Jeffrey's mom specifically asked for a cip cast iron pan for her birthday. as jeffrey scanned the stock in two department stores, he found ten different brands, none of which were cip. when he found cip in a kitchen specialty shop, he was challenged to tell the difference between his mom's choice and the others. he was reminded of his business class, in which he learned about competition, where many sellers may be offering very similar products. through various means, each seller differentiates his product from the competition.(a) oligopolistic competition(b) limited competition(c) perfect competition(d) monopolistic competition

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i. e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i. e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process. c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

As sales exceed the break‑even point, a high contribution‑margin percentage (a) increases profits faster than does a low contribution-margin percentage (b) increases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage (c) decreases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage (d) increases profits slower than does a low contribution-margin percentage

What term is used to describe the outsourcing of logistics? a. shipper managed inventoryb. hollow logistics(smi)c. sub-logisticsd. e-logisticse. third-party logistics (3pl)