ECO 203 001 Principles of Macroeconomics Fall 2013 Chapter 4 Sample Questions Solve the following questions please. 1. The price elasticity of demand coefficient measures: A. buyer responsiveness to price changes. B. the extent to which a demand curve shifts as incomes change. C. the slope of the demand curve. D. how far business executives can stretch their fixed costs. 2. The basic formula for the price elasticity of demand coefficient is: A. absolute decline in quantity demanded/absolute
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to work for a company that’s fair‚ pays competitively and looks out for their employees. Magic Carpet Airlines is not a company who are practicing those three aspects. They are trying to pay their flight attendants minimal‚ but still requiring long hours. The flight attendants and the League of Flight Attendants are fighting back and saying they work hard and are worth more. “Magic Carpet Air (MCA) began operations in 1961‚ serving 2 cities‚ and grew to serve 18 cities by 1987. River City
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Military ASCI 604 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Professor: Peter Hermes Abstract Crew Resource Management (CRM) has been defined as‚ “using all available resources-information‚ equipment‚ people-to achieve safe and efficient flight operations” (Helmreich & Fouhsee‚ pg 5). CRM has been in the military since the mid to late 1980s and has evolved just like in the civilian sector from only the cockpit to the whole crew concept (O ’Conner‚ Hahn‚ & Nullmeyer‚ pg 446). This evolution
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advancement all the time. By e-business‚ Cathay Pacific is using information technology to improve communications with customers‚ passengers‚ business partners and staff. It also offers online ticketing‚ check-in‚ and online flight schedule‚ which deliver the updated flight information to customers via email or on their mobile phones. Therefore‚ the information technology enhances working efficiency and the customers can enjoy flexible and reliable services. Besides‚ certain electronic devices
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& Young Parents (Bēhance‚ 2012) In order to target/ attract this market segment‚ scoot has done the followings: * Offeringtheir flights up to 40% cheaper than regular airlines. * Rents an iPad for in-flight entertainment‚ with preloaded games‚ music and movies (Webster‚ 2012). * Offers up to two free meals‚ with drinks‚ (Subject toroutes of flight) (Flynn‚ 2012) * Bringing in “Scootitude” as an attitude that describes as ‘fun’‚ ‘entertaining’‚ ‘different’‚ ‘cool’ (Bates‚ 2012)
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eliminating hotel stays for flight attendants 3. Value pricing strategy with fares that are simple and transparent 4. Create new marketing segment and customer targets. Song realized based on extensive market research that women are the key decision makers in leisure travel initiative. And hence the created a marketing campaign that heavily targeted women by offering healthy food‚ vibrant colors for the plane interiors‚ leather seats‚ personable flight attendants and great in flight entertainment. 5. Extensive
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where and how do our emotions play a role in what we do day in and day out. This question led Hochschild to act as an observer while conducting ethnographical research in the lives of those in the service industry: flight attendants and bill collectors. Hochschild observed how flight attendants feelings were stifled‚ at great cost to the personal self in an effort to use the right emotions needed for their job. Training sessions at Delta hammered in the reminders to smile: “Your smile is your biggest
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of passengers on board each flight. b) To offer exceptional service to customers that will encourage continued patronage of the Airline’s services. c) To ensure that where possible‚ service is recovered whenever there is a breakdown or service failure. d) To maintain currency of cabin crew licence and competency on all aircraft types included in the licence. e) Remain current on company’s instructions via General Notices‚ SEP and AVMED manuals. f) To attend a pre-flight briefing and to answer a safety
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CURRENT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRLINES: Similarly‚ the economic issues in the industry are also mostly concerned with deregulation. The evolution of industry structure plays an important role in determining the robustness and stability of lower airfares in unregulated markets (2000). Deregulation also keeps airline fares so low as compared to that of other countries. The reason for this is because despite the failure of most entrants since deregulation‚ investors continue to create
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