The Case: The hairdressing industry in Pakistan is flourishing day by day. There are certainly lots of hairdressers and each of the hairdressers has a slightly different type of skill. Some salons only cut, some only provide color services, some only do natural hair, some do all types, etc. Also, they have different premises situated in a different location where they provide the services. The prices offered by the hairdresser depend on the services offered by them and its uniqueness. If the particular hairdresser is known for providing the best services in the particular market then he can increase the prices of his services as he knows that consumers can pay slightly more amount of money for his superior services. There is relatively a low barrier for entry and exit for setting up a new hairdresser shop. Requirement: Read the above scenario and explain in which market structure ‘the hairdressing industry’ falls and how?

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?