BUS640: Managerial Economics Professor John Sellers Problem 1: a Which inputs are fixed and which are variable in the production function of William’s pizza shop? Over what ranges do there appear to be increasing‚ constant‚ and/or diminishing returns to the number of workers employed? Fixed: Oven costs; building costs; normal utility costs. Variable: # of workers; raw material costs; electricity costs; per unit costs. b What number of workers appears to be most efficient in terms
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There are several various models of addiction‚ as well as approaches to their recovery. Addiction is different for everyone. For some people‚ there was a catastrophic emotional event that forced them to turn to drugs or alcohol. For others‚ a love of partying in their 20’s never went away and spiraled into dependence over the course of several years. Some people have a family history of addiction‚ while others see themselves as the “black sheep.” You hear stories of individuals who quit for a while
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ADOPT A STANDARD INVOICE NUMBERING CONVENTION A major cause of duplicate payments is multiple copies of the same supplier invoice being entered in the computer system‚ but with slight variations on the invoice number that keep the computer from flagging them as duplicate invoices. This is an especially common problem when suppliers issue invoices with leading zeros‚ since one data entry clerk may enter the zeros‚ while another may ignore them. It is also common for employee expense reports and
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Mergers and Acquisitions The impact of mergers and acquisitions on business can be minor in some cases and larger in others. Companies merge with or acquire other companies for the purpose of making money. Sometimes these deals have a sensible reason for being made and other times they are dubious in nature‚ done for the sole purpose of raising the stock price. The sensible reason for merging with or acquiring a company is that it makes economic sense. Either the company is not streamlined‚ under-performing
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Assignment #3: Case Problem "Julia’s Food Booth" Page 1 Case Problem "Julia’s Food Booth" Jenna Kiragis Strayer University 8/24/2012 Assignment #3: Case Problem "Julia’s Food Booth" Page 2 A) Formulate and solve an L.P. model: Variables: x1 – Pizza Slices x2 – Hot Dogs x3 – Barbeque Sandwiches Subject to: $0.75x1 + $0.45x2 + $0.90x3 ? $1‚500 24x1 + 16x2 + 25x3 ? 55‚296
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Assignment 4: Merger‚ Acquisition‚ and International Strategies Rhonda Naldo BUS 499- Business Administration Capstone Professor Clayton Sinclair III May 25‚ 2015 Merger‚ Acquisition‚ and International Strategies This research paper will analyze the acquisition and merger of Pixar by Disney. It will evaluate the strategy that led to the merger and acquisition‚ and will determine whether or not this merger was a wise choice. This paper will also discuss Target Corporation since it has
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A Merger Proposal A.1. Bill Bailey‚ Chairman of the Board of the Utah Opera Organization (UOC) is cautiously in support of the merger of the UOC and the Utah Symphony Orchestra (USO). Mr. Bailey favors the proposed merger for the following reasons‚ due to the economic climate the UOC’s financial stability‚ although stable at present‚ could be at risk for decline in the years to come due to the declining public and private support of the arts. Also‚ Mr. Bailey along with the UOC trustees would like
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consumer market. Sprint Nextel merger took place in 2005 when sprint acquired a large stake in Nextel communication and wanted to become the third biggest telecommunication provider after the AT&T and Verizon. Reason to Fail Merger The major reason behind the failure of the merger was the differences between the culture of both companies Sprint was bureaucratic and Nextel was entrepreneurial .Due to these differences within short period of time after the merger Nextel executive and middle level
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Company mergers and the effect on employees and consumers. Context: · Employees · Management · Consumers Direction: · On-line research (On-line Magazines‚ News Groups) · Human Resources Why the topic is important: · Mergers have affected our group‚ and it is a growing trend in the American businesses today. Relevant Terms: Merger A merger is achieved when a company purchases the property of another firm‚ thus absorbing them into one corporate structure that retains its original identity
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Why are there mergers and acquisitions? Mergers and acquisitions take place for a number of reasons‚ such as refinancing for a better price‚ amplifying expansion‚ and submerging risk through diversification. New entities may drag behind after a merger takes place due to the higher cost of matching different and unconnected economic activities. Diversification by business groups may also reduce technical effectiveness. When a merger takes place‚ a bigger business groups emerges from the two which
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