Week 4-Discussion

Identify a firm which operates  in monopolistic competitive environment and a firm which operates in an  oligopoly environment.  Explain how you concluded the firm was  monopolistic competitive or an oligopoly.

Apply Porter's five forces to explain:

1) What are the challenges to profits faced by each firm?

2) Which firm is likely to have a much higher rate of return?

3) What challenges to profits arise due to supply chain and intermediary consumers such as processor and distributors.

Be sure to cite all source used.

PLEASE DO NOT RELY ON WIKIPEDIA, INVESTOPEDIA OR ANY OTHER PEDIA AS A REFERENCE AT ANYTIME IN THIS COURSE.

Rules for credit in the discussion:

Your  Pin, the presentation of your solution to the above, 120 words required  for full credit of 10 points.B Click the large Yellow Button Pin +

Comment/Reply to 2 other participants, 30 words each required for full credit of 5 points each.

Extra  Credit, up to 5 points extra credit may be earned for additional  comments/reply.B This is the only extra credit available in the course.