What factors enable a firm to grow in size? Internal expansion When a firm increases size through increasing production and sales. External expansion – When the firm grows through a merger with another firm. Internal expansion can involve Cutting price to increase sales and gain more market share. This may make the firm less profitable …
Summary. A look at policies a country can consider to increase the value of a currency. Readers Question: I was wondering, what are some of the policies and possibilities a country can use to increase the value of their currency? Specifically, countries who would be trying to “overthrow” the US dollar like China, India, Brazil, …
Unemployment is defined as a situation where someone of working age is not able to get a job but would like to be in full-time employment. Note: If a mother left work to bring up a child or if someone went into higher education, they are not working but would not be classed as unemployed …
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Readers Question: what does AD stand for in economic terms? AD = Aggregate Demand – the total planned expenditure in an economy. Aggregate Demand is composed of various factors C, I, G, X – M C= Consumer spending I = Investment (Gross Fixed Capital Formation) G= Government Spending X= Exports M= Imports AD places a …
Currency substitution occurs when an economy uses an alternative currency to the domestic currency. The alternative currency maybe used in parallel to the domestic currency or some cases may completely replace it. Currency substitution can also be referred to as ‘dollarisation’ when the dollar is used. Examples of countries with official currency substitution include Ecuador …