ECO/365 Current Market Conditions Competitive Analysis

Select your organization and a product produced by that organization from IndustryWeek.

The Organization that I chose was Hersey Company and food is the product. 

Write a 2,100-word analysis of the current market conditions facing your product, making sure that you address the following topics:

• Define the type of market in which your selected product will compete, along with an analysis of competitors and customers.
• Analyze any comparative advantages and international trade opportunities.
• Explain the factors that will affect demand, supply, and prices of that product.
• Examine factors that will affect Total Revenue, including but not limited to:
• Price elasticity of demand
• Factors that influence productivity
• Various measures of costs, including opportunity costs
• Externalities and government public policy and their effect on marginal revenue and marginal cost
• Recommend how your organization can maximize their profit-making potential and increase their presence within the market served by the product.

Use a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed sources from the University Library.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.