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OLIGOPOLISTIC BEHAVIOR: Oligopolistic industries are nothing if not diverse. Some sell identical products, others differentiated products. Some have three or four firms of nearly equal size, others have one large dominate firm (a clear industry leader) and a handful of smaller firms (that follow the leader). Whatever products they may sell, and however they may be organized, oligopolistic industries share several behavioral tendencies, including (1) interdependence, (2) rigid prices, (3) nonprice competition, (4) mergers, and (5) collusion. In other words, each oligopolistic firm keeps a close eye on the decisions made by other firms in the industry (interdependence), are reluctant to change prices (rigid prices), but instead try to attract the competitors customers using incentives other than prices (nonprice competition), and when they get tired of competing with their competitors they are inclined to cooperate either legally (mergers) or illegally (collusion).
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RULE OF CONSUMER EQUILIBRIUM A condition of consumer equilibrium and utility maximization stating that the marginal utility-price ratios for all goods are equal. This rule is a handy way of checking for consumer equilibrium and utility maximization. If the rule is not satisfied, then consumer equilibrium and utility maximization are not achieved.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time looking for a downtown retail store hoping to buy either a large, stuffed giraffe or a birthday greeting card for your aunt. Be on the lookout for bottles of barbeque sauce that act TOO innocent.
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The word "fiscal" is derived from a Latin word meaning "moneybag."
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"We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts. " -- Madeleine L'Engle, Writer
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IRR
Internal Rate of Return
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