PBL 3 GSM 5000 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS You have been appointed as a member of a consultation team who is working on this very important assignment for a soft drink company. The main task is to evaluate factors affecting the soft drink consumption. Therefore‚ you should revise the knowledge of demand analysis and carry out an investigation on the possible determinants of the demand for the product. The consultant should also describe the methodology of a multiple linear regression and its purpose
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Question 2. Choose the sector in South Africa Economy‚ which exhibits the features of Oligopoly. With more than 30 Million South African mobile phone owners according to data from the “SA Mobile Market “statistical handbook‚ and since this market is dominated by three companies‚ which exhibits the features of oligopoly in South Africa. Oligopoly refers to a few sellers with similar products and dominates the market and can influence each other. There are 3 mobile phone service providers‚ which
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OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA Managerial Economics Assignment QUESTION 1 A certain production process employs two inputs labor (L) and raw materials (R). Output (Q) is a function of these two inputs and is given by the following relationship: Q = 6L2 R2 - 0.10L3 R3 Assume that raw materials (input R) are fixed at 10 units. (a) Determine the total product function (TPL) for input L. (2 marks) (b) Determine the marginal product function for input L. (2 marks) (c) Determine
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Chapter 1 Answers to End of Chapter Questions 1. Agency Problems of MNCs. a. Explain the agency problem of MNCs. ANSWER: The agency problem reflects a conflict of interests between decision-making managers and the owners of the MNC. Agency costs occur in an effort to assure that managers act in the best interest of the owners. b. Why might agency costs be larger for an MNC than for a purely domestic firm? ANSWER: The agency costs are normally larger for MNCs than purely domestic firms for the following
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Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester I MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 4 Credits (Book ID: B0908) Assignment Set- 1 ( 60 Marks) Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions. Q.1 Price elasticity of demand depends on various factors. Explain each factor with the help of an example. Q.2 A company is selling a particular brand of tea and wishes to introduce a new flavor. How will the company forecast demand for it ? Q.3The supply of a product
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THE UTILITY CONCEPT THE term utility refers to satisfaction a consumer gets from whatever goods and services he consumes. It will be useful to discuss between two utility concepts: (i) total utility (ii) marginal utility Total utility attained from a commodity refers to the sum total of satisfaction which a consumer receives by consuming the various units of the commodity. The more units he consumes‚ the greater will be his total satisfaction upto a certain point. As he keeps on
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Evaluate the internal and external environment and analyze major obstacles to making this merger successful. To answer satisfactorily this question‚ students must prepare‚ at a minimum‚ the weaknesses (internal) and threats (external) parts of a SWOT analysis. Students‚ based on their educational and professional background‚ may create many obstacles‚ but the major strategic issues are outlined below: Internal Obstacles a) Culture--Started in 1983‚ America
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"Managerial decisions are an important cog in the working wheel of an organisation. The success or failure of a business is contingent upon the decisions taken by managers. Increasing complexity in the business world has spewed forth greater challenges for managers. Today‚ no business decision is bereft of influences from areas other than the economy. Decisions pertinent to production and marketing of goods are shaped with a view of the world both inside as well as outside the economy. Rapid changes
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT (PYC2602) QUESTIONS FROM THE STUDY GUIDE Question 2 Which statement is correct with regard to critical periods? (1) Critical periods occur mainly during prenatal development in the physical domain when environmental influences have the greatest impact. (2) A critical period is the specific time when the physical and language development of children and adolescents show the greatest changes. (3) Critical periods are the specific times when the development of certain
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MBA Managerial Economics Review Questions for the Final Exam (Illustrative Answers) PRICE IS LOWER IN A MORE ELASCTIC MARKET!!!!!!!!!! 0.1-1 Introduction:Managerial Decision-Making and Market Processes (a) How does operational effectiveness differ from organizational strategy? Operational effectiveness is achieving excellence in individual activities while organizational strategy is about combining these activities to fit and reinforce one another and create competitive advantage and
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