IMBA Managerial Economics Homework1 (Due:9/30) 1.In each of the following instances‚ discuss whether horizontal or vertical boundaries have been changed‚ and whether they were extended or shrunk. a. General Motors divested Delphi Automotive Systems‚ which manufactures automotive components‚ systems and modules. b. Online auction service eBay acquired Skype‚ a provider of Internet telephony services. c. Following the September 11‚ 2001 attacks‚ the
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The Business Strategy Game was something new to me. I have never used a similar product and was surprised by the amount of information that was necessary to fully function in the game. Having four co-managers was challenging at times‚ but at other times made the decision processes easier. Reflecting on the different pieces of this games will show what I learned‚ what strategies were successful and why‚ my discovery on working with other members‚ how my team organized meetings and the workload
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accurately representing the content and format of the exam. 1.) Walter used to work as a high school teacher for $40‚000 per year but quit in order to start his own painting business. To invest in his painting business‚ he withdrew $20‚000 from his savings‚ which paid 3 percent interest‚ and borrowed $30‚000 from his uncle‚ whom he pays 3 percent interest per year. Last year Walter paid $25‚000 for supplies and had revenue of $60‚000. Walter asked Tyler the accountant and Greg the economist to calculate
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Why the choice of the textbook ECONOMICS‚ An Introduction by Villegas and Abola? * The book is contextualized to the Philippine economic setting---learning of economic principles is immediately related to the current situation and issues facing the economy. Students will therefore be learning not abstract or foreign concepts but concrete ones they can relate with and use to explain socio-economic phenomena they experience‚ and most likely motivate them to take constructive action on these phenomena
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Microeconomics: Principles‚ Problems‚ and Policies‚ 18th Edition I. Introduction 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
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THE PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DIFFERENT COSTS 2.2 THE FACTORS INFLUENCING OPTIMUM SIZE AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY RELATIONSHIPS 2.3 UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELEVANCE AND LIMITATIONS OF ECONOMIC THEORY TO MANAGE DECISIONS 3. CONCLUSION 1. INTRODUCTION: From the economic perspective‚ there are a full range of wants from individuals‚ firms and government but there is only a few number of resources or factors of production such as land‚ labour‚ capital and enterprise. The
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Competitor Analysis and Business Strategy Competitor’s environment: There are two competitors located in the St Lucia area. One of these is the Thai Treasure Restaurant. The restaurant located on the Sir Fired Schonell Drive which is the one of the main road in St Lucia. The products they are selling mainly relate to the different curry dishes. Their product’s prices belong to the middle range price. The opening hour is 5pm to 22pm from Monday to Saturday. They do takeaway and dine service in B
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Strategies for Effective Managerial Communication and Listening Han-Cheng Wang Hawaii Pacific University Dr. Carol Parker MGMT 6910 March 23‚ 2011 Strategies for effective managerial communication and listening Interpersonal communication plays an important role not only in our personal life but also in business field since interpersonal communication is the procedure that we can receive information and feeling from someone immediately and then to lead us to express
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Business Strategy Victoria’s Secret‚ in both its’ business and e-business components use a B to C business strategy that focuses on the same market segment and economics in both channels. Strategically the company focuses on individual business processes instead of its’ business model so that it can improve upon some of them with technology as this avoids a primarily internet-driven business model which could affect the sales of their retail locations. Their business processes that support their
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1A) What is the definition of opportunity cost? The best alternative that we forgo‚ or give up‚ when we make a choice or a decision is called the opportunity cost of that decision. 1B) Eason wants to spend $15 to buy a pack of sandwiches or a bowl of fish-ball noodles form a street hawker. Explain the effect on Eason’s opportunity cost of buying the sandwiches if a cockroach is found inside the noodle soup. Eason’s opportunity cost of buying the sandwiches is a bowl of fish-ball noodles‚ however
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