Answer the Questions Below

question 40

Essay

Answer the questions below.
What measure is used by banking authorities who wish to calculate the degree of monopoly
a.power in a banking market (give the name or the acronym)? Write the equation that is used
and describe what each term means.
Suppose the banking market in Charlottesville consists of five banks that each having a
b.market share of 15 percent and five more banks each having a market share of 5 percent.
Calculate the measure of monopoly power.
Three of the banks that currently have 15 percent of the market would like to merge and
c.form First Super Bank of Charlottesville.If the merger were allowed, calculate the new
measure of monopoly power.
Under the standard set of guidelines of the U.S.Department of Justice, would the merger be
d.allowed? Explain why or why not, describing the guidelines and your results from parts (b)
and (c).

Know the regulations related to gift cards, including expiry dates and fees.

Identify what constitutes an unconscionable transaction.

Describe the characteristics of a negotiable instrument.

Distinguish between a sale and an agreement to sell.

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