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Demand curve

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maximum quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at each and every price

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Quantity demand

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quantity of a good individuals are willing and able to purchase at each and every price

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Change in quantity demanded

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change in the amount of a good demanded resulting from a change in price

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Change in demand

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change in the amount of a good demanded resulting from a change in something other than the price of the good

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Fundamental law of demand

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price of a product and the quantity demanded of that product are inversely related. As the price of the product increases, the quantity demanded decreases.

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Quantity demanded is inversely related to price for two reasons

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  1. Substitution effect - consumers tend to purchase less of goods when their price rises in relation to the price of other goods.
  2. Income effect - prices are lowered with income remaining constant, people will purchase more of all of the lower priced products
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Factors that shift demand curves

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  1. Changes in wealth
  2. Changes in the price of related goods
  3. Changes in consumer income
  4. Changes in consumer tastes or preferences for a product
  5. Changes in consumer expectations
  6. Changes in the number of buyers served by the market
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Supply curve

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the maximum quantity of a good sellers are willing and able to produce at each and every price.

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Quantity supplied

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the amount of a good that producers are wiling and able to produce at each and every price

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Change in quantity supplied

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a change in the amount producers are willing and able to produce resulting from a change in price

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Change in supply

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a change in the amount of a good supplied resulting from a change in something other than the price of the good

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Factors that shift supply curves

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  1. Changes in price expectations of the supplying firm
  2. Changes in production costs
  3. Changes in the price or demand for other goods
  4. Changes in subsidies or taxes
  5. Changes in production technology
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Market equilibrium

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there are no forces acting to change the current price/quantity combination

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Changes in equilibrium

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a. Effects of a change in demand on equilibrium
b. Effects of a change in supply equilibrium
c. General effects of changes in demand and supply on equilibrium

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Market clearing

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market will eventually be cleared of all excess supply and demand (no price changes)

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Changes and effects

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  1. Change in Demand - 2. Change in Supply - 3. Effect on Equilibrium Quantity - 4. Effect on Equilibrium Price
  2. Increase - 2. Increase - 3. Increase - 4. ?
  3. Increase - 2. Decrease - 3. ? - 4. Increase
  4. Decrease - 2. Decrease - 3. Decrease - 4. ?
  5. Decrease - 2. Increase - 3. ? - 4. Decrease
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Government intervention in market operations

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  1. Price ceilings - established below the equilibrium price which causes shortages to develop. Price ceilings cause prices to be artificially low, creating a greater demand than the supply available
  2. Price floors - a min price set above the equilibrium price, which causes surpluses to develop. Price floors are min prices established by law, like min wage.
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Elasticity of demand and supply

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Elasticity is a measure of how sensitive the demand for or the supply of a product is to a change in price

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Price elasticity of demand

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% change in quantity demanded divided by % change in price

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Measuring the price elasticity of demand

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  1. Point method

2. Midpoint method

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Point method

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measures the price elasticity of demand at a particular point on the demand curve

Price Elasticity of Demand = % change in quantity demand / % change in price

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Midpoint method

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measures the price elasticity of demand between any two points on the demand curve

E = ((Q2 - Q1) / (Q2 + Q1)) / ((P2 - P1) / (P2 + P1))

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Price inelasticity

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  • demand for a good is price inelastic if the absolute price elasticity of demand is less than 1.0.
  • The smaller amt the less elastic
  • 0.0 perfect inelastic
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Price elasticity

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the absolute price elasticity of demand is greater than 1.0

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Unit elasticity

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  • the absolute price elasticity of demand is equal to exactly 1
  • % change in the quantity demanded caused by a price change equals % change in price
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Factors affecting price elasticity of demand

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  • product demand is more elastic with more substitutes available but is inelastic if few substitutes are available
  • the longer the time period, the more product demand becomes elastic because more choices are available
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Price elasticity effects on total revenue

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a. Effects of price inelasticity on total revenue - an increase in price results in a decrease in quantity demanded that is proportionally smaller than the increase in price. Revenue will increase
b. Effects of price elasticity on total revenue - an increase in price results in a decrease in quantity demanded that is proportionally larger than the increase in price. Revenue will decrease
c. Effects of unit elasticity on revenue - a change in price will have no effect on total revenue

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Price elasticity of demand

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Elastic > greater than 1 - Price UP then revenue Down - Price DOWN then Revenue UP
Inelastic < less than 1 - Price UP then Revenue UP - Price DOWN then Revenue DOWN
Unit elastic = equal 1 - Price UP then revenue same - Price DOWN the revenue same

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Price Elasticity of Supply

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Price elasticity of supply = % change in quantity supplied / % Change in price

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Price inelasticity

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Supply < 0

absolute price elasticity of supply is less than 1.0

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Price elasticity

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Supply > 0

absolute price elasticity of supply is greater than 1.0

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Unit elasticity

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Supply = 1.0

absolute elasticity price of supply is equal to 1.0

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Factors affecting price elasticity of supply

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  • feasibility of customers storing the product will affect the price elasticity of supply
  • the time it takes to produce and supply the good will affect the price elasticity of supply
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Price Elasticity effects on revenue

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Elastic Greater than 1 - Price UP then Revenue Down - Price Down then Revenue UP

Inelastic Less than 1 - Price UP then Revenue UP - Price Down then Revenue Down

Unit Elastic equal 1- Price UP then Revenue the same, Price Down then Revenue the same

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Price elasticity of supply

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Price elasticity of supply = % change in quantity supplied / % change in price

% Change = (New - Old) / Old

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Cross elasticity

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% change in the quantity demanded of one good caused by the price change of another good

Cross elasticity of demand / Supply = (% change in number of units of X demanded) / % change in price of Y

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Substitute goods: Positive coefficient

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if coefficient is positive, the two goods are substitutes

Price of A goes up, so people start buying cheaper B

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Complement goods: Negative coefficient

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If coefficient is negative, the commodities are complementary

Price of A goes up, people buy less of B too

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Income elasticity of demand

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measures % change in quantity demanded for a product for a given % change in income

Income elasticity of demand = % change in # of units of X demanded / % change in income

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Positive income elasticity

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the good is a normal good and its demand is positively related to income (income goes up, demand up like steak or lobster)

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Negative income elasticity

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the good is an inferior good and its demand is inversely related to income (income goes up, demand is down like canned vegetables)

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Production concept

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  1. Total product = total amount of output produced
  2. Marginal product = change in total product resulting from a one unit increase in the quantity of an input employed.
  3. Average product = total product divided by the quantity of an input
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The short run

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a period of time in which some of the inputs used for production are fixed

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The long run

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a period of time in which all of the inputs used for production are variable

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Law of diminishing returns

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when more and more units of an input are combined with a fixed amount of other inputs, output increases but at a diminishing rate

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Cost of functions

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  1. Average fixed cost
  2. Average variable cost
  3. Average total cost
  4. Marginal cost
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Average fixed cost

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Total fixed costs / Quantity

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Average variable costs

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Total variable costs / Quantity

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Average total cost

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Total fixed + variable costs / Quantity

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Marginal cost

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  • change in total cost associated with a change in output quantity over a period of time
  • marginal cost depends on variable costs
  • fixed costs do not influence marginal costs
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Perfect competition

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  • many highly competitive firms in industry
  • small size of firms
  • easy to enter industry
  • all firms sell the same commodity product
  • firms has control over quantity produced only
  • price is set by the market
  • form must accept the market price
  • perfectly elastic demand (firm sells as much or as little as it wants at the given market price)
  • long run profitability - zero economic profit
  • strategy - maintaining market share and responsiveness of sales price to maker conditions
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Monopolistic competition

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  • many highly competitive firms
  • small size of firms
  • easy to enter industry
  • firms sell slightly different products that are close substitutes
  • firm has control mostly over quantity produced
  • price is mostly set by the market
  • highly elastic demand but downward sloping (firm can adjust quantity of products sold without affecting the price very much)
  • Long run profitability - zero economic profit
  • strategies - maintaing market share
  • enhanced product differentiation and allocation of resources to adverting, marketing and product research
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Oligopoly

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  • few moderately competitive firms
  • large size of firms
  • difficult to enter industry because of economies of scale
  • firms usually sell differentiated products
  • firm has control over both the quantity produced and the price charged
  • inelastic demand (firms face a kinked downward sloping demand curve)
  • Long run profitability - positive economic profit
  • Strategies - maintaing or enhancing market share
  • proper spending on adverting
  • proper adaptation to price changes and changes in production volume
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Monopoly

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  • one firm and no competition
  • 100% of industry
  • no entry is possible
  • one firm sells only one product
  • firm has control over price and quantity
  • inelastic demand ( firm faces the entire demand curve for the product, which slopes downward)
  • Long run - positive economic profit
  • Strategy - ignore market share and focus on profitability form production levels that max profits
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Factors of production

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  • primary resources from which products are made consists of:
    land
    labor
    capital
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Complementary inputs

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if an increase in the usage of one input results in an increase in the usage of the other input

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Substitute inputs

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an increase in the usage of one inputs results in a decrease in the usage of the other input

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Derived demand

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demand for factors of production is directly related to the demand for the goods and services those inputs produce

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Demand for inputs depends on demand for outputs

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if the demand for a firm’s output increases, the demand for in inputs used to produce that output will also increase

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Labor market

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workers sell their services to employers in labor markets, where workers independently offer skills of a given quality to employers who compete for the workers services

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Labor demand and supply under monopoly

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  • only one employer in a market
  • lower wages
  • lower levels of employment
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Effect on unionized workers

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  • workers gain market power
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Effect on non unionized workers

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  • employment falls in the unionized sector, displaced workers may seek employment in the nonunion sector
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Minimum wage laws

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  • increase the wages of low skilled labor

- if the min wage is set above the equilibrium wage, will result in unemployment

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Factors that influence strategy

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  1. Internal factos (Strength and weaknesses)
    - innovation of product lines
    - competence of management
    - core competencies
    - influence of high level managers
    - marketing effectiveness
    - effectiveness of communication etc
  2. External factors
    a. Factors that affect the overall industry and competitive environment of the industry: economy regulations and laws, demographics, technological advances, social values, political issues
    b. Factors that affect the competitive environment of the firm: barriers to market entry, market competitiveness, existence of substitute products, bargaining power of customers and suppliers
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Forces that affect the competitive environment and profitability of firm

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  1. Barriers to entry
    a. Types of barriers to entry
    b. When new companies will attempt to enter
  2. Market competitiveness
    a. Ability of rival firms to respond to change
    b. Advertising of rival firms
    c. Research and development of rival firms
    d. Alliances of rival firms and suppliers
    e. Increase in competition
  3. Existence of substitute products
  4. Bargaining power of the customer
    a. Larger volume of a firm’s business
    b. Availability of information
    c. Buyer’s low cost of switching products
    d. High number of alternate suppliers
  5. Bargaining power of the suppliers
    a. Firm is unable to change suppliers
    b. Reputation of supplier and demand for its goods
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Competitive Advantage in General

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The overall competitive advantage of a firm is determined by the value the firm offers to its customers minus the cost of creating that value.

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Cost leadership advantage

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  1. Build market share

2. Match the price of rivals

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Differentiation advantage

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a. Build market share

b. Increase price

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Basic types of competitive strategies

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  1. Cost leadership focused on a broad range of buyers
  2. Cost leadership focused on a narrow range of buyers
  3. Differentiation focused on a broad range of buyers
  4. Differentiation focused on a narrow range of buyers
  5. Best cost provider
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Cost leadership strategies

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selling products for less than any other participant in the marketplace

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Differentiation strategies

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creating the perception that their product is better or has a unique quality that differentiates it from competing products

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Best cost strategies

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the cost leadership strategy with the differentiation strategy to give customers higher value for their purchase price

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Focus/Niche strategies

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focus on a selected small group of customers, the niche has a large enough demand to create a profit for the firm and provided the firm has the proper resources to adequately serve the needs of the niche group

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Value chain analysis

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strategic tool that assists a from in determining how important its value is with respect to the market in which the firm operates

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Approach of value chain analysis

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  1. Internal costs analysis
  2. Internal differentiation analysis
  3. Vertical linkage analysis
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Steps in value chain analysis

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  1. Identify value activities
  2. Identify cost drivers associated with each activity
  3. Develop a competitive advantage by reducing cost or adding value
    a. Identify competitive advantage
    b. Identify opportunity for added value
    c. Identify opportunity for reduced cost
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Factors impacting global competitive advantage

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  1. Conditions of the factors of production
  2. Conditions of domestic demand
  3. Related and supporting industries
  4. Firm strategy, structure and rivalry
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Supply chain management

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a firm and the entire supply chain are able to predict the expected demand of consumers for a product and then plan accordingly to meet that demand

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SCOR Supply Chain Operations Reference model

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a generic model for supply chain analysts, SCOR model assists a firm in mapping out its true supply chain and then configuring it to best fir the needs of the firm and consists of four key management processes.

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SCOR Supply Chain Operations Reference model steps

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  1. Plan
  2. Source
  3. Make
  4. Deliver
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Natural monopoly

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economic and technical conditions permit only one efficient supplier

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Entry barrier

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large capital requirements are the basic example of barriers to entry.

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Monopolistic competition

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  • numerous firms with differentiated products
  • ease of entry - few barriers
  • firms exact some influence over price and market
  • non price competition is frequent and critical
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Oligopoly market conditions

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  • few firms in the market
  • significant barriers to entry
  • differentiated products
  • fixed prices
  • kinked demand curves
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Kinked demand curve

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  • the demand curve for an individual oligopolist is kinked sharply downward.
  • firms will match any price reduction so they do not lose market share but will not match any price increase of an individual firm
  • firms raising their prices beyond equilibrium will lose clients and demand drops off sharply
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Pure competition strategic plans

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maintaining the market share and being responsive to market conditions related to sales price

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Monopolistic competition strategic plans

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  • maintaining the market share
  • enhanced product differentiation
  • allocation of resources to advertising, product research etc
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Monopoly strategic plans

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  • ignore market share

- focus on profitability from production levels that will max profits

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Oligopoly strategic plans

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  • focus on maintaining market share
  • call for the proper amount of advertising to ensure product differentiation
  • adoption to price changes or required changes in production volume
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Vertical linkage

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understanding the activities of the suppliers and buyers of the product and determining where value can be created external to the firm’s operations.

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Economies of scale

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  1. a production process gets larger, the process becomes more efficient and productivity increases
  2. the theory of diminishing returns is the opposite of economies of scale in that it holds that, as more product is produced, the factory gets less productivity out of its workforce and machinery
  3. factors contributing to economies of scale include:
    - labor specialization
    - managerial specialization
    - utilization of by products
    - efficient use of capital equipment
    - volume discount purchasing
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In order to sell at the rate of output in markets controlled by monopolists, price is set where

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Marginal revenue = Marginal cost

No matter which model is representative of the industry in which the firm operates, the firm will max profits by pro ducting at Marginal revenue = Marginal costs

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Natural monopoly

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economic and technical conditions permit only one efficient supplier

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Fundamental law of demand

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the price of a product and the quantity demanded of that product have an inverse relationship

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Factors that shift demand curves

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Changes in:

  • wealth
  • prices
  • consumer income
  • consumer tastes or preferences
  • consumer expectation
  • number of buyers
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Fundamental law of supply

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price and quantity supplied are positively related, the higher the price receive for a good, the more quantity sellers are willing to produce

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Factors that shift supply curves

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Changes in:

  • price expectations of supplying firm
  • production costs
  • the demand for other goods
  • subsidies or taxes
  • technology
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Shift right in the demand curve

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increase in demand, causing an increase in price and market clearing quantity

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Shift left in the demand curve

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decrease in demand, causing a decrease in price and market clearing quantity

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Shift right in the supply curve

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increase in supply, causing a decrease in price and increase in market clearing

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Shift left in the supply curve

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decrease in supply, causing an increase in price and a decrease in market clearing

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Market clearing quantity

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equilibrium quantity

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Changes that firms needs to adapt to

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Changes in:

  • technology
  • competition
  • crisis situation
  • regulatory laws
  • customer preferences
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Competitive strategies of pure competition

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  • a large number of suppliers and customers acting independently
  • very little product differentiation
  • no barriers to entry
  • firms are price takers
  • strategies include maintaining market share and responsiveness to sales prices
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Monopoly

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  • a single firm with a unique product
  • significant barriers to entry
  • the ability of the firm to set output and prices
  • no substitute products
  • strategies include ignoring market share and focusing on profitability from production levels that maximize profits
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Monopolistic competition

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  • numerous firms
  • few barriers to entry
  • the ability of firms to exert some influence over the price and market
  • signifiant non price competition in the market
  • zero economic profits in the long run
  • strategic plans include maintaining the market share and a plan for enhanced product differentiation
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Oligopoly

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  • few firms with differentiated products
  • significant barriers to entry
  • strongly interdependent firms (fixed proces)
  • kinked demand curve - firms match price cuts but ignore price increases
  • strategic plans focus on market share and call for the proper amount of advertising and ways to adapt to price and volume changes
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Price elasticity of demand

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the percentage change in the quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price

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Price elasticity of supply

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The percentage change in the quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price

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Inelasticity of demand or supply

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the absolute value of the elasticity calculation is < 1.0

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Elasticity of demand or supply

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the absolute value of the elasticity calculation is > 1.0

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Unit elasticity of demand or supply

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the absolute value of the elasticity calculation is exactly 1.0

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Price ceilings

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a price established below the equilibrium price, prices are artificially low, and more quantity is demanded than supply is available (market shortage)

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Price floors

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a price is established above the equilibrium price, prices are artificially high, and less quantity is demanded than is available (market surplus)

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Rationing

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a limit is placed on the availability of goods, demand is reduced, and price is lowered for a given supply (black markets could emerge)

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External forces that affect the competitive environment and profitability of a firm

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  • barriers to market entry
  • market competitiveness
  • existence of substitutes
  • bargaining power of the customers
  • bargaining power of the suppliers
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Basic competitive strategies

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  • cost leadership focused on abroad range of buyers
  • cost leadership focused on a narrow range of buyers
  • differentiation focused on a broad range of buyers
  • differentiation focused on a narrow range of buyers
  • best cost provider
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Cost leadership

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lowest overall costs

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Differentiation

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unique features that create loyalty/value

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Best cost

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low cost leader among rivals and unique features

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Key management processes of SCM

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  • plan
  • source
  • make
  • deliver

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