1. Distinguish between Micro economics and Macro economics. Microeconomics may be defined as that branch of economic analysis‚ which studies the economic behavior of the individual unit‚ maybe a person‚ a particular household‚ or a particular firm. It is a study of one particular unit rather than all the units combined together. In microeconomics‚ we study the various units of the economy‚ how they function and how they reach their equilibrium. An important tool used in that of microeconomics is
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demand and supply of new cars are always affected by these three factors. This essay will examine the economic factors that affect the elasticities for new cars. First of all‚ this essay will now examine the PED. The price elasticity of demand "measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to the price change of a product"‚ and It can be calculated by "the percentage change in the quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in the price of a product" (Gillespie‚ 2011‚ p.56). If an
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1. What do you understand by Managerial Economics? Give Definition and meaning of Managerial Economics. Economics is the branch of Knowledge that deals with how the scarce resources can be used to produce valuable goods and services and distribute them efficiently among different classes of people in the society. What is Managerial Economics? Douglas - “Managerial economics is the application of economic principles and methodologies to the decision-making process within the firm or organization
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References: • McConnell‚ C. R.‚ Brue‚ S. L. 2007. Economics: Principles‚ Problems‚ and Policies. 17th edition. McGraw Hill. • Mankiw‚ N. G. 2007. Principles of Economics. 4th edition. Thomson South-Western. • Tesco‚ (WWW) Available from: http://www.tesco.com.my [Accessed: 10th April 2011] • Giant‚ (WWW) Available from: http://www.giant.com.my/ [Accessed: 10th
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responsibility for acquiring capital and‚ hence‚ for the discount factor (i) in the denominator. These functional areas have lots of important overlaps. The marketing department can help reduce costs for a given level of output by influencing customer order size and timing. The production department can stimulate sales by improve quality. Other departments‚ such as accounting‚ HR‚ transportation and engineering‚ can provide information and services vital to sales growth and cost control. All the activities
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Semester I Revised June 2012 Revised Business Economics I Syllabus for F.Y.B.Com from June 2012 onwards University of Mumbai Semester I Module I: Demand analysis Demand function and determinants of demand – Concept and importance of Elasticity of demand‚ Income‚ cross‚ promotional. Case studiesConsumer surplus‚ Demand forecasting: meaning significance and methods-case studies Module II Theory of production and cost Production function-short run and long run- Law of variable proportions- Isoquantproducers’
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Economics is the study of social behavior guiding in the allocation of scarce resources to meet the unlimited needs and desires of the individual members of a given society. Economics seeks to understand how those individuals interact within the social structure to address key questions about the production and exchange of goods and services. First‚ how are individual needs and desires communicated such that the correct mix of goods and services become available? Second‚ how does a society provide
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF TALBA HOUSING ESTATE MINNA‚ NIGER STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT Shelter is one of the basic necessities of life and offers protection against inclement weather to the occupants. One of the problems in the provision of public housing in Nigeria and indeed other developing countries is that of the low quality of housing. Most governments have done well in public housing provision‚ but still‚ qualitative housing with attendant safety have continued to elude
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SUPPLY - LAW OF DEMAND LAW OF SUPPLY - DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND DETERMINANTS OF SUPPLY - DEMAND SCHEDULE SUPPLY SCHEDULE - DEMAND CURVE SUPPLY CURVE The Law of Demand And Supply is one of most important laws in economics. It give us a closer look at the system of exchange in the circular flow. There is exchange taking place because of this law. In the Philippines the law assumes greater importance since our economicsystem prodiminantly market in nature and therefore
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households/demanders Suppliers- producers/firms Demand-The ability and willingness to buy specific quantities of good at alternate prices in a given time period Or the desire to buy a product‚ which is backed up by willingness and ability to pay for the it. • Quantity demanded- the amount of a product that the consumers wish to purchase. • Demand schedule- a table which shows the quantities of a good‚ a consumer is willing and able to buy at alternate prices‚ in a given time period. •
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