Managerial Economics MIDTERM Exam What changes can you envision to the real economy‚ should Rifkin’s vision of a zero marginal cost society‚ become reality? For me‚ Jeremy Rifkin is a great social theorist. I’m mostly agreeing with him‚ with his conclusions and visions of the future economy. They looks like perfect and definitely it’s a “think big” way of delivering the information. His book “The Zero Marginal Cost Society” is must read‚ of course. Trigger is a zero marginal cost. I’m completely
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Economics Notes 2011-2012 Contents SECTION 1 – MICROECONOMICS Chapter 1 : page 2 Chapter 2 : page 6 Chapter 3 : page 10 Chapter 4 : page Chapter 5 : page 11 Chapter 6 : page Chapter 7 : page Chapter 8 : page Chapter 9 : page Chapter 10 : page Chapter 11 : page Chapter 12 : page SECTION 1 – MICROECONOMICS 1. The foundations of economics Economics – Social science‚ a study of people in society and how they interact with each other. A study of rationing systems‚ the
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CHAPTER 8 ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY: CREATING AND CAPTURING VALUE CHAPTER SUMMARY This chapter is the first of two chapters on strategy. It concentrates on the basic ways firms can create and capture value. Chapter 9 uses game theory to study strategic interactions among a small number of identifiable rival firms. Chapter 8 presents a framework for discussing how firms create value. It also discusses the conditions under which a firm can capture value (either by having market power or‚ in certain
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Title: Economic Analysis in the Public Sector (Benefit Cost (B/C) Analysis) 1 Table of Contents 2 Overview of the case There are two mutually exclusive proposals presents‚ proposals A and proposals B which is given by Chief Manager of Saksama Sdn. Bhd. to appointed group. The appointed group will be consisting of project engineers‚ economic/financial advisors and project leaders who will make a final decision between these two respective proposals. Both of the proposals share similar goal
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completed for Danshui Plant No. 2 to break even? 2. Using budget data‚ what was the total expected cost per unit if all manufacturing and shipping overhead (both variable and fixed) were allocated to planned production? What was the actual cost per unit of production and shipping. 3. Prepare a flexible budget for 180‚000 iPhone 4’s and calculate flexible budget variances using actual costs for August. 4. Estimate material price and usage for flash memories‚ labor rate and usage (efficiency)
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Mankiw’s 10 Principles of Economics: How People Make Decisions 1. People face tradeoffs: To get one thing‚ you have to give up something else. You may have heard economists say “there is no such thing as a free lunch”. What they mean by this is that‚ for example‚ you might get a free bowl of soup at the student co-op‚ but the soup is not free because you have to give up 35-minutes waiting in line to be served. 2. The cost of something is what you give up to get it: Making a decision requires
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Share Driven Pricing - Some Companies are driven to get the most market share. But your goal shouldn’t be market share but maximizing contribution margin. Value Creation – Economic Value‚ Offering Design‚ Segmentation. Product manager face challenge as they are expected to set prices that capture the value offered by their products that also maximize price. Typically turns to marketing‚ where research is completed. Example research shows 10% higher customer response‚ but doesn’t gaurntee
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Cost Behavior Cost behavior is term for describing whether a cost changes when the level of output changes. The cost can vary proportionately with the changes in the level of activity or unaffected by changes in the level of activity. Costs can be variable‚ fixed‚ or mixed. A cost that does not change in total as output changes is a fixed cost. A variable cost‚ on the other hand‚ increases in total with an increase in output and decreases in total with a decrease in output. Understanding how costs
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FINAL EXAMINATION PROGRAMME: MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA): GENERAL AND TOURISM- YEAR ONE MODULE: ECONOMICS DATE: 21 NOVEMBER 2011 DURATION: 3 Hours EXAMINER: Mr I Govender INTAKE: JANUARY 2011 TIME: 09h00 – 12h00 TOTAL MARKS: 100 MODERATOR: Dr D Mukuvisi INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE: 1. Questions must be attempted in the answer book provided. 2. All queries should be directed to the invigilator; do not communicate or attempt to communicate with any other candidate. 3. You have THREE
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Economic 12/14/10 Final Paper Cost of War Opportunity cost means it is the forgone alternative of the choice made. War is usually a choice. Other than world war ll‚ the wars fought by the United States since 1900‚ have been entirely by choice. So what about opportunity cost of a war like the one in Iraq? Leading up to the war there were 250‚000 personnel in the gulf with 150‚000 additional troops deployed during the invasion. In terms of occupation‚ about 150‚000 occupation troops were
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