The Soda industry is a perfect example of a Monopolistic Competition. This is because this is an industry that has differentiation in their products. Take Pepsi and Coke for instance they are similar but are distinguished as 2 different goods in the market. Also to go into the soda industry has very few barriers.
The ACS 1-year data shows the median family income for Springfield was $74,517 in 2015. Compared to the median Illinois family income, Springfield median family income is $633 higher. As with the median household income data, 2016 family income data for Springfield will be released in September of 2017.
Living Wage Calculation for Champaign County, Illinois. The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual must earn to support their family, if they are the sole provider and are working full-time (2080 hours per year). All values are per adult in a family unless otherwise noted. The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they may have. The poverty rate is typically quoted as gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison.