1.The companies were fixing prices so as to extend the market prices of products highly with an intention of dominating the market by earning higher profits. The companies intended to reduce or prevent market competition that could low down their sales. This is can be considered as an anti-competitive practice (Kilian & Lutz, 2009).
The shift in the price of canned tuna will greatly lead to a change in the price of raw tuna. If the price of canned tuna increases, then the price of raw tuna will also increase. Also, if the price of canned tuna reduces, then the price of raw tuna will also reduce because the two work hand in hand. (Kilian & Lutz, 2009).
Merger and Acquisition activities among suppliers in this market led to the dominance in the market of canned tuna. Also, the companies were in the position to control distribution and also rationalize production. Therefore, the companies were in the position to fix their prices in the market so as to increase their earnings (Kilian & Lutz, 2009).
In the US market, collusion and price-fixing impacted consumers by; increasing the prices of goods which leads to their decline in the purchasing power. Also, collusion and price fixing led to the deadweight loss in the US market (Tang & Xiong 2012).
2.The cost of sending money overseas form Australia in regard to other G20 countries has led to financial cuts and constraints via successive governments. This has led to the formation of the diplomatic network among the G20countries which is deficient and leaves out Australia within the economies of the G20 countries.
The four largest banks in Australia include the following; Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Weptac Banking Corporation and ANZ Banking Group. Also, major online money transfers companies include; currency fair, “Term of reference”. The complaints of the firms created much concentration on the financial sector that the banks benefit from through financial motorization and financial stability promotion (Filardo & Lombardi 2018).
The price competition among providers of foreign exchange services to the customer and small businesses in Australia will involve extensive analysis and investigation such as public consultation. Also, the inquiry will aim at examining why the exchange rate Google are not the exchange rates got form “Big four banks” (Filardo & Lombardi 2014).
3.The EU has adopted the competition policy with an intention of maintaining the market competition within the single markets of Europe through regulating anti-competitive acts by big companies. The EU has implemented the following tools to fight anti-competitive behavior; liberation, state liberation, cartels, and Antitrust (Kilian & Lutz, 2009).
4.The European Union allegations indicate that Google abused the dominance of internet search in the European market by only its online shopping market. The activities would push Google competitors down whenever searches are done in that they can’t be seen by their customers (Auffhammer et al 2008).
Google defended and responded to the European case by claiming their intention was to full fill their wish. In this case, Google claimed that both their advertisers and customers wanted them to control their search engines (Chari & Christiano 2017).
5.European Union allegations against Google involved the illegal practices that were performed regarding “Android mobile devices” with an intention of strengthening Google dominance of the search engine. These activities would lead to the dominance of Google of the search engine. The activities have not given a chance other companies to compete for innovation on the market(Chari & Christiano 2017).
Google responded to the EU case by claiming that the commission described its competitors too small and illustrates that Google operates in a big market. The claims that if the EU implements the policy, it would lead to the production of the poor result from search engines making their solution unjustified (Chari & Christiano 2017).
6.In the past years, China was the leading driving force of the rapid growth for Luxury Swiss watches until recently when it changed. The exported luxury Swiss watches by 2014 was at 6.3%. Recently, the growth in the exportation of Swiss watches increased by SFr fourteen million from Sfr forty-five million (Davig et al 2015).
In order to limit gifting of watches, the government of China implemented various policies such as; anti-corruption policy, this policy limits the spending and giving of watches among government officials. As a result of the government corruption policy, the sales of Swiss Luxury watches has reduced by a quarter (Davig et al 2015).
In order to support prices and protect profit margins, Richemont and other suppliers are supposed to adopt the following steps; first, adjusting their sales goals so as to reflect their several objectives. Second, establishing discount policies to its customers, the companies are required to establish various company policies to achieve sales (Chari & Christiano 2017).
7.United States
The prices of United States crude oil have reduced by 3% due to the geopolitical concerns in the market for oil. In addition, the prices of crude oil had risen in the US but later it was lifted by the decline in the drilling practices in the US. The oil prices hit the United States by $80 for each barrel as geopolitics created fears leading to the disruption of product supply (Chari & Christiano 2017).
Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, the prices of oil have declined from $113 to $50 for each barrel. The collapse of oil prices in Saudi Arabia is estimated at 60%. The decline in the price of Oil in Saudi Arabia is associated with geopolitical factors such as wars and foreign policies. Considerably, the world demand for oil is estimated at only ninety-two million barrels per day whereby Saudi Arabia is supposed to supply forty percent of the total demand (Gerald & Smith 2012).
Iraqi
Iraq is continuously facing the problem of reduced prices of oil. Despite the old statistics from Iraqi export and production that indicates an increase in the prices of Oil, the country is still facing the problem of fading oil prices. The fading of oil prices is related to the blocking of oil production by the government in the north of the country (Hamilton & James, 2008).
Iran
The prices of Oil in Iran are considered to have faded by at least twenty-five percent whereby each barrel costs $45. The challenges facing Iran’s oil supply is not only an effect of the current conditions in the oil market but also the local political conditions (Chari & Christiano 2017).
Russia
The decline of fading oil prices in Russia cannot be directly observed but it creates various impacts on the economy by worsening the country’s’ geopolitical situation. In addition, the situation leads to the introduction of the economic crisis in the economy of Russia (Stock et al, 2007).
8.The products of Apple have gone through various stages and Product Life Cycle that is to say; introduction, growth. Maturity and decline stages. At the introduction stage Apple has “iPhone XR and XS”. At the growth stage, Apple has “iPhone X” which is experiencing high market increase and sales. At the maturity product life cycle, Apple has “iPhone 8″. iPhone 4, 5, 6, and 7 are at the decline stage of Apple in the product lifecycle (Gong & Muluan 2012).
IPhones:
Apple has introduced iPhone SR and Sx so as that replaced iPhone X so which is already in the growth stage of the product lifecycle.
iwatch
Apple has introduced the latest iWatch version “iWatch Series 4” that replaced “iwatch series 3”.
Mac
In 2018, MacBook introduced a new MacBook known as “MacBook air” that replaced MacBook Pro. Therefore, MacBook air is now in the introduction stage and MacBook Pro is in the growth stage.
iPad
This year, Apple has introduced a new version of iPad “12.9-inch iPad pro (2018)”. The iPad has replaced “11-inch iPad Pro (2018)” which is in the growth stage
iPhone: The pricing of the new Apple iPhone XS is $1,449 and iPhone XR is starting at $749. Therefore, this pricing strategy for apple may slightly reduce the demand for the products unless some discounts are offered.
iPad: The latest iPad pro costs around $800. This is quite cheap compared to iPhones. Therefore, the demand for iPad is expected to increase hence increasing the sales of Apple.
iwatch: The latest watch series 4 costs $399. This pricing will increase the demand of i Watches because it is favorable as compared to other watches such as Roles.
Mac: The recently introduced MacBook Air cost $1,199. This price strategy is quite favorable compared to the features of the product. Therefore, the product is expected to experience high demand (Gerald & Smith 2012)
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