May 2012 Master of Business Administration - Semester 2 MB 0048: “Operations Research” (4 credits) (Book ID: B1301) ASSIGNMENT- Set 1 Marks 60 Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions. Marks 60 1. (a) What is linear programming problem? Ans: Linear programming (LP‚ or linear optimization) is a mathematical method for determining a way to achieve the best outcome (such as maximum profit or lowest cost) in a given mathematical model for some list of requirements
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Important Things To Know * Markup = P-MCP= -1price elasticity of demand * Market demand = firm’s demand for a monopoly ONLY * TR=aQ-bQ2 and MR=a-2bQ * Monopoly output is ALWAYS LESS than competitive output * Colluding leads to the ideal situation (illegal) * MC=WMPL * X=aa+b×MPx or Y=ba+b×MPy * Y = M/Py – (Px/Py)X * Isocost Line: C(Q)=wL+rK | Variation: K=TCr-wrL | Slope: -(w/r) * Isoquant Slope: -(MPL/MPK) | MPLMPK=aKbL=∆K∆L * Optimal cost-minimization:
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inadvertently incite him to greatness. He’s with them one night in a local bar when their reaction to a hot blonde grabs his attention. As Nash observes their rivalry‚ the idea that has been haunting him bursts into focus. His resulting paper on game theory - the mathematics of competition - boldly contradicts the doctrines of Adam Smith‚ the father of modern economics. One-hundred-fifty years of accepted thought is abruptly outdated‚ and Nash’s life is changed forever. Many Minds of John Nash
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– Turin route in January 1997 as compared to prior to its entry‚ (ii) analyse the available data to establish the extent of predatory pricing strategies being plotted by the two existing duopolies – Air Turin and Innsbruck Air and (iii) by using a Game Theoretic approach model and highlight the affect of a 4th daily service on the same route given the declared intentions by the incumbent Airlines. The market structure and the subsequent change of the three airlines before (Jan’97) and after (Jan’97-Sep’
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The Prisoners’ Dilemma in the airplane industry Games of Strategy Home Assignment Tamás Seres Introduction 3 The Prisoners’ Dilemma 3 An Oligopolistic market: 5 The Case Study 6 Conclusion 8 References: 8 Introduction In today’s world the Prisoners’ Dilemma is a common phenomenon in business‚ politics and in social life as well. This paper will analyze a real life example. It will describe the airplane manufacturing industry and their two giant manufacturers:
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Probability Theory and Game of Chance Jingjing Xu April 24‚ 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Probability theory is the mathematical foundation of statistics‚ and it can be applied to many areas requiring large data analysis. Curiously‚ that the study on probability theory has its root in parlor games and gambling. In 17th century‚ dice gambling was a very common entertainment among the upper class. An
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plant. If the price of this product is given by 396 — 4x2‚ construct the overall marginal cost and determine profit maximising output in each plant. Explain the basic tenets of Rawl’s theory of justice. Define ’Nash equilibrium’ and explain with the help of the game ’Prisoner’s Dilemma’. Provide an example of a game with multiple Nash equilibria. MEC-001 1 P.T.O. SECTION - B Attempt any four questions from this section : 5. 4x10=40 With Cobb - Douglas production functions‚ show that : the
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Lecture 10: Game Theory/ Oligopoly Managerial Economics BSP 1005 D2 November 2011 Sanjeev Mohta Oligopoly Small number of firms Great deal of interdependence Interdependence leads to strategic behavior Conditions may promote collusion No single model of oligopoly Many models depending on circumstances Conclusions from some Oligopoly models The oligopoly firms will conspire and collaborate to charge the monopoly price and get monopoly profits. The oligopoly firms will compete on price
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Problems by Command 1. Information collection 2. Principal-agent 3. Disagreement among multiple decision-makers. Arrows’ impossibility theorem. Paradox of voting. 4. Enforcement Coordination by Market Princes as signals of scarcity/abundance Induces coordination Requires much less info No enforcement costs No principal-agent problem No problem with multiple decision makers Qualification: some command systems exist within a market (eg firms) Public Good Has free-rider problem
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User | Samantha Capasso | Course | Managerial Economics & Globali | Test | Final Exam | Started | 9/14/12 7:22 PM | Submitted | 9/14/12 8:45 PM | Status | Completed | Score | 260 out of 300 points | Time Elapsed | 1 hour‚ 22 minutes out of 2 hours. | Instructions | This final exam consist of 30 multiple choice questions and covers the material in chapters 8 through 17. There are three questions from each chapter and the questions are in chapter order. Be sure you are in the
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