The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached we can say the following.
An oligopoly can cause market failure because companies that form the oligopoly do not allow other companies to enter and compete in the market. This action limits consumers to choose from a variety of options, including quality, the best price, and service.
Often, oligopoly associates the strongest or more powerful companies in order to wipe out other minor competitors. They want to establish a dominant presence that affects prices and consumers participation.
Oligopoly practices result in inefficiency and instability in the market. That is why oligopolies are not good for the economy.
The automobile industry is mostly associated with an oligopoly.
When a market is controlled by just a few numbers of companies, but none of them is above the others, we are talking about an oligopoly. They can collude intentionally or not, to establish prizes and to not let other companies compete with them.
Answer:
Many people's wealth is held in stocks and as the price of stocks collapsed, they lost wealth.
Imagine that this happened to you. One day you are rich and that affects your spending habits. In a matter of few days or weeks, you lose a large portion of your wealth. So now, you are less rich or even poor. So your spending habits will be altered, i.e. you will spend less.
If you consider the economy as a whole, aggregate demand will fall, resulting in a decrease of aggregate supply, and an overall decrease of the GDP.
Answer:
8.15 %
Explanation:
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is the business Cost of permanent sources of finance pooled together. It shows the risk of the business and is used to evaluate projects.
WACC = Cost of Equity x Weight of Equity + Cost of Preferred Stock x Weight of Preferred Stock + Cost of Debt x Weight of Debt
<u>Remember to use the After tax cost of debt :</u>
After tax cost of debt = Interest x ( 1 - tax rate)
= 6.50% x (1 - 0.40)
= 3.90 %
therefore,
WACC = 11.25% x 55% + 6.00% x 10% + 3.90 % x 35%
= 8.15 %
Thus,
Quigley's WACC is closest to 8.15 %.
Answer:
Explanation:
In this question, we are expected to know the amount a certain investment would have grown to after 5 years.
Mathematically, the amount is calculated by the formula below:
A = P(1 + r/n)^nt
The parameters have the following values: A = ? P = $500 r = 13% = 13/100 = 0.13 n = 2 ( semi-annually means two times a year) and t = 5 years
A = 500( 1 + 0.13/2)^(2 * 5)
A = 500(1 + 0.065)^10
A = 500( 1.877)
A = 938.56 or simply $939
Answer: 90.32%
Explanation:
Weekly demand (d) = 120
Standard deviation = 10
Lead time (l) = 4
Reorder point = 506
The reorder point is calculated as:
506 = 120 × 4 + Z × 10 × ✓4
Solving for Z will give us 1.3
Then, we check this in the z table which will give us p = 0.9032
Therefore, the service level is 90.32%.
