What are the advantages and disadvantages of oligopoly?
Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of oligopoly?
Asked by uy_stephanne - Sun Nov 9 05:04:22 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Ad: more profits due to decreased competition Dis: less innovation and hiring because competition is limited..
Answered by Ed Atun - Sun Nov 16 09:26:30 2008

where can i find an information about advantages of diversification ?
Q. i need to make a presentation about diversification ... but for oligopoly and i cant realy find anything in facts pleas help
Asked by smerfa - Mon Nov 5 17:32:48 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Call up some big companies and ask to speak to their Equality and Diversity officers. Ask for a copy of their equality and diversity policy. Should help to explain the benefits/advantages. Good luck.
Answered by carnival queen - Mon Nov 5 17:40:38 2007

Which business model tends to provide consumers with the best options: 1.Free Market 2. Oligopoly 3.Monopoly..?
Q. Which business model tends to provide consumers with the best options: (1.)Free Market Competition, (2.)Oligopoly, (3.)Monopoly, OR (4.)Governemnt-run enterprise (i.e. Public Education, Universal Healthcare, food stamps, medicare, Amtrak.) Do governemnt-run programs run better at state level or at a National level (i.e. Public Education is at a state & municipal level whereas Obama's Universal Healthcare would be at a National level and most experts predict it will bring an end to most consumer's current private healthcare options out of the sheer cost advantage to employers to drop your coverage (i.e. why pay for it when its free if they don't).
Asked by ObaMao - Mon May 11 09:30:08 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
If Obama is for the "little guy," why do the Big Guys do so much better with him as the POTUS?
Q. The Washington Post carried an article last week outlining the immense consolidation that has taken place in the US banking system as a result of the policies of the Bush and Obama administrations in response to the financial crisis. The article, entitled Banks Too Big to Fail Have Grown Even Bigger, reports how the largest banks have consolidated control over a greater share of financial markets and are using their monopolistic position to increase their profits by raising fees and interest on consumers and small businesses. The oligopoly has tightened, said Mark Zandi of Moody s Economy.com, who is quoted in the Post article. There s been a significant consolidation among the big banks, and it s kind of hollowing out the banking… [cont.]
Asked by Michael R-4 - Sun Sep 6 23:17:32 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I am not going to lie. I thought that Obama would have been different than the typical puppet for the plutocrats. I was wrong. The consolidation of wealth into the top 1% of the rich has accelerated under Obama. Furthermore, the average worker is now working harder than he ever has, and is getting paid less for it. All the while, the worker is being used by the rich oligarchs. Historically, business downturns witness a decrease or stagnation in worker productivity. The current economic crisis is different. Worker productivity has increased rapidly in recent months. While productivity increased by more than six percent in the second quarter, labor costs tumbled by 5.9 percent. This is part of a longer trend in the US economy. … [cont.]
Answered by Les S - Mon Sep 7 00:23:51 2009

Do people who are against Obama's health care reform think insurance companies care about them?
Q. Health Insurance Profits Soar as Industry Mergers Create Near-Monopoly by Mike Hall, May 27, 2009 Profits at 10 of the country s largest publicly traded health insurance companies rose 428 percent from 2000 to 2007, while consumers paid more for less coverage. One of the major reasons, according to a new study, is the growing lack of competition in the private health insurance industry that has led to near monopoly conditions in many markets. The report says such conditions warrant a Justice Department investigation and, says Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), provide compelling evidence of the need for a public health insurance plan option as part of the health care reform initiative President Obama and Congress are developing. … [cont.]
Asked by carytop - Tue Aug 18 18:51:09 2009 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The way to fix the monopolies is increase competition not create a government monopoly.
Answered by prusa1237 - Tue Aug 18 18:56:16 2009

pls help me on those questions...?
Q. Which one of the following is not a main source of tax revenue for the federal government? A. Taxes on personal income B. Interest on the national debt C. Taxes on business earnings D. Social security taxes When a country can produce many things but chooses to produce one main thing, or just a few things, this country is said to be A. economical. B. specializing. C. short on labor. D. trade weak. The low point of the business cycle is called a A. peak. B. recession. C. trough. D. remission. The phrase or term that's used to refer to the number of goods and services available to each person in an economy is A. standard of living. B. factors of production. C. equal opportunity. D. economic growth.… [cont.]
Asked by CeCe AKA Haitian Queen - Fri Feb 5 17:34:39 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

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Answered by Gotta Dance - Fri Feb 5 18:05:35 2010

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