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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5. Who from the following list would be considered a speculator by entering into a futures or options contract on commodities?(Points : 1) Corn delivery truck driver Food manufacturer Farmer None of the above | 6. Assume that you purchase 100 shares of Jiffy‚ Inc. common stock at the bid-ask prices of $32.00 - $32.50. When you sell the bid-ask prices are $32.50 - $33.00. If you pay a commission rate of 0.5%‚ what is your profit or loss? (Points : 1) $32
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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 Mode? 5. The mode always found at the highest point of a graph of a data distribution. (T/F) 6. For a data with 50 observations‚ the median will be the value of the 25 th observation. (T/F) 7. When referring to a curve that tail longer towards left end‚ you would call it ________________. 8. When a distribution is symmetrical and has one mode
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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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Learning activity 2 ch 3-U2 Read chapter 3‚ Demand and Supply‚ of your textbook. Answer the questions below. If a different source is used‚ identify your reference (title‚ author‚ edition‚ page‚ web page‚ date) as a footnote. Copy and paste are not allowed. Show how you obtained your final result. Take into account the due date for submitting assignments. 1. When do we say that two commodities are complements or substitutes? 2. 2. When do we classify goods as normal or inferior? According
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necessary for the movement of passengers of goods. Answer. . Q9. The advertisement which is used to inform customers about a new product or feature & to build primary demands is known as: Answer. . Q10. An art that 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
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Physics 221 Summer 2012 HOMEWORK #3 Due Monday July 2‚ 2012 1 James Bond (90 kg)‚ outfitted with perfectly matching skis and skiware‚ is at the top of a steep slope that a secret spy like him can easily handle. He lets himself go from rest and smoothly slides down the h = 15 m high hill. A big parking lot lies at the bottom of the hill. Since the parking area has been cleared of snow‚ the friction between the ground and the skis brings our hero to a halt at point D‚ located at a distance
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Physics 221 Summer 2012 HOMEWORK #2 Due Friday June 22‚ 2012 1 A 70.0-kg person stands on a scale placed on the floor of an elevator. Find: - the weight of the person (magnitude and direction)‚ - the normal force by the scale on the person (magnitude and direction)‚ - and what the scale reads (in kilograms) in the following cases: (a) The elevator moves up with a constant speed of 2.0 m/s2 . (b) The elevator has a constant upward acceleration of 2.0 m/s2 . (c) The elevator has a constant
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Chapter 03 - Markets‚ Organizations‚ And The Role Of Knowledge CHAPTER 3 MARKETS‚ ORGANIZATIONS‚ AND THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER SUMMARY This chapter answers three primary questions: How do market systems work? What are the relative advantages of market systems compared to central planning in large economies? Why do we observe so much economic activity conducted within firms in market economies? In addition to covering the basic principles of exchange and supply-and-demand analysis‚ the chapter
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