Business Economics MBA LIMITS‚ CHOICES AND SCARCITY ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 2-1 Explain this statement: “If resources were unlimited and freely available‚ there would be no subject called economics.” If resources were unlimited and freely available‚ making choices would not be necessary. Every person could have as much as they wanted of any good or service. Economics‚ the science of choice‚ would be unnecessary. 2-2 Comment on the following statement from a newspaper
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INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE COURSE OUTLINE: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS PGDM 2013-15 INSTRUCTORS Dr. Rajeev Anantaram (ranantaram@imi.edu) Dr. Arnab Deb (arnab.deb@imi.edu) 1. COURSE DESCRIPTION In a scenario characterized by increasing uncertainty and competition‚ managers will be called upon to make increasingly complex decisions that will have a crucial bearing on the prospects of the firm they work for. Indeed‚ even Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are increasingly faced with the challenge
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Diff between economics vs managerial economics 1 The traditional Economics has both micro and macro aspects whereas Managerial Economics is essentially micro in character. 2. Economics is both positive and normative science but the Managerial Economics is essentially normative in nature. 3. Economics deals mainly with the theoretical aspect only whereas Managerial Economics deals with the practical aspect. 4. Managerial Economics studies the activities of an individual firm or unit. Its analysis
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to Economics and the Economy 1. Limits‚ Alternatives‚ and Choices © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2009 IN THIS CHAPTER YOU WILL LEARN: 1 The definition of economics and the features of the economic perspective. 2 The role of economic theory in economics. 3 The distinction between microeconomics and macroeconomics. 4 The categories of scarce resources and the nature of the economizing problem. 5 About production possibilities analysis‚ increasing opportunity costs‚ and economic growth. 6 (Appendix)
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Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. What advantages does a sole proprietorship offer? What is a major drawback of this type of organization? A major drawback is that there is unlimited liability to the owner. The advantage is simplicity of decision making and low organizational and operating costs. 2. What form of partnership allows some of the investors to limit their liability? Explain briefly. It allows some of the partners to limit their liability. With this arrangement‚ the partners
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Unit 6 Research and update the case information as much as possible with current research‚ and then conduct a comprehensive SWOT analysis for FedEx. FedEx is a household name when it comes to delivery of packages in the United State and globally. One of their internal strengths is the customer satisfaction. “Six subsidiary companies of FedEx Corp. has been highly ranked by Logistics Management magazine readers in the 30th Annual Quest for Quality Awards. Four of the six FedEx companies were recognized
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ORLANDO AT DREDDO DAN’S ‘Most people see the snack market as dynamic and innovative‚ but actually it is surprisingly conservative. Most of what passes for product innovation is in fact tinkering with our marketing approach‚ things like special offers‚ promotion tie-ins and so on. We occasionally put new packs round our existing products and even more occasionally we introduce new flavors in existing product ranges. Rarely though does anyone in this industry introduce something radically different
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Economics chapter 2 Economics is the efficient allocation of the scarce means of production toward the satisfaction of human wants The central fact of economics is scarcity. Human wants are unlimited while resources are limited. Four economics resources: land‚ labor‚ capital and entrepreneurial ability The opportunity cost of any choice is the forgone value of the next best alternative. The production possibilities curve is a hypothetical model of an economy that produces only two products.
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Definition of managerial economics 7 1.2 Choice and opportunity cost 9 2.0 Basic concerns of economics 9 3.0.0 Theories of economics 12 3.1.0 The theory of demand 13 3.1.1 Tastes 14 3.1.2 Number of buyers 14 3.1.3 Income 14 3.1.5 Expectations 15 3.2 The theory of supply 16 3.3 The theory of production 16 3.4 The theory of price( in government) 17 3.5 The theory of consumer behaviour 17 3.5.1 Rational behaviour 17 3.5.2 Preferences 17 3.5.3 Budget constraint 18 3.5.4 Prices 18 4.0 Managerial Economics and Economic
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Chapter 18 is an in-depth look at how Jesus was sentenced for the crime of claiming to be the Messiah and how Jesus died and was buried. This is again a very morbid chapter but does give insight into what he went through and all the factors involved with his death. Pontius Pilate was essentially the deciding factor in Jesus being convicted and sentenced to a crucifixion. This chapter talks about the severe agony that Jesus went through and how much he had to endure. The last chapter discussed how
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