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Consider the Supermarket Industry. Tesco dominates the market with a 43% market share. Its closest rival is Sainsbury's with 19% of the market. Outline the potential costs and benefits of a merger between the two supermarkets.

Benefits:

Economics of scale- shown on graph (movement to lower part of LRAC curve) can potentially pass on cost savings

Profitability

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High tax revenue for the...

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Explain how an increase in interest rates may affect aggregate demand in an economy

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