Use the following to answer the next 4 questions Suppose gold mining in the US was a perfectly competitive industry with N = 40 firms. Over the years Mr. Barrick purchased the all individual gold mines. The industry is now a monopoly owned by Mr. Barrick $ 70 60 40 30 MC = AC 10 20 30 40 50 60 Q MR 32) The profit Mr. Barrick earns as a monopolist is a. $700 b. $600 c. $900 d. $1000 e. none of the above 33) Before Mr. Barrick monopolized the industry, the total industry output of N = 40 competitive firms was Q = a. 20 b. 30 c. 40 d. 60 e. none of the above 34) After monopolization price per unit increased by a. 20 b. 30 c. 40 d. 60 e. none of the above 35) What is the extent of inefficiency (DWL = loss of total surplus) as a result of monopolization of what used to be a competitive industry? a. 450 b. 400 c. 500 d. 350 e. none of the above

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

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Companies in the u.s. car rental market vary greatly in terms of the size of the fleet, the number of locations, and annual revenue. in 2011 hertz had 320,000 cars in service and annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. the following data show the number of cars in service (1000s) and the annual revenue ($ millions) for six smaller car rental companies (auto rental news website, august 7, 2012). excel file: data14-09.xls if required, enter negative values as negative numbers. a. select a scatter diagram with the number of cars in service as the independent variable. b. what does the scatter diagram developed in part (a) indicate about the relationship between the two variables? c. use the least squares method to develop the estimated regression equation (to 3 decimals). ŷ = + x d. for every additional car placed in service, estimate how much annual revenue will change. by $ e. fox rent a car has 11,000 cars in service. use the estimated regression equation developed in part (c) to predict annual revenue for fox rent a car. round your answer to nearest whole value. $ million hide feedback partially correct