connect and apply economic theories and concepts to real–life situations in the competitive market. Specifically‚ the paper will examine a CBC News article‚ ‘Starbucks Gives Its Prices a Jolt’ from 2006‚ which states Starbucks coffees and whole beans prices are increasing by 1.9% and 3.9%‚ respectively. Why is the price of a cup of Starbucks coffee rising? The CBC News article quotes the Starbucks spokeswoman who explains‚ “the company decided to charge more because costs‚ including fuel and
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firms must sell fewer units. Question In a monopoly‚ the market demand curve is Answer the same as the demand curve facing the firm. the summation of all the individual firm s demand curves. nonexistent. the marginal cost curve above minimum average variable cost. Question A monopolist maximizes total revenue when its marginal revenue is ________. Answer positive zero negative equal to price Question For a monopolist‚ price Answer equals marginal revenue. is less than
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Cost Accounting Cost accounting is a step further to and a refinement of financial accounting in which cost of manufacturing and selling each product or job or rendering service is determined‚ not at the time of accounting period but at the time when the product is manufactured or any service is rendered. In simple words‚ costing is a systematic procedure for determining the unit cost of output produced or services rendered. It provides for an analysis of the expenditure which enables the management to
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Economic Terms Definition Recession A significant decline in activity across the economy‚ lasting longer than a few months Trough The stage of the economy’s business cycle that marks the end of a period of declining business activity and the transition to expansion. Boom A period of time during which sales of a product or business activity increases very rapidly. Recovery A period of increasing business activity signalling the end of a recession. GDP The monetary value of all the finished
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bargaining power of suppliers. 5. Rivalry No effect. Economic Factors: 1. Entrants Rapid growth in inflation poses a threat for new entrants with regard to their survival. They are threatened by increasing interest rates as well. 2. Buyers Inflation causes fluctuations in prices. Consumers may benefit from companies which are able to control cost in order to combat inflation. Others will transfer increased cost to customers; therefore bargaining power of buyers will decrease.
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environmental forces - To state the strategic role of the environment on business performance Section 1: An Overview of Business Economics 1.1. Introduction Business economics is concerned with a total approach to organisational existence and activities. According to G.J de Cronje‚ in his popular book‚ “Introduction to Business Management” Business Economics also known as Business Management is the science which studies the functioning of the business organisation. It seeks to promote -
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ECONOMIC GROWTH is the long term expansion of a country’s productive potential Short term growth is measured by the annual % change in real national output – this is mainly driven by the level of aggregate demand (C+I+G+X-M) but is also affected by shifts in SRAS Long term growth is shown by the increase in trend or potential GDP and this is illustrated by an outward shift in a country’s long run aggregate supply curve (LRAS) Key drivers of growth There have been numerous research studies in
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| Economic Activity Economics is concerned with humanity’s well being or welfare. It encompasses the social organization and the relationship involved in using scarce resources and available technology to satisfy seemingly unlimited human wants and in allocating those resources among diverse alternative wants. The key elements of economic activity are (1) human wants (2) resources‚ and (3) technology. Price theory
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Transaction cost theory states that the goal of an organization is to minimize the costs of exchanging resources in the environment and the costs of managing exchanges inside the organization. Transaction costs are defined as the costs of negotiating‚ monitoring‚ and governing exchanges between people Transaction costs result from a combination of human and environmental factors Transaction costs result from a combination of human and environmental factors: Opportunism
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and iii) only i)‚ ii)‚ and iii) 4. For a certain firm‚ the 100th unit of output that the firm produces has a marginal revenue of $10 and a marginal cost of $11. It follows that the a. production of the 100th unit of output increases the firm’s profit by $1. b. production of the 100th unit of output increases the firm’s average total cost by $1. c. firm’s profit-maximizing level of output is less than 100 units. d. production of the 110th unit of output must increase the firm’s profit by less
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