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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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stagflation in US economy threatens outlook for the airline industry profitability. US airlines forecasting Q108 losses citing high fuel costs and a potential economic slowdown. Other regions of the world will expand such as Asia‚ Middle East and Latin America. Slowdown has already affected some US small-mid cap carriers with the recent onslaught of bankruptcies. US majors are better armed to combating the effects of the sharp increase in jet fuel. Cost reduction
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classroom use at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management by Professor David Besanko and Sonia Marciano NOTE ON THE ECONOMICS OF AIRLINE MARKETS The purpose of this note is to provide background to the study of the airline industry by briefly discussing four important economic aspects of the industry: (1) the nature and measurement of airline costs; (2) economies of scope and hub-and-spoke networks; (3) the relationship between yields and market characteristics; and (4)
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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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Chapter 3 3-1. Concert Opportunity Cost You won a free ticket to see a Brice Springsteen concert ( assume the ticket has no resale value). U2 has a concert the same night‚ and this represents your next best alternative activity. Tickets to the U2 concert cost $80‚ and on any particular day‚ you would be willing to pay up to $100 to see this band. Assume that there are no additional costs of seeing either show. Based on the information presented here‚ what is the opportunity cost of seeing
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Week 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
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Industry Analysis of the Airline Industry An Industry in which I have a potential future interest for an entrepreneurial venture is the ever changing airline industry. Although facing tough numbers after the 9/11 attacks‚ I have always held an interest for this industry. There are several basic economic characteristics for this industry. There are many opportunities‚ there are also many threats. The airline industry was heavily regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for close to
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QUESTION 1: Angel plc is a listed industrial business and is considering a major investment. The investment projects team needs an appropriate rate at which to discount the estimated after-tax cash flow for the investment. Following the business’s normal practice‚ this is to be based on the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Figures‚ relating to long-term financing‚ included in the business’s most recent balance sheet are: £m Ordinary shares of £0.50 each (160 million) 80 Share
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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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LECTURE 7: ANGER ANGER OR EXASPERATION: Anger is a general and conventional commotion with a huge range of intensity‚ from mild irritation and frustration to rage. It is a counteraction to a perceived threat to ourselves‚ whom we love‚ things which we own‚ our self-image‚ or some part of self identity. Anger is an alarming bell that tells us that something is wrong. COMPONENTS OF ANGER: Anger has three components: * Physical reactions‚ usually starting with a rush of adrenaline and responses
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