GSM 5000 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING 2 PROFESSOR DR. MAD NASIR SHAMSUDIN GROUP 5: AZLINA IDRIS MOHD KHAIRUL AINUDDIN MD ZIN ONG WEE HONG VOO LIDY GM04172 GM04218 GM04213 GM01460 1. Learning Issues 1.1 What is forecasting? Forecasting is the process of making statements about future happenings based on the previous data collected. Forecasting usually is an estimation of the future data‚ happenings‚ trends‚ values‚ etc for the specified date. A commonplace example is estimation of
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| | Type | Public (NSE‚ BSE) | Industry | Textiles | Founded | 1931 | Headquarters | Ahmedabad | Key people | Sanjay Lalbhai (CEO &MD) Arvind N. Lalbhai | Products | Denim‚ Knits‚ Khakhis | Revenue | Rs. 23.45 Billion | Net income | Loss Rs. 480 Million | Employees | 26000 | Website | www.arvindmills.com | Arvind Mills‚ the flagship company of the Lalbhai Group‚ is one of India’s leading composite manufacturer of textiles. Its headquarters is in Ahmedabad‚ Gujarat‚ India
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In this paper we shall focus first on the key characteristics of TCE (transactions cost economics) giving a theoretical introduction of its concepts. We will then analyze the vertical boundaries of Ross & C‚ the company I currently work for‚ and we will see how they evolved during the years. The discussion will concern the “to buy or to make” dilemma applied to the real case of the sales force. We will in fact show the transition from the sale force as outside agents (to buy) to the sale force
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sector in South Africa Economy‚ which exhibits the features of Oligopoly. With more than 30 Million South African mobile phone owners according to data from the “SA Mobile Market “statistical handbook‚ and since this market is dominated by three companies‚ which exhibits the features of oligopoly in South Africa. Oligopoly refers to a few sellers with similar products and dominates the market and can influence each other. There are 3 mobile phone service providers‚ which are Vodacom‚ MTN and Cell
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chapter 1. introduction to managerial economics 1. what is managerial economics? Managerial economics = the science of directing scarce resources to manage effectively → each needs to understand how they can influence the demand through price and advertising‚ what is the best organizational architecture and how to compete Differences between ‘new’ and ‘old’ economy * Network effects in demand = the benefit provided to any user depends on the
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ratings for automobiles to encourage sale of cars that consume less petrol or diesel‚ as per Mr Veerappa Moily‚ Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas‚ Government of India. The Union Budget 2013-14 added some incentives to the industry. The analysis by Deloitte on the Union Budget highlighted the following points: • The period of concession available for specified part of electric and hybrid vehicles till April 2013 has been extended upto March 31‚ 2015 • The basic customs duty (BCD) on imported
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BUS640: Managerial Economics Professor John Sellers 2015 1.a. Which of the two options should Patricia pursue if she wants to open a restaurant in a suburban area of Los Angeles? Calculate the total expected utility from each restaurant option and compare. Patricia has predetermined that if she opens a restaurant in a suburban area of Los Angeles‚ then taste is the most important attribute‚ three times as important as location‚ and two times as important as price. Therefore‚ the total
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OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA Managerial Economics Assignment QUESTION 1 A certain production process employs two inputs labor (L) and raw materials (R). Output (Q) is a function of these two inputs and is given by the following relationship: Q = 6L2 R2 - 0.10L3 R3 Assume that raw materials (input R) are fixed at 10 units. (a) Determine the total product function (TPL) for input L. (2 marks) (b) Determine the marginal product function for input L. (2 marks) (c) Determine
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irrationality. They are probably right‚ but‚ sometimes it is good to state a case in strong terms‚ to make people think. However‚ I feel there is a need to redress the balance and point out the many mistakes and limitations of Economics which are stated below. Economics is difficult John Maynard Keynes said economics is very difficult and many people underestimate how difficult it is. In Maths 2+2 always equals 4‚ but in economics it usually depends on countless variables almost too difficult to take
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Managerial Economics Assignment 2 October 2nd 2013 1. Suppose we are examining the market for Photovoltaic Residential Solar Panels (PVRSP’s). Consumers (buyers) of these PVRSP’s use them to generate electricity for their homes. Sellers of PVRSP’s are profit-oriented businesses (firms). Please use the model of supply and demand to analyze various market scenarios for PVRSP’s. Make the standard assumptions about the Laws of Supply and Demand
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