Gus Bonilla MBA 217 Managerial Economics Individual Assignment 2) A firm’s product sells for $2 per unit in a highly competitive market. The firm produces output using capital (which it rents at $75 per hour) and labor (which is paid a wage of $15 per hour under a contract for 20 hours of labor services). Complete the following table and use that information to answer the questions that follow. K | L | O | MPK | APK | APL | VMPK | 0 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 50
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Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1 MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 4 Credits (Book ID: B 1625 ) Assignment Set -1 (60 marks) Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions. Q1. Discuss profit maximising model in detail. 10 marks(350-400 words) Answer : Profit maximization is the rational behaviour of equilibrium assumption. Any firm which aiming at profit maximization model; will go increasing its output till it reaches maximum profit output
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Minimum Wage Ordinance Cap. 608 is an ordinance enacted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to introduce a minimum wage in Hong Kong in July 2010. The executive branch proposed a minimum wage of HK$30 (~US$3.871) per hour in November 2010‚ which the Legislative Council voted to accept after much debate in January 2011. It came into effect on 1 May 2011. Prior to this‚ there had also been a fixed minimum wage for one specific class of workers‚ foreign domestic
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Cost drivers‚ as propounded by Porter (1985) are the structural causes of the cost of an activity in the value chain. They determine the behaviour and level of costs within an activity. A cost driver can be completely‚ partly or not at all under the control of a firm. It is therefore important for a manager to understand these factors because according to the Neo-classical model of the firm‚ the firm’s objective is to maximise profit by producing a given level of output at the minimum cost level
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Major Assignment 1) a) Demand Function: Quantity Demanded (Qd) = a + b* Price (P) Supply Function: Quantity Supplied (Qs) = a + b* Price (P) Where: a = constant b = the change in quantity as a result to the change in price. Demand Function: Quantity Demanded (Qd) = a + b* Price (P) b = (420 – 350) / (20 – 25) = 70 / -5 = -14 Using: P = 25‚ Qd = 350 350 = a – 14 * (25) 350 = a – 350 Therefore a = 700 and the demand function would be: Qd = 700 – 14 * P Supply Function:
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associated with high price causes decline in the value for money. It exists when the amount of money in the country is in excess of the physical volume of goods and services. Explain the reasons for this monetary phenomenon. Ans: Inflation: In economics‚ inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. It can be defined as too much money chasing too few goods. When the general price level rises‚ each unit of currency buys fewer
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where they live; and consumers typically have a very limited set of goods to choose from. As a result‚ many of the tools and concepts of microeconomics are of limited relevance in those countries. •macroeconomics Branch of economics that deals with aggregate economic variables‚ such as the level and growth rate of national output‚ inter· est rates‚ unemployment‚ and inflation. Trade-Offs In modern market economies‚ consumers‚ workers‚ and firms have much more flexibilityand choicewhen
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SUPPLY supply curve - in economics‚ graphic representation of the relationship between product priceand quantity of product that a seller is willing and able to supply. Product price is measured on the vertical axis of the graph and quantity of product supplied on the horizontal axis. In most cases‚ the supply curve is drawn as a slope rising upward from left to right‚ since product price and quantity supplied are directly related (i.e.‚ as the price of a commodity increases in the market‚ the
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Price Elasticity: Price Elasticity is used to explain the degree of responsiveness of the demand for a product to a change in its price. Ep=Percentage change in quality demanded/Percentage change in price (Ep=Price Elasticity) Practical applications of Price Elasticity: 1) Helps in fixing the prices of different goods: It helps a producer to fix the price of his product. A higher price is charged if the demand for the product is inelastic and a lower price is charged if the demand for the product
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P7.6 Optimal Input Mix. The First National Bank received 3‚000 inquiries following the latest advertisement describing its 30-month IRA accounts in the Boston World‚ a local newspaper. The most recent ad in a similar advertising campaign in Massachusetts Business‚ a regional business magazine‚ generated 1‚000 inquiries. Each newspaper ad costs $500‚ whereas each magazine ad costs $125. A. Assuming that additional ads would generate similar response rates‚ is the bank running an optimal mix of newspaper
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