Chapter 2 ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q2.1 In 2004‚ the second-largest U.S. long-distance telephone company eliminated about 2‚000 jobs at four call centers in Colorado‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ and South Carolina. "MCI must continue to revamp its cost structure to better position the company for future success‚" a company spokesperson said. Does this decision reflect an application of the global or partial optimization concept? Explain. ANSWER MCI=s decision to scale back employment at four
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predicts the livelihood of economic activity on the basis of certain assumptions. Answer. . Section A (Part-2) Q1. Write a note on importance of consumer behavior for a business firm. Answer: . Q2. Define the term “Price”. Answer: Q3. Distinguish between marketing concept and selling concept. Answer: Q4. What are the new trends in advertisement? Answer: Q5. Briefly explain the following. 1. Socio-culture environment. 2. Marketing environment interface
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Health economics - The Primer This series of articles will introduce readers to the emerging field of health economics. We will review how health economics influence decision making process in health care and the basic tools used in health economics. * 1. The Role of Health Economics * 2. Cost of Health Care * 3. Should Oncologists Care About Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? * 4. Classification of Health Economic Analyses * 5. Health Economics Research: Cost Utility Analysis
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Appalachian Coal Mining believes that it can increase labor productivity and‚ there- fore‚ net revenue by reducing air pollution in its mines. It estimates that the marginal cost function for reducing pollution by installing additional capital equipment is MC = 40P where P represents a reduction of one unit of pollution in the mines. It also feels that for every unit of pollution reduction the marginal increase in revenue (MR) is MR =1‚000 =10P. How much pollution reduction should Appalachian Coal
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MBA MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS Arcadia IMBA Module 2 University Wide Individual Assignment (UWIA) 12th July 2013 PROBLEM SET #1 1. Complete the following table and answer the accompanying questions. a. At what level of the control variable are net benefits maximized? Net Benefit is also profit. The formula for this is MB = MC. As seen in the table completed above‚ after applying the formula then net benefit is maximized where Q = 106. b
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Managerial Economics & Business Strategy Chapter 4 The Theory of Individual Behavior Michael R. Baye‚ Managerial Economics and Business Strategy‚ 6e. ©The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc.‚ 2008 Overview I. Consumer Behavior Indifference Curve Analysis Consumer Preference Ordering II. Constraints The Budget Constraint Changes in Income Changes in Prices III. Consumer Equilibrium IV. Indifference Curve Analysis & Demand Curves Individual Demand Market Demand Michael R. Baye‚ Managerial
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1 Examination-2014 Quantitative Techniques QUIZ TEST (Answer All Questions) Time – 20 mins Full Marks – 10 (10 x 1) 1. The GM of a set of five numbers is 2. The GM of a set of four numbers is 4. What is the GM of the numbers if both the sets considered together? 2. What do you mean by bi-modal incase of measures of central tendency? 3. If mean and SD are 50 and 10 then what is the value of Coefficient of Variation. 4. What is the empirical relationship between Mean‚ Median and
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Murzakarimova Balzhan Management 343 Q1.6 Which concept—the business profit concept or the economic profit concept—provides the more appropriate basis for evaluating business operations? Why? Businesses i know are there to maximize profit and minimize cost.On this basis‚i think the business profit concept is the most appropriate basis for evaluating business operations because banks‚lenders or creditors will the creditworthiness of such business if loan or any other facility has been advanced
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7 : Week 7 - Exam #1 Time Remaining: | | 1. What phrase is often used interchangeably with the phrase market capitalization? (Points : 1) Market value Open Interest Trading volume Notional value | 2. Assume that an investor lends 100 shares of Jiffy‚ Inc. common stock to a short seller. The bid-ask prices are $32.00 - $32.50. When the position is closed the bid-ask prices are $32.50 - $33.00. The commission rate is 0.5%. The market interest rate
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unique prediction of the likely out-come of a game. Use the following to answer Questions 2–4: Consider the following information for a simultaneous move game: Two discount stores (mega-store and superstore) are interested in expanding their market share through advertising. The table below depicts the strategic outcomes (profits) of both stores with and without advertising. Payoffs for Megastore are in black. 2. The Nash equilibrium for both stores is for Megastore to advertise and for Superstore
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