True. Competitive intelligence means gaining information about one's competitors' activities so that you can anticipate their moves and react appropriately.
Explanation:
Businesses often employ specific researchers to make strategies according to competitive intelligence for which there is dedicated analysis and anticipation for the moves that the market competition of a company is going to come up with.
This is ethically done by keeping a check of the competitors website and press releases, business publications of research and columns which indicate market trends in the industry as well as consumer behavior and market share statistical analysis.
Answer:
Explanation:
The price system and I assume you mean the free price system, is very important in an economy. There are advantages and disadvantages to it.
In a free price system, the forces of supply and demand determine prices. The most efficient use of resources is when supply matches demand. Supply and demand are equal when the market determines the price at which a number of goods supplied equals a number of goods demanded. The price system also allows us to buy many products. Manufacturers are willing to make products when they can make money. When supply equals demand, businesses are maximizing the profit potential at the given price level.
One disadvantage of the price system is that for certain products, the costs of setting up the industry are so high, there is only one seller of the product. In cases like these, such as with the electric and the natural gas companies, or with the water companies, without government regulation, prices could be very expensive since they are the only provider of the product. In these cases, the government needs to regulate these industries because the price system would lead to very high prices for water, electricity, and natural gas. Since the setup costs for these industries are so high, there is no competition for these companies. This could cause consumers to make some very difficult choices if the prices are regulated by the government.
Answer:
Marginal utility is the benefit of consuming additional unit of a product and it is inversely proportional to price.
Explanation:
Utility is the satisfaction derived from consuming a particular product.
As consumption continues, marginal utility is the benefit of consuming additional units of the product. Marginal utility reduces as consumption increases.
So the consumer is less willing to buy at current price. However the consumer will be more willing to buy more at a reduced price.
The campus bookstore is using the knowledge of this by selling the first mu for $10 and subsequent one for $6. The consumer will still be willing to buy at the reduced price.
