9 Explain how licensing requirements for providers of particular services result in higher prices for such services Are such requirements justified? Why or why not? 10 What is so bad about price-fixing? Why does the government prohibit it? 11 In a 1956 antitrust case against DuPont, the Justice Department argued that the firm held a near monopoly in the cellophane market DuPont argued that the definition of the market should be changed to include all wrapping paper Why is this issue of market definition important? (DuPont’s position prevailed.) 12 The Case in Point on the efficacy of antitrust enforcement painted a rather negative view of antitrust enforcement Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not? 13 The Case in Point on Boeing and the European Union discussed a situation in which a foreign government, the European Union, attempted to exert authority over a relationship between two U.S firms How is this possible? NUMERICAL PROBLEMS In 1986, Pepsi announced its intention to buy 7-Up, and Coca-Cola proposed buying Dr Pepper The table below shows the market shares held by the soft-drink firms in 1986 Assume that the remaining 15% of the market is composed of 15 firms, each with a market share of 1% Company Market share (percent) Coca-Cola 39 PepsiCo 28 Attributed to Libby Rittenberg and Timothy Tregarthen Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books/ Saylor.org 882