Macroeconomic notes Balance of payments Budget deficit Economic growth Fiscal policy Globalisation Exchange rates European Union The Euro Monetary policy Inequality Inflation International trade Supply side policies Unemployment Microeconomics notes AS Consumer and producer surplus Demand Economies of scale Elasticity Price elasticity of demand Cross elasticity of demand Income elasticity of demand Price elasticity of …
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Background to the EU 1957 Treaty Of Rome established the EEC between 6 original members 1960 EFTA between UK, Aus, Den, Nor, Port, Swiss and Swe 1973 UK, Ireland and Denmark join EC 1999 Creating of Euro single currency. Community Institutions European Commission, this is the civil service of the EU Council of Ministers from …
This is a policy of setting prices close to average cost. It is a way to maximise sales, whilst maintaining normal profits. It is sometimes known as sales maximisation. It will be used by firms who are seeking to increase market share and who don’t seek to maximise profits. Average cost pricing will occur in …
Definition of Oligopsony occurs when a few firms dominate the purchase of factors of production. This means that the few firms have considerable market power in paying low prices for inputs.
(b) Discuss whether high profits and the dominant market share in the banking sector suggests that there should be more government intervention – either through windfall taxes or regulation of prices. (30) British banks are highly profitable. They made a combined profit of £42 bn in 2007. Despite effects of credit crunch, banks have seen …
Readers Question: When would you want to own a business that sells price-elastic products? Why? Price elastic products mean that if there is an increase in price, there will be a bigger % fall in demand. Therefore, with elastic goods, there is little incentive to increase the price because there will be a bigger % …