good staff who may be mo...

A Marketing and Competition Analysis of Walgreens

Because Walgreen builds to suit, rather than acquires stores, it can pick prime locations, where it is visible from the road -- an...