Uses the product of Cadbury Dairy Milk (close to many people's hearts!) to get students to draw supply and demand curves. Also requires them to shift lines and considers the idea of a market not being in equilibrium. Also includes 2 short homework questions on a similar theme.
Brewing giant SABMiller has said that profits gained, driven by growth in emerging markets. Pre-tax profit in the six months to September rose 12% to $2.28bn (£1.4bn), the firm said. "We have recently seen moderation of economic growth in some countries," SABMiller said. In terms of earnings before tax and other costs, Europe fell 10% to $516m.
A US drug company has agreed to pay out $1.6bn (£1bn) after improperly marketing a mood-stabilising drug in a settlement thought to be the largest of its kind involving a single drug. Abbott Laboratories encouraged its sales teams to market Depakote for uses that were not approved by regulators, the US justice department said.
If you liked the film of the 1905 streetcar ride down Market Street in San Francisco, you might enjoy this 1927 film of various sites around London, including several down-the-street shots. Oh, and it's in color. In the 1920s.
Business Studies
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Accounting and Finance
Business Objectives and Strategy
External Influences
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Production and Operations Management
Market prices depend on levels of supply and demand. These levels rise and fall according to a number of factors, and can have a big impact on the success of a business.
Facebook has set the share price for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) at between $28 and $35 per share, valuing the company at between $85bn and $95bn. The pricing would enable Facebook to raise as much as $11.8bn (£7.3bn) through its stock market listing.
IT'S crunch time for the industry. Following the Costa Concordia disaster, cruise companies have been aggressively lowering rates and ratcheting up promotions to lure back hesitant passengers.