Quiz #1 BSAD131 Fall 2013 1. Businesses differ from nonprofit organizations in that a business’s focus is on A. Price B. Plans C. Goods D. Profit E. Organization 2. What is the primary lesson to be learned from the economic scandals of the early 21st century? A. Businesses’ reputations depend on their profits B. Public confidence in corporate America depends on companies’ bottom lines C. Most businesses can focus on their bottoms lines to the exclusion of other factors
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Business Economics MBA LIMITS‚ CHOICES AND SCARCITY ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 2-1 Explain this statement: “If resources were unlimited and freely available‚ there would be no subject called economics.” If resources were unlimited and freely available‚ making choices would not be necessary. Every person could have as much as they wanted of any good or service. Economics‚ the science of choice‚ would be unnecessary. 2-2 Comment on the following statement from a newspaper
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Business Economics: Investment Banking – Credit Default Swaps – Mortgage Backed Securities – Keller Graduate School of Management GM545 – Business Economics The world of investment banking has changed since the recession of 2007-2008. The global impact of unregulated credit lending procedures‚ the Credit Default Swaps market‚ and mortgage-backed securities have crippled the economy and have called for regulations to bring economic stability back to the markets. Prior to the recession
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LECTURE NOTE ON FISHERIES BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS (3 UNITS) FIS 510 PREPARED BY DR. IDOWU ADEKUNLE ADEDOYIN DEPARTMENT OF AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT Contents Fish farm planning and organisation‚ Managing fish farms under commercial and peasant systems Fish farm planning and organisation Fish farm planning starts with an assessment of the natural conditions and other things that may support the fish farm venture‚ with a look at market situation of product
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IMPORTANCE OF STATISTICS In today’s world we are faced with situations everyday where statistics can be applied. Statistics can be used to determine the potential outcome of thousands of things where the human mind alone wouldn’t be able to. Statistics benefits all of us because we are able to predict the future based on data we have previously gathered. Being able to predict the future not only changes our lifestyle but also helps us be more efficient and effective. Statistics is the science of
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Questions MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Economics is the study of the ________ people make to attain their goals‚ given their ________ resources. A) decisions; household B) purchases; unlimited C) income; available D) choices; scarce 2) Which of the following is what economically rational people do? A) Respond to economic incentives. B) Weigh the benefits and costs of all possible alternative actions. C) Use all available information
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aimed at evaluating (a) Financial Risk and (b) Business Risk Information with regard to (a) is generally provided by the company requesting for rating and‚ only when necessary‚ such information is corroborated or complemented by information from other sources. However‚ comprehensive information with regard to (b) is not readily available from any identifiable source. PACRA has‚ therefore‚ proceeded to develop its own database consisting of economic data by industrial sub-sectors. Additionally‚ it
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Definition: Statistics is the study of the collection‚ organization‚ analysis‚ interpretation and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of this‚ including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments. A statistician is someone who is particularly well-versed in the ways of thinking necessary for the successful application of statistical analysis. Such people have often gained experience through working in any of a wide number of fields. Some
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The Essential Drucker “In one Volume selection of the essential writings from Peter F. Drucker’s sixty years of work on management.” Part I: Management Consist of twelve chapters and focuses on the purpose of the business‚ management by objectives and self- control and Entrepreneurial strategies. Many great ideas and problems that comes across while managing a business has covered in these sections. Author has described very good example of how sears has changed his business strategy over the
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eco NITIE‚ MUMBAI 400 087 I MODULE ENDING EXAMINATION PGDIM XIth BATCH EC01 BUSINESS ECONOMICS Date: 23 September 2004 Time: 9.30 am to 12.30 am Maximum marks: 60 Instructions: Attempt any three questions out of four. All questions carry equal marks. Start each answer on a fresh page. Parts of the question must be answered together. Use appropriate tables‚ diagrams‚ equations to support your answers. Assume suitable assumption wherever necessary. Q 1(a) Mrs. Palekar has Rs 1
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