INNOVATION Innovation presents a dilemma for managers. On the one hand‚ innovation is proffered as an elixir for growth‚ profitability‚ and competitive advantage. On the other hand‚ there are no guarantees that innovators will be rewarded for their efforts. The challenge is not just creating value from innovation‚ but capturing that value as well. Therefore‚ the profitability of an innovation to the innovator depends on the value created by the innovation and the share of that value that the innovator
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Chari Managerial ECO 550 Due Feb 13.2013 Chapter 9: Problems 3‚ 4‚ and 5 Problem #3 Identifying the indirect fixed cost of the charter service service for a particular one of many such charters this month would be Problem #4 If one were trying to decide whether to operate or not to fly and unscheduled round trip charter flight‚ what would be the total direct fixed costs and variable costs of the flight? To get the total costs youd have to add up the guaranteed flights and the possible
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After the origins of the tourists are clearly outlined‚ there should be great consideration to be paid towards the number of tourists who come to Jamaica to have a significant impact. Eighteen of the thirty respondents‚ which represent 60%‚ believe that more than 2‚000‚000 tourists arrive to Jamaica annually. This can be supported from the findings discovered.After the origins of the tourists are clearly outlined‚ there should be great consideration to be paid towards the number of tourists who come
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- 3 - N05/3/ECONO/HP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/M Paper Specific Markscheme In addition to the assessment criteria use the paper-specific markscheme below. Award up to the maximum marks as indicated. Examiners should be aware that candidates may take a different approach‚ which if appropriate should be fully rewarded. 1. (a) Explain the differences between monopolistic competition and oligopoly as market structures. [10 marks] • large number of firms (m.c) versus a few dominant firms (oligopoly) • differentiated
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Question: Consider the following short-run production function (where L = variable input‚ Q = output): Q = 10L – 0.5L2 Suppose that output can be sold for $10 per unit. Also assume that the firm can obtain as much of the variable input (L) as it needs at $20 per unit. a. b. c. Determine the marginal revenue product function. Determine the marginal factor cost function. Determine the optimal value of L‚ given that the objective is to maximize profits. Question: The Blair Company’s three assembly
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Why Clean Code Code is clean if it can be understood easily – by everyone on the team. With understandability comes readability‚ changeability‚ extensibility and maintainability. All the things needed to keep a project going over a long time without accumulating up a large amount of technical debt. optimal Responsiveness Smells Rigidity The software is difficult to change. A small change causes a cascade of subsequent changes. General Follow Standard Conventions Coding-‚ architecture-‚ design
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Nowadays‚ gross domestic product (GDP) is the prime measure for economic performance in different countries around the world. Governors or politicians using this figures to make economical decisions for years. However‚ controversy indeed surrounded the economist about whether they should gauge the economics statues with other metric rather than GDP as the rapid growth in recent years has changed the main target for the leaders in different countries. GDP measures have been started since the Second
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Economics 201A: Economic Theory (first half ) Tu-Th 12:30–2:00 150 GSPP 1 Description Economics 201A is the first semester of the required microeconomic theory sequence for first-year Ph.D. students in the economics department. The first half of the fall semester focuses on choice theory‚ consumer theory‚ and social choice. The second half will be taught by Chris Shannon and will cover general equilibrium. (A separate syllabus will be distributed for the second half.) In the spring‚ the
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Types of Economic Planning Planning by Inducements Planning by inducement is often referred to as ‘indicative planning’ or ‘market incentives’ . In such type of planning‚ the market is manipulated through incentives andinducements. Accordingly‚ in this system there is persuasion rather than compulsion or deliberate enforcement of orders. Here the consumers are free to consume whatsoever they like‚ producers are free to produce whatsoever they wish. But such freedom of consumption and production
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University‚ Ahmedabad – MBA Programme Details of the Courses Offered Annexure E Course Code: C101 Economics for Managers (EFM) 1. Course Objective This course is designed to impart knowledge of the concepts and principles of Economics‚ which govern the functioning of a firm/organisation under different market conditions. It further aims at enhancing the understanding capabilities of students about macro–economic principles and decision making by business and government. 2. Course Duration The course will
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