Question 1 When a project ’s NPV exceeds zero‚ The project should be accepted without any further consideration‚ assuming we are confident that the cash flows and the required rate of return have been properly estimated. Question 2 Which of the following capital budgeting techniques does not adjust for the riskiness of the cash flows? Payback Question 3 A(n) ____ is the return on the best alternative use of an asset‚ the highest return that will not be earned if funds are not invested
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Chapter 3 Quiz Your response has been submitted successfully. Points Awarded 13 Points Missed 17 Percentage 43% 1. What happens in the market for wheat when dry winter weather causes a poor harvest? A. The supply of wheat decreases and the demand remains unchanged. B. The demand for wheat increases and the supply decreases. C. The demand for wheat increases and the supply remains unchanged. D. The demand for wheat decreases and the supply increases. Incorrect! The supply
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Assignment 2: Operations Decisions Eco 550 Managerial Economics The purpose of this paper is to discuss the reasons why I‚ as a hired management consultant‚ would suggest a fictitious company either shut down operations or continue them based on its operational health. In order to do this I must first describe‚ in brief‚ the basic details of the company I have created to provide some tangibility to this assignment. Then I will assess the current environmental scan factors relevant to the decision
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD ECO 550 Midterm Exam 1. Economies of Scope refers to situations where per unit costs are 2. For a short-run cost function which of the following statements is (are) not true? 3. According to the theory of cost‚ specialization in the use of variable resources in the short-run results initially in: 4. Economies of scale exist whenever long-run average costs: 5. The existence of diseconomies of scale (size) for the firm is hypothesized to result from: 6. If TC =
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McCullough Unprivileged Eco-feminist Society In patriarchal culture‚ women and nature are considered second class citizens‚ several steps below their male counterparts. When describing women‚ they are often depicted as mother nature types‚ weak and vulnerable. “Eco-feminism explores the connection between the oppression of women and the despoliation of the natural environment.” (Marshall p. 49) American 19th century author‚ Harriet Prescott Spofford uses Eco-feminism to demonstrate woman’s
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Why psychology? know yourself figure other ppl out manipulate others Psychology – scientific study of behavior and mental processes Science that studies behavior and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it‚ and the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems Key ideas -science -behavior and internal processes -application -level of analysis Great debates in psychology * free will determinism To what extent do we
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ECO/561 1) If a firm in a purely competitive industry is confronted with an equilibrium price of $5‚ its marginal revenue: A. will be greater than $5 B. will also be $5 C. will be less than $5 D. may be either greater or less than $5 2) A firm that is motivated by self interest should: A. always use large amounts of cheap inputs and small amounts of expensive inputs in producing its output B. hire each input so the productivity of each is equal at the margin C. always
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10 points New England possessed a comparative advantage in producing cotton. Producers in this region produced cotton at the lowest possible opportunity cost in colonial America. True False Attempt Score: 70 / 100 - 70 % Overall Grade (highest attempt): 70 / 100 - 70 % Bottom of Form Close Top of Form The “Walker thesis‚” that falling birth rates among native-born Americans was due to immigration‚ is reinforced by the view that immigrants
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD ECO 550 Midterm Exam 1. Which of the following barometric indicators would be the most helpful for forecasting future sales for an industry? 2. The use of quarterly data to develop the forecasting model Yt = a +bYt−1 is an example of which forecasting technique? 3. Consumer expenditure plans is an example of a forecasting method. Which of the general categories best described this example? 4. The type of economic indicator that can best be used for business forecasting
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD ECO 550 Midterm Exam 1. A change in the level of an economic activity is desirable and should be undertaken as long as the marginal benefits exceed the ____. 2. The level of an economic activity should be increased to the point where the ____ is zero. 3. The ____ is the ratio of ____ to the ____. 4. The standard deviation is appropriate to compare the risk between two investments only if 5. The approximate probability of a value occurring that is greater than one
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