Answer:
The answer is B. standardized products
Explanation:
Monopolistic Competition has the following characteristics :
1. There large numbers of buyers and sellers
2. The products offered by sellers are close substitutes for the products offered by another seller.
3. The costs associated with entry and exit are low.
4. Sellers differentiate their products through advertising, branding etc.
Know that the most distinguishable factor in this market is product differentiation or standardized products.
The extent to which the seller is successful in product differentiation determines pricing power in the market.
The demand curve in this market is downward sloping i.e increase in price will lead to decrease in quantity demanded. This market is similar to perfectly competitive market.
The economic profit will fall to zero in the long run because the entry costs are not high.
Political, economic, social and technological
Answer:
Firm A should accept the project beacause it has high required rate of return which means low risk involved.
Explanation:
Rate of return = risk free return + Beta ( market risk premium)
Firm A
rate of return = 0.045 + 1.2 (0.07)
= 0.045 + 0.084
= 12.9%
Firm B ;
rate of return = 0.045 + 0.9(0.07)
= 0.045 + 0.063
= 10.8%
Answer:
e. The NPV method assumes that cash flows will be reinvested at the cost of capital, while the IRR method assumes reinvestment at the IRR. Explanation:
Under the NPV method that is the Net Present Value method, discount rate used is cost of capital of a company, that is Weighted Average Cost of Capital. This is to ensure that the company is able to meet its current financing cost.
Under the IRR method the rate is calculated at which the return of investment and cost of such project or investment is equal, if it is more than cost of capital the project is acceptable.
Therefore, statement e stating that the NPV method uses the cost of capital and IRR uses the IRR rate is correct.
False, forgot the payment or goods exchange part.
