Suppose that the economy improves and the crime rate in West Philadelphia drops‚ so that the marginal product and average product of a group of 100 police officers is now 55 arrests per hour for any number of police officers. What is the optimal allocation of 500 police officers between the two areas now? 4
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buyers and sellers trade under equal conditions‚ and look how the price mechanism works to influence resource allocation. The essential role of prices is to transmit information to different agents in the market place. Changes in price will result from changes in supply and demand conditions and will signal information about the state of the market which will influence the allocation of resources. On the consumer side‚ changes in price perform a rationing function‚ transmitting information
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produce and *How efficient is the use of resources. These economic problems are caused by the fact that resources are limited but human wants are unlimited. Therefore‚ every country desires to adopt an appropriate system which will result in efficient allocation of resources so as to avoid scarcity. There are three major systems adopted which are; Command Economic System‚ Mixed Economic System and Free Market Economic System. In a command system resources are allocated by the government through the planning
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That is not to say they should create a price war with Sony‚ but merely defend their market share within the data segment. Next‚ Barco should initiate the phases to develop BD800 at an accelerated pace. Implementing this product will entail an allocation of resources and assets‚ but alleviate the threat of Sony’s 1270 and equip Barco with a competitive edge. In order to surpass Sony‚ the BD800 would require a scanning frequency of at least 90 kHz as well as an 8” tube for the best possible performance
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Buckeye National Bank 1. Under the traditional (old) cost system: a. Compute the single indirect cost allocation rate that the bank would use to allocate the total indirect costs presented in Exhibit B. (Total indirect costs/total value of checks processed‚ in thousands) $2‚850 / $95‚000 = $0.03 b. Use your answer to part A to determine the total annual indirect cost assigned to: i. The retail customer line (Value of checks processed X cost per dollar processed‚ in thousands)‚ and $9‚500 * $0.03
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sector organization. In part this is a reflection of the environment public service organizations operate. The government budget is used as an instrument for economic policy‚ tool for economic management and an instrument for accountability. It an allocation mechanism that aims to maximize the contribution of public expenditure to national welfare. This can be achieved by ensuring that the budget process successfully allocates scarce resources so that the marginal unit of expenditure achieves the same
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A customer profitability analysis is an evaluation process that focuses on assigning costs and revenues to segments of the customer base‚ instead of assigning revenues and costs to the actual products‚ or the units or departments that compose the corporate structure of the producer. Approaching profitability from this angle can sometimes provide valuable insights into how each step of the process of designing‚ manufacturing‚ and ultimately selling a good or service incurs cost and generates revenue
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catalyzed important changes. However the strengths of the DAs were mostly felt by top management while the perception of the DAs was weak in the middle of the organization. The absence of formal change management processes made important resource allocation decisions‚ trade-offs on technology‚ and coordination of quality processes across the systems more difficult. When the DA had more community participants‚ there were broader participation in the discussions‚ the debates were more intense‚ and the
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The problems in this case are‚ BBVA Compass wants to achieve the following marketing goals with limited resource allocations: * Building awareness and trust in the brand. * Improve satisfaction and retention customers and cross sale to them. * Bring in new customers and increase total number of accounts through online and offline marketing. 1) The role of offline advertising is to build brand awareness and improve consideration among potential customers for opening new checking
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Many not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) feel they are poorly understood by government and the general public. Pressures to be more efficient have seen overhead spending reduced at considerable detriment to effectiveness and improved resource allocation over time (allocative efficiency). The sector is diverse‚ but NFPs display some common behavioural patterns: – Whereas the behaviour of for-profit business is driven mostly by their desire for profits‚ the behaviour of NFPs is driven mostly by
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