Chapter 1: The Power of Markets What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? Economists have two basic assumptions which keeps the economy in check. One is that people try to make themselves as versatile as possible maximizing their overall potential. The other is that a firm would do what it needs to make the most profit possible. What is the role and significance of prices in the market economy? Prices in a market economy are very important. Price allows
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1 FIRST SEMESTER Managerial Economics Subject Code:1001 Contact Hours: 60 Work Load: 4hrs/week Credit Points: 04 Semester End Exam Marks: 80 Internal Marks: 20 OBJECTIVES: 1. To familiarize students with Micro Economic Concepts used in Decision Making. 2. To develop application and analytical skills by using these concepts to make managers effective in economic decision making. Module: 1 (10 Hours) Introduction to Economics - Introduction to Managerial Economics- concept‚ Nature‚ Scope
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Chief Characteristics Of Managerial Economics It would be useful to point out certain chief characteristics of Managerial Economics‚ inasmuch it’s they throw further light on the nature of the subject matter and help in a clearer understanding thereof. 1. Managerial Economics micro-economic in character. 2. Managerial Economics largely uses that body of economic concepts and principles‚ which is known as ‘Theory of the firm’ or ‘Economics of the firm’. In addition‚ it also seeks to apply
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Economics Over the last couple of weeks‚ there has been a lot of valuable information about what economics is and how it works through the presentations and the guest speakers.. Economics is basically the understanding of how different economies function. Economics is the study of how to best allocate scarce resources among competing uses. Scarcity in the economy is the main problem. There are not enough resources to keep up with the demand for them. Within the discipline of economics‚ there
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IMBA Managerial Economics Homework1 (Due:9/30) 1.In each of the following instances‚ discuss whether horizontal or vertical boundaries have been changed‚ and whether they were extended or shrunk. a. General Motors divested Delphi Automotive Systems‚ which manufactures automotive components‚ systems and modules. b. Online auction service eBay acquired Skype‚ a provider of Internet telephony services. c. Following the September 11‚ 2001 attacks‚ the
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CHAPTER 1 The Changing Role of Managerial Accounting in a Dynamic Business Environment ANSWERS to Review Questions 1-1 The explosion in e-commerce will affect managerial accounting in significant ways. One effect will be a drastic reduction in paper work. Millions of transactions between businesses will be conducted electronically with no hard-copy documentation. Along with this method of communicating for business transactions comes the very significant issue of information security. Businesses
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strategy. Sometimes a deal comes along that is too good to pass up. In such a case‚ a company might depart from its strategic plan (or revise the plan to accommodate the investment) 2. A firm with an opportunity cost of capital of 15 percent faces two mutually exclusive investment projects: a. Acquire goods at the start of the year‚ ship them to Japan‚ and sell them at the end of the year. The internal rate of return is 20 percent and it has a positive NPV. b. Make certain expenditures today
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Managerial Economics Home Work-I Solutions 1. The Potomac Range Corporation manufactures a line of microwave ovens costing $500 each. Its sales have averaged about 6‚000 units per month during the past year. In August‚ Potomac’s closest competitor‚ Spring City Stove Works‚ cut its price for a closely competitive model from $600 to $450. Potomac noticed that its sales volume declined to 4‚500 units per month after Spring City announced its price cut. a. What is the arc cross elasticity of demand between
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MB0042 – Managerial Economics Semester - I Assignment Set-I Q1. Price elasticity of demand depends on various factors. Explain each factor with the help of an example. Answer. Elasticity of Demand: Earlier we have discussed the law of demand and its determinants. It tells us only the direction of change in price and quantity demanded. But it does not specify how much more is purchased when price falls or how much less is bought when price rises. In order to understand the quantitative changes
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Managerial Economics & Business Strategy Chapter 4 The Theory of Individual Behavior McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2010 by the McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Overview I. Consumer Behavior – Indifference Curve Analysis. – Consumer Preference Ordering. II. Constraints – The Budget Constraint. – Changes in Income. – Changes in Prices. III. Consumer Equilibrium IV. Indifference Curve Analysis & Demand Curves – Individual Demand. – Market Demand. 4-2 Consumer
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