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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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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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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Version 18 October 2007 Managerial Economics – Concerned with the application of economic principles and methods to the decision making process under conditions of uncertainty. Theory Tools: Micro Economics‚ Statistics‚ Econometrics (OLS) Software and Decision Support Tools: Excel‚ Matlab‚ B34S Goal: Develop a systematic and reproducible decision making strategy. Common Tasks facing a Modern Manager: Whether to lease or buy equipment? How to determine the shape of the cost curve
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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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the other doesn’t. is where each player maximizes his own payoff given the action of the other player. is where both players are maximizing their total payoff. is a 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)
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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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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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Demand & Supply of Money: a case in India Over the years‚ Indian economy began with a barter system where commodities were used as money to the definition of money in the current scenario.Its development can be traced as follows:- Classical theory of money demand: The main concern of this theory is to analyze how money may affect the Aggregate Demand (AD) of goods and services in the economy. According to the Classical Theory the AD is more or less stable. Shifts in the demand
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