Weekly Homework Assignments
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Market Structure WebquestCOPY and PASTE this into a Google Doc to share with Ms. J at [email protected]
1. What is a monopoloy
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/monopoly.asp
2. Now take a look at the history of monopolies such as Microsoft, and Standard Oil.
Monopoly- MICROSOFT Website
http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~eroberts/cs181/projects/corporate-monopolies/development.html
Standard Oil Website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2000/microsoft/635257.stm
a. How does the author of this website believe Microsoft developed into a monopoly?
b. Initially, Apple had more technologically innovative machines than Microsoft, why didn’t they gain market share?
c. What cemented Microsoft’s position as a software monopoly?
d. What did Microsoft start to do in the ‘90s?
e. Who owned Standard Oil?
f. What happened to Standard Oil in 1911?
g. What criteria does a company have to meet to be considered a monopoly?
3. What is an oligopoly? http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/oligopoly.asp
4. Why are Coke and Pepsi considered an oligopoly?
http://www.economics.neu.edu/exploring/index.php?pid=3&eid=72
a. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of an oligopoly?
5. What is deregulation? http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/deregulate.asp
6. What is a patent? http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/patents.jsp
7. Go to the U. S. Patent office to find out more about patents.
http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/index.jsp
a. Who can apply for a patent?
b. What can be patented?
c. What can’t be patented?
d. How long does patent protection last?
https://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search
*Search for a patent - search anything you might be interested in. I searched the word "blue" and found the patent for blue cheese dressing in the 1960's.
What did you find? What year was in patented?
Market Structure WebquestCOPY and PASTE this into a Google Doc to share with Ms. J at [email protected]
1. What is a monopoloy
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/monopoly.asp
2. Now take a look at the history of monopolies such as Microsoft, and Standard Oil.
Monopoly- MICROSOFT Website
http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~eroberts/cs181/projects/corporate-monopolies/development.html
Standard Oil Website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2000/microsoft/635257.stm
a. How does the author of this website believe Microsoft developed into a monopoly?
b. Initially, Apple had more technologically innovative machines than Microsoft, why didn’t they gain market share?
c. What cemented Microsoft’s position as a software monopoly?
d. What did Microsoft start to do in the ‘90s?
e. Who owned Standard Oil?
f. What happened to Standard Oil in 1911?
g. What criteria does a company have to meet to be considered a monopoly?
3. What is an oligopoly? http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/oligopoly.asp
4. Why are Coke and Pepsi considered an oligopoly?
http://www.economics.neu.edu/exploring/index.php?pid=3&eid=72
a. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of an oligopoly?
5. What is deregulation? http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/deregulate.asp
6. What is a patent? http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/patents.jsp
7. Go to the U. S. Patent office to find out more about patents.
http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/index.jsp
a. Who can apply for a patent?
b. What can be patented?
c. What can’t be patented?
d. How long does patent protection last?
https://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search
*Search for a patent - search anything you might be interested in. I searched the word "blue" and found the patent for blue cheese dressing in the 1960's.
What did you find? What year was in patented?