According to an article the Wall Street Journal, "The big car makers are pushing a wide
array of new technology into production, responding to relentless competitive pressure,
rising energy prices and consumer demand for better safety.
Source: Joseph B. White, "Ford, GM Eye Shift in Buying Habits," Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2006.
Which of Porter's competitive forces does this statement allude to?
A) competition from foreign auto manufacturers
B) competition from substitute products from outside the industry
C) competition from existing firms within the industry
D) the threat of competition from new entrants
C
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Pick the true statement regarding the notion of competition as a process versus the model of perfect competition
A) The process notion allows for uncertainty and incomplete information; perfect competition doesn't. B) The process notion allows for price searching activity; perfect competition doesn't. C) The process notion allows for product differentiation; perfect competition doesn't. D) The process notion allows for a small number of participants; perfect competition doesn't. E) All of the above are true.
The current account is
A) the reserve assets created by the International Monetary Fund for countries to use in settling international payment obligations. B) the price of one nation's currency in term of the currency of another country. C) a category of the balance of payments transactions that measures flows of real and financial assets. D) a category of the balance of payments transactions that measures the exchange of merchandise, the exchange of services, and unilateral transfers.
Suppose a soccer coach has been making $25,000 per year but gives up his coaching job in order to make lace doilies. If his revenue from the sale of these doilies is $50,000 and his materials cost $20,000 . then his economic profit is
a. $5,000 b. $25,000 c. $30,000 d. $50,000 e. $80,000
Sweden and Norway are usually described as ________________ economies.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).