INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE COURSE OUTLINE: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS PGDM 2013-15 INSTRUCTORS Dr. Rajeev Anantaram (ranantaram@imi.edu) Dr. Arnab Deb (arnab.deb@imi.edu) 1. COURSE DESCRIPTION In a scenario characterized by increasing uncertainty and competition‚ managers will be called upon to make increasingly complex decisions that will have a crucial bearing on the prospects of the firm they work for. Indeed‚ even Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are increasingly faced with the challenge
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Common Problems Encountered by Students of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at the University of Batangas Lipa Campus CHAPTER 1 Research Problem Introduction Information Technology plays an important role Information Technology entered our lives with brief warnings Background of the study July 7‚ 2010 – breaking ground of UBLC July 7‚ 2011 – inauguration of UBLC CICT programs are designed to determine which skills are needed to develop students Statement of the
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20-1. The campus pizzeria sells a single pizza for $12. If you order a second pizza‚ however‚ the pizzeria charges a price of only $5 for the additional pizza. Explain how an understanding of marginal utility helps to explain the pizzeria’s pricing strategy. 20-1-A. The pricing method that the pizzeria is using shows they understand how marginal utility works‚ specifically diminishing marginal utility. After hitting the level of satisfaction from the first pizza‚ a second pizza will not be quite
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Q1. (a) Describe the four different types of competition in the private enterprise system. The four types of competition in the private enterprise system are 1. Pure competition‚ which has many competitors around but is very easy to enter the business. The goods and services are similar to the ones that the competing firms offer and there is no control over the price by the individual firms. Examples of goods and services are chewing gum‚ water‚ apple‚ etc. 2. Monopoly is a type of competition
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1Chapter 1 The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services Review Questions 1-1 The relationship among audit services‚ attestation services‚ and assurance services is reflected in Figure 1-3 on page 13 of the text. An assurance service is an independent professional service to improve the quality of information for decision makers. An attestation service is a form of assurance service in which the CPA firm issues a report about the reliability of an assertion that is the responsibility
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CHAPTER 13 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS: DETERMINATION OF GAIN OR LOSS‚ BASIS CONSIDERATIONS‚ AND NONTAXABLE EXHANGES SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM MATERIALS | | | | |Status: | Q/P | |Question/ |Learning | | |Present |in Prior | |Problem |Objective |Topic
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Chapter 01 The Corporation and Its Stakeholders True / False Questions 1. General Motors has been called a "template for 21st century capitalism." True False 2. A business is any organization that is engaged in making a product or providing a service for a profit. True False 3. Businesses and society are independent of one another. True False 4. The stakeholder theory of the firm argues that a firm’s sole purpose is to create value for its shareholders. True
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Scarcity -Basic Economic problem - unlimited wants‚ but limited resources The question is: How do we allocate these limited resources? 3 questions that any economic system must answer: - What should be produced - How should we produce it? - Who gets it? Command Economy - You have heavy state involvement - State of ownership of resources and control of production - What should be produced - the state decides - How to produce it - the state decides - Who gets it - the state decides Market
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In your final project‚ describe and answer in economic terms a managerial decision you have knowledge about (for example one that has to be made at your place of employment). Some examples of decisions are: Should our company hire temporary workers or hire new workers to handle increase demand for our product? Should we buy a new machine or upgrade the old one? What is the optimal level of parts we should order and keep on the shelf? Should we lease or buy a car? Should we rent or buy
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In economics‚ the demand for a good refers to the amount of the good people a.would like to have if the good were free.b.are willing to buy at various prices.c.need to achieve a minimum standard of living.d.will buy at alternative income levels. ANS B PTS 1 DIF E TOP Law of demand TYP RE 2. The law of demand is the principle that there is ____ relationship between the price of a good and the quantity buyers are willing to purchase in a defined time period‚ ceteris paribus. a
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