McDonalds INTERNAL ANALYSIS8 The internal analysis of the firm describes the strengths and weaknesses the firm brings to its competitive environment. What resources or capabilities can a firm leverage against its competitors and/or to tap new markets? What weaknesses we might see that will handicap the firm in the future? You should perform the internal analysis using the value chain approach that we will discuss in class (see description below‚ as well). This approach consists of breaking the firm
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Kyle Broderick October 18‚ 2014 Marketing 420 McDonalds Twitter Campaign: Hype vs. Reality Case Analysis 1) What are the potential advantages and disadvantages for an organization when using social media? The use of social media has a very wide variety of advantages and disadvantages for companies. In essence it’s an extremely cheap way to reach consumers‚ and help them develop a brand perception. Companies can use it to hit a wide audience‚ and show them about a new product‚ or deal going on
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1. Distinguish between an absolute advantage and a comparative advantage. Cite an example of a country that has an absolute advantage and one with a comparative advantage. Absolute advantage is when a monopoly exists in a country when it is the only source and product of an item. Meanwhile‚ a comparative advantage is when a country can supply products more efficiently and at a lower cost than it can produce other items. South Africa has an absolute advantage because of its diamonds. The United States
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– W. If the additional revenue‚ P × MPL‚ exceeds the cost (W) of hiring the additional unit of labor‚ then profit increases. The firm will hire labor until it is no longer profitable to do so—that is‚ until the MPL falls to the point where the change in profit is zero. In the equation above‚ the firm hires labor until Δprofit = 0‚ which is when (P × MPL) = W. This condition can be rewritten as: MPL = W/P. Therefore‚ a competitive profit-maximizing firm hires labor until the marginal product
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QUESTIONS chap12 3. How do the entry and exit of firms in a purely competitive industry affect resource flows and long‐run profits and losses? LO3 Answer: Entry and exit help to improve resource allocation. Firms that exit an industry due to low profits release their resources to be used more profitably in other industries. Firms that enter an industry chasing higher profits bring with them resources that were less profitably used in other industries. Both processes increase allocative efficiency
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1) 1/1 Word provides the capability to view what formatting changes would look like without actually applying the format. This feature is known as ____. (1pts) Formatting Ribbon Contextual Tabs Print Preview Live Preview Collapse 2) 1/1 Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Mini toolbar? (1pts) It appears when you select text You hold down the Ctrl key and tap M to display it It is located on the Home tab of the Ribbon
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• Micro vs. Macro • Microeconomics – the study of how individual households and firms make decisions and how they interact with one another in markets. • Macroeconomics – the study of the economy as a whole. – Its goal is to explain the economic changes that affect many households‚ firms‚ and markets at once. • The Two Groups of Economists • Macroeconomists • Focus on the economy as a whole. • Spend much time analyzing how total income changes and how changes in income cause changes in
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PART 1 COMPANY PROFILE 1.1 Name of the Company Chowking Food Corporation Chowking 1.2 Location of the Company (Head Office) 7/F Jollibee Center Building‚ San Miguel Avenue‚ Pasig City‚ Metro Manila 1.3 Location of Chowking 1.4 Background History of the Company Chowking (Chinese: 超群) is a Philippine-based chain that pioneered the Asian quick-service restaurant concept in the Philippines. The concept combines a Western fast-food service style with Chinese food. Chowking predominantly
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stratification is a characteristic of all society. We have also seen that classes and individuals are rated high or low on the basis of characteristics possessed by them according to the social value scale. Any change in the value scale or any change in the characteristics results in a change in the status of different classes. Thus different occupations are held in different degrees of esteem in different societies or within the society at different times‚ The members of the priestly class were at
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A N N U A L R E P O R T / B C R P 2 0 0 7 CENTRAL RESERVE BANK OF PERU 13 GRAPH 1 Overall inflation and food and beverage inflation in December 2007 (Las 12-month percentage change) Data on inflation in China and Germany refers only to food. Source: Bloomberg. 12.0 15.2 16.7 8.5 6.2 10.8 6.6 4.8 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.4 8.4 7.8 6.5 5.7 5.1 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 2.8 2.1 Turkey Chile China Colombia India Brasil Spain USA Peru Mexico Germany England Total Food and Beverages In 2007 economic
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