Distinguish between diminishing returns and economies of scale (15 marks) In Business Economics‚ the short run is defined as the concept that within a certain period of time‚ in the future‚ at least one input is fixed while others are variable and the long run is defined as a period of time in which all factors of production and costs are variable. The law of diminishing returns is a short run concept‚ which states that increasing successive units of a variable factor to a fixed factor
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The Geographic Grid Ptolemy‚ a Roman mathematician‚ created the geographic grid. This grid is a system of invisible lines that span the globe. The grid has been used for over 2‚000 years as a reference for finding the location of a fixed position on Earth. There are certain components that make up the grid. Meridians run vertically and come together at the north and south poles. The center meridian‚ the Prime Meridian‚ divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres. Parallels run horizontally
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Recognizing the cloud computing trend in the cloud ▶ Understanding what cloud services brokerage (CSB) is about The Cloud Goes Mainstream For years network architects have used clouds in network diagrams to depict wide area networks (WAN) and the Internet. CO A cloud services broker‚ like your favorite TV meteorologist‚ can help your business make sense of the different clouds and cloud systems and prepare appropriately for a “rainy day.” This chapter delves into the growing cloud computing
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UTILITY MAXIMIZATION We will examine the nature of consumer choices by working with a simple model in which the consumer DM chooses how to allocate their income M between two good X and Y. The kinds of choices we examine with this model can be quire general with X and Y varying from subjects as diverse as income versus leisure‚ consumption today versus consumption tomorrow‚ and different classes of consumption goods. The utility model has proven quire useful in a number of real world applications
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Security Risks of Using External Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) for Essential Business Applications Abstract Cloud Computing is the result of a rapid evolution of computing technologies and a response to the new world business requirements. The adoption of the technology is widely accepted and its future is promising. However the cloud computing phenomena does not come without a risk. There are many issues of concerns that might slow the adoption of the cloud computing; most notably are the security
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5. Managerial Grid The x/y axis on the grid consist of two behavior dimensions‚ concern for people and concern for production. Concern for people is the degree to which a leader considers the needs of employees when deciding how tasks or jobs should be done. This can be personal or professional development. This behavior dimension moves along the y-axis. Concern for production is the degree to which a leader emphasizes objectives and productivity goals when deciding how tasks or jobs should
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obligation. In its more confined sense‚ it is an agreement between two or more persons‚ concerning something to be‚ done‚ whereby both parties are hound to each other‚ or one is bound to the other. After learning the law of contract‚ we know more about the basic principles of the law governing contracts and use it to solve problems. This assignment includes the explanations of two questions: Question 1: In this passage‚ I describe the differences between offer (proposal) an invitation to treat under common
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Utility Programs Utilities generally reside in storage until summoned by the user or operating system kernel. Microsoft was the target of several lawsuits for allegedly incorporating utility programs developed by others into their DOS operating system. Some versions of DOS were modified because of this litigation. In light of the ever-increasing number of utility programs included with operating systems‚ will a market remain for separate utility programs? In addition to the utilities mentioned
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personnel issues within organizations (Koppes‚ 2007). In one case study‚ Dr. Marion A. Bills illustrated important duties for managerial position and how essential they are to the success of the organization. MARGINAL UTILITY ANALYSIS AND HRM VALUE Marginal utility is an economic concept that is used in determining the additional satisfaction that one obtains as he consumes additional amount of a particular commodity (Samuelson and Nordhaus‚ 2001). As applied to the management of human
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Practical Guide to Cloud Service Level Agreements Version 1.0 April 10‚ 2012 Contents Practical Guide to Cloud Service Level Agreements Version 1.0 ............................................................. 1 Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................................... 4 Workgroup Leaders..........................................................................................................
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