Discussion Questions Week One Economics 365 TEAM C- WEEK ONE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. What is economics? What role does economics play in your personal and organizational decisions? Provide an example of the role of economics in decision making. (Ana K Gonzalez) * According to "What Is Economics? A Definition Of Economics" (2012): * Economics is the study of the production and consumption of goods and the transfer of wealth to produce and obtain those goods. Economics explains how
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In a oligopolic market structure‚ there are a few interdependent firms that change their prices according to their competitors. Ex: If Coca Cola changes their price‚ Pepsi is also likely to. Characteristics: Few interdependent firms A few barriers to entry Products are similar‚ but firms try to differentiate them There is branding and advertising Imperfect knowledge (where customers don’t know the best price or availability) To compete or collaborate? Since firms are interdependent‚ they
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Market Structure – Quasar Computer ECO/GM 561 June 27‚ 2011 Instructor: Rodolfo Rivas In economics‚ a market structure is made up of industries producing identical products. This paper will introduce solutions using strategic variables available to sustain the economic profits that Quasar computers can make. The paper will momentarily explain the different market structures and also discuss some of the pricing and non pricing strategies as well as the kind of innovations that would be proposed
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It is traditional to divide industries into categories according to the degree of competition that exists between the firms within the industry. There are four such categories. At one extreme is perfect competition‚ where there are very many firms competing. Each firm is so small relative to the whole industry that it has no power to influence price. It is a price taker. At the other extreme is monopoly‚ where there is just one firm in the industry‚ and hence no competition from within the industry
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proof of insurance or the means to pay a claim. In some states even if you only possess a license but you do not actually own or drive a car‚ you still must have auto insurance. Automobile insurance protects you and your vehicle as well as other individuals on the road from accidents caused by texting‚ eating‚ and other numerous distractions involved while driving. It covers property and bodily injuries caused in a car wreck. Health Insurance offers protection against illness or emergencies and
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Individual Case Analysis 1 Exercise 4a‚ Step 1: 1. Current Ratio: $3‚517‚600/$2‚537‚900= 139%‚ 1.39 2. Quick Ratio: $3‚406‚100/$2‚537‚900= 134%‚ 1.34 3. Debt-to-Total-Assets Ratio: $10‚217‚800/ $28‚461‚500=35.9%‚ .359 4. Debt-to-Equity Ratio: $10‚217‚800/$13‚382‚600= 76%‚ .764 5. Long-Term Debt-to-Equity Ratio: $10‚186‚000/$13‚382‚600=76%‚ .761 6. Times-Interest-Earned Ratio: $6‚442.90/$445= 1447%‚ 14.48 7. Inventory Turnover : $23‚552.40/$.11 8. Fixed Assets: $23
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Market Structure Paper August 2‚ 2009 In this paper I will discuss competitive markets‚ monopolies‚ and oligopolies and what role each of these play in an economy? I will also point out: o What the characteristics of each market structure is? o How the price is determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? o How output is determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? o What are the barriers to entry‚ if any? o What role does each market
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Oligopoly In a oligopoly market structure‚ there are a few interdependent firms that change their prices according to their competitors. Ex: If Coca Cola changes their price‚ Pepsi is also likely to. Characteristics: * Few interdependent firms * A few barriers to entry * Products are similar‚ but firms try to differentiate them * There is branding and advertising * Imperfect knowledge (where customers don’t know the best price or availability) Revenue Curves Total Revenue
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Self Assessment 1 Individual Self Assessment Jennifer D. Williams MGT 604 Organizational Behavior Ken Pinaire August 27‚ 2010 Individual Self Assessment 2 The following is the result of my individual self assessment. Active Listening Skills Inventory My score was 45 out of 75. The assessment score indicates that I am not as good of a listener as I think I am. The area I need to focus on is learning how to be more attentive when listening. It also says that I need
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This archive file of ECO 316 Week 4 Chapter 21 The Conduct of Monetary Policy comprises: 21.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) By the end of the 1990s and 2000s‚ 2) Which of the following is NOT considered to be a goal of monetary policy? 3) Which of the following is considered to be a goal of monetary policy? 4) Inflation is an economic problem because it 5) Rates of inflation in the hundreds or thousands of percent per year are known as 6) Which of the following countries
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