ECO1104D Introduction to Microeconomics Fall 2012 Assignment 1 due on October 4 in class (Total 80 points) Q1. (15 points) The following table shows production possibilities for two items—chairs and tables. Combination | Chairs | Tables | A | 0 | 6 | B | 8 | 5 | C | 15 | 4 | D | 21 | 3 | E | 26 | 2 | F | 30 | 1 | G | 33 | 0 | (a) What is the opportunity cost of producing the first table? (33-30)/1=3 (b) What is the opportunity cost of producing the third table?
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Forecasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 B. Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 C. Importance of Forecasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Product Life Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Green Tea and Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Adults Introduction Obesity has become a growing health issue which is associated with increased risk of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease‚ hypertension‚ type 2 diabetes‚ osteoarthritis‚ stroke‚ sleep apnea‚ and certain cancers (Auvichayapat et al.‚ 2008; Maki et al.‚ 2009; Nagao et al.‚ 2005). In the United States there are an estimated 72 million overweight or obese adults (as cited in Maki et al.‚ 2009). Currently‚ the most effective
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TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION ASSIGNMENT 1 DISCUSS METHODS OF PACKAGING MEAT (25) AN ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MODULE: FSN 206: MEAT TECHNOLOGY BY DAVID SONGA R121204P SUBMITTED ON: 13/03/13 Meat packaging The function of packaging is to surround or wrap meat products with suitable protective material. Packaging materials were in the old days simple natural materials‚ e.g. leaves‚ but nowadays exclusively
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Which of the following is the least useful sales forecasting model to use when sales are increasing? Select one: Trend adjusted exponential smoothing Weighted moving average Naïve Exponential smoothing ? Simple mean x Which of the following forecasting methods is most likely to be implemented to change an existing quantitative forecast to account for a new competitor in the marketplace? Select one: Gamma method Executive opinion Market research Naïve method Delphi method
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Activity 6- Pricing 1. Give an example of each major type of pricing objective: profit-oriented pricing‚ sales-oriented pricing and status quo pricing. Lamb/Hair/McDaniel (2012) mention that establishing realistic and measurable pricing objectives is a serious part of any firm’s marketing policy. Pricing objectives are usually categorized into three categories: profit oriented‚ sales oriented and status quo. In consistent with Lamb/Hair/McDaniel (2012) profit oriented pricing is based on profit
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QUALITATIVE FORECASTING METHODS Qualitative forecasting methods are based on educated opinions of appropriate persons 1. Delphi method: forecast is developed by a panel of experts who anonymously answer a series of questions; responses are fed back to panel members who then may change their original responses a- very time consuming and expensive b- new groupware makes this process much more feasible 2. Market research: panels‚ questionnaires‚ test markets‚ surveys‚ etc. 3. Product life-cycle
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1. Introduction to BAYONNE PACKAGING‚ Inc BAYONNE PACKAGING‚ Inc is a $43 million printer and paper converter company that produces customized paper-based packaging‚ for industrial customers‚ for promotional materials software‚ luxury beverages‚ gift good and gift candy. Presently‚ the business is leaded by Dave Rand and the board of the company is constituted by family members‚ a local banker and outside counsel. This company is implemented in the paper packaging industry that was featured
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5/7/08 4:42 PM Page 52 C H A P T E R Forecasting Models 5 TEACHING SUGGESTIONS Teaching Suggestion 5.1: Wide Use of Forecasting. Forecasting is one of the most important tools a student can master because every firm needs to conduct forecasts. It’s useful to motivate students with the idea that obscure sounding techniques such as exponential smoothing are actually widely used in business‚ and a good manager is expected to understand forecasting. Regression is commonly accepted as a tool
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Business Forecasting Contents 1.0 Executive summary…………………………………………………………………………………4 2.0 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………5 3.0 Question 1……………………………………………………………………………………………...6 4.1 a) Time series plot…………………………………………………………………………6 4.2 b) Exponential smoothing methods……………………………………………….8 4.3 c) 8 months Forecasted period……………………………………………………11 4.4 d) Forecasting report……………………………………………………………………13 4.0 Question 2……………………………………………………………………………………………
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