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    past year oil prices have dropped significantly. This is mainly due due to an increase in technology, which has allowed for a significant increase in the production of oil. The United States whose top import is Oil has started to produce more oil domestically. Oil prices have dropped from $110 a barrel of WTI to a whopping $41. This reduction in the demand for oil would usually curb supply, but many countries are afraid to curb supply incase of loosing market power. Another reason prices are dropping

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    The importance of price in the modern economic system not be overemphasized. However, to set the right price for any commodity or service, some parameters or determinants come to play. Among the determinants of factoring price are:- • Tender • Sales by Auction • Haggling etc, and these are discussed below. 1. Interaction of the forces of Demand and Supply:- In a perfectly competitive market or what is sometimes referred to as a free market economy, prices are determined by

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    sold, history, sale prices and trend prices. What effects has this inventory system had on producers? The super computer, Telson records all the sales. The order is automatically generated that evening. At midnight, the warehouse fills that order and it sits back on

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    increasingly global competition, benefit from low wages, and take advantage from reduced taxes and regulations by moving into developing countries where there are cheap subcontractors rather than manufacturing in developed countries where the cost of production is very high and costly, in other words they went global to find financial gain. Unlike, the Imperialism and the Keynesian phases which were mainly to benefit from declining transport costs, gain access to new and foreign markets, and to compensate

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    their customers. Competition is mainly the rivalry among the companies, firms, sellers in references to achieving their goals of making profits, selling large volume of their produce, having the largest share of market sale by varying the marketing prices, the distribution of products and even promotions. Therefore to achieve better competition so as not to lose to other competitors,

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    Case 10.1: Electrolux Cleans Up Introduction Electrolux cleans up is the largest domestic products manufacturing in the world, Electrolux has about 70000 employees around the world and in about 150 countries for making 14 billion euros in sales on 2005. The first challenging place for Electrolux is at the times that that Electrolux has decided to deprive its outdoor division. This is because a huge decrease sale in following is expected. At 1920s, Electrolux has been famous for their expertise

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    the budget of the household. There?s an argument that could be made organic is healthier and a better option for the long-term benefits of the household. The issues that make up the debate concerning organic versus conventional are safety, price, and production. Organic food promotes a healthy way to live along with improving one?s overall health. This commitment in changing lifestyle has an alternative name known as alternative farming. This movement began to improve the lives of rule farming communities

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    From 2010 until the end of 2014 oil prices remained relatively constant. With very little fluctuation over these four years, the average price per barrel of oil was around 110 dollars. That price has been more than cut in half within the past year. The price for United States crude oil is now just 48 dollars a barrel, the lowest it has been since 2009 (BBC News). So what is the cause for this sudden change and to what effect will this have on the United States’ economy as well as the global economy

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    • A. increasing production • B. decreasing production • C. increasing price • D. decreasing price Bottom of Form Correct : To increase revenue, firms look to increase price or quantity, as price multiplied by quantity equals total revenue. Purely competitive firms can sell as much as they want at the market price. Adding additional units of the product does not result in a change in the market price. Therefore, since purely competitive firms do not influence price, they increase

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    1. Oil prices are almost entirely driven by supply and demand. On the supply side, OPEC seeks to control the prices by virtue of controlling the output of its member countries, which are responsible for around one-third of the world's oil production (OPEC, 2012). That OPEC can do this is facilitated by the fact that bringing new oil production online takes a long time. Thus, by setting output on a monthly basis, OPEC can control the supply. OPEC's actions have a strong influence on prices because

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