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Market Structure
McDonalds Every year thousands of companies worldwide attempt to enter the fast food business since there is no barriers to entry or exit. Thus Mc Donald's constantly attempts to invest money in its brand name in order to differentiate itself from its competitors as well as come up with new products and services from time to time thus indicating that it is in the market for long haul. (Rittenberg & Tregarthen, 2009).
Market Structure: Mc Donald's Corporation
Mc Donald's Corporation
What type of market do you think your franchise operates (perfectly competitive, monopoly, monopolistically competitive, oligopoly)? What are the specific characteristics that make it this type of firm?
Mc Donald's is one of world's largest chain of fast food operates in more than 119 countries worldwide with a customer base of 47 million customers. Each outlet is operated by a franchisee or an affiliate who in turn pays royalties and fees in terms of revenue (www.mcdonalds.com).In my opinion, Mc Donald's operate in a monopolistically competitive market which according to Krugman & Wells (2009)is likely to have the following characteristics:
There are many producers and many consumers in the market.
Consumers perceive that there are non-price differences among the competitors' products.
Q. 2. What type of competition does your firm face? Who are some competitors?
Mc Donald's operate in a monopolistically competitive market, facing cut throat competition from a number of the other fast food franchises such as Burger King,…
References
Rittenberg, L. And Tregarthen, T. (2009). Principles of Microeconomics Retrieved on April 24th 2011 from www.flatworldknowledge.com
Krugman, P. & Wells, R. (2009) Micro Economics 2nd edition Worth Publisher
Solow, Robert. (1998). Monopolistic Competition and Macroeconomic Theory. Cambridge University Press
McDonalds, www.mcdonalds.com
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