Assignment:
Select one of the following companies:
• Pepsi-Cola CompanyTM
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.TM
• Lowe's®
• Starbucks Coffee® Company
• Barnes & Noble®
• Amazon.com, Inc.©
• Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.©
• Dell, Inc.©
• The Walt Disney Company©
• Microsoft®
Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper:
• Summarize the differences between the four market types.
• Provide a general explanation of how business may maximize profit within each market type.
• Identify the market type in which the selected business exists.
• Explain how this market type affects the selected business's ability to maximize profits.
• Determine the optimal profit maximizing strategy for the selected business within its given market type.
• Explain specifically how this strategy may be used to maximize profits within the given market type.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.