1. ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, made a bid to acquire Macarthur Coal in Australia in October 2011. This was likely motivated by the desire to achieve the benefits of backwards vertical integration, as ArcelorMittal uses large quantities of coal in its steel production process.
2. Sally owns a potato farm and aims to maximize profit. As she believes the market price of potatoes will not be affected by her farm's output level, she will produce at the level where marginal cost equals price in the short run to maximize profit.
3. Sally believes her individual output will not impact the overall market price. Therefore, she will produce the quantity where marginal cost equals price to