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Title: Factors affecting Eco-Car purchasing decision for Thai consumers Introduction On the 13 September, 2011 Thai government have pass the policy to return the tax to first car buyers who purchase eco-car which have the engine size not larger than 1500 C. C. and price not more than 1,000,000THB. As we know Thailand is a…

Wilkerson’s competitive situation is that of declining profits due largely to chronic and severe price-cutting on pumps, the company’s main product in terms of units produced (Exhibit 4). Being a standard commodity product, demand for pumps is price elastic, and customers look for the cheapest price irrespective of the company they buy from. With its…

Alfred Marshall and Leon Walras, two prominent neo-classical economic theorists, made significant contributions to contemporary economic analysis. Despite their differences in background and nationality, both Marshall and Walras were influenced by Cournot’s use of differential calculus in economics and included stability in their analysis. Along with Jevons and Menger, Walras is regarded as a founder…

Summary of Recommendations: The timing, targeted segments and distribution channels are critical to the successful launch of the Aquatred tire and to the reposition of Goodyear as No 1 in all its segments consideration sets. Thus; * The Aquatred should be launched during the Olympics and be positioned as a top of the line, broad-line,…

Primark and Peacocks are two similar types of clothes retailers, both operating at the discount or lower price end of the market. In 2011, and into 2012 Primark performed strongly, recording a 16 per cent growth in sales in the sixteen weeks to 7 January 2012. An announcement in January 2012 stated that Peacocks was…

What are General Mills’ motives for this deal? Estimate the present value of the expected cost savings (synergies). In the spring of 1998 General Mills began studying areas where they could add to the company and advanced a strategy of acquisition-driven growth. General Mills has several motives for pursuing a deal to acquire Pillsbury. Pillsbury…

Background Birch Paper Company is a medium sized partly integrated company that produces Kraft papers and paperboard. There are four producing divisions and one timberland division which supplies part of the company’s pulp requirements. The divisions are – Northern Division – Southern Division – Thompson Division – Division 4 – Timberland Each division is operating…

Question: What is the role of menu costs in New Keynesian models? Is the importance placed on menu costs in these models justified by the empirical evidence? Most economists believe that short-run fluctuations in output and employment represent deviations from the economy’s natural rate. They think these deviations occur because nominal wages and prices are…

Weaknesses: Lack of ability to find (or to appreciate importance of it) the needs and motivations of customer. Lack of preparedness/knowledge about the product:- price estimate, list of hospitals, collecting testimonials from existing clients proactively Lack of building relationship ability. Mediquip already admitted that their competitors know the decision makers at client side better than…

By Collective action we mean to follow the goal or set of goals by more than one person, together to attain the fruitful gains. It means following those set of standards of social integration as well as those factors that leads to the attainment of maximum benefit from the combined action of group, whether it…