You Are the Owner and CEO of a Manufacturer of Camping

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Essay

You are the owner and CEO of a manufacturer of camping and outdoor adventure equipment. What might be the payoff of implementing total quality management (TQM)in your business?

Understand how different market structures (monopoly, duopoly, oligopoly) determine the pricing and output decisions of firms.

Assess the efficiency outcomes in different market scenarios using demand and cost curves.

Describe how game theory provides a framework for understanding strategic choices in competitive environments.

Identify the conditions under which firms in an oligopoly will choose to compete or collude.