is between “macroeconomics” and “microeconomics.” The motivating force for the change came from the macro side‚ with modern macroeconomics being far more explicit than old-fashioned monetary theory about fluctuations in income and employment (as well as the price level). In contrast‚ no revolution separates today’s microeconomics from old-fashioned price theory; one evolved from the other naturally and without significant controversy. The strength of microeconomics comes from the simplicity of its
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natural resources‚ executive skills. D. Land‚ labour‚ capital‚ entrepreneurial ability. 3. The field of economics that is most relevant to the managerial Decision making process is: A. Macroeconomics. B. Microeconomics. C. Labour economics. D. International economics. 4. The profit motive is important because: A. It is the signalling mechanism for the dynamic reallocation of Society’s scarce productive resources.
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Supply and Demand Simulation ECO/365 November 27‚ 2012 William Mason Supply and Demand Simulation This supply and demand simulation teaches how to respond to changes due to the shifts in the market. Whenever there is a change that means several factors that need to be looked at. A number of factors‚ including price increases or decreases‚ cause changes in supply and demand. If demand rises‚ the supplier should increase supply to achieve larger profits from increased sales at higher prices
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price-setting behaviour of UK firms published by the Bank of England in 1996 and 2008 concluded that the price‚ the amount of money expected‚ required or given for a certain level of output‚ was most often set as a result of market conditions1. The same report however found that the second largest price differential was the objective of the specific firm surveyed1‚ and thus product pricing in the UK can be seen to be determined by the interaction between these objectives and the market structures that bind
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differences in values. At other times‚ economist are united in the advice they offer‚ but policymakers may choose to ignore it. No. 7. What are the subfields into which economics is divided? Explain what each subfield studies. = microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics is the study of how households and firms are make decisions and how they interact in makers. Macroeconomics is the study of economi wide phenomena‚ including inflation‚ unemployment‚ and economic growth. 3. PRINCIPES
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Microeconomic First Homework Chapter 1 4. You win $100 in a basketball pool. You have a choice between spending the money now or putting it away for a year in a bank account that pays 5 percent interest. What is the opportunity cost of spending the 100$ now? Answer: By spending the money right away the opportunity cost is 5 percent of 100 dollars that is 5 dollars plus the 100$ itself. So the total opportunity cost is $105‚- 5. The company that you manage has invested $5 million in developing
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What are the distinctive features of the perfectly competitive model of the market for goods and services? What are the implications for a business strategy aimed at enhancing profitability? Perfect competition is an idealised market structure theory used in economics to show the market under a high degree of competition given certain conditions. This essay aims to outline the assumptions and distinctive features that form the perfectly competitive model and how this model can be used to explain
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Ethical Issues in The 2002 Steven Spielberg Movie Minority Report Technology is progressing every day. We have come so far in the past ten years. Imagine life in 2054‚ and what life will be like. That is what Philip K. Dick did in 1956 when he wrote the short story Minority Report‚ which was later produced as a movie. In the movie Minority Report‚ a team of officers led by John Anderson (Tom Cruise)‚ work together in the precime division. They collect information given by precogs to find
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the breakfast menu. Current demands by consumers are to add a happy meal option allowing parents to purchase child sized portions of breakfast items. This option could help McDonalds to increase profits by attracting more consumers. Shareholder reports show a quarterly cash dividend per share increase of 15% and annual dividend of $2.80 per share. Comparable sales grew 5.6%. Cash by operations increased $808 million to $7.2 billion. Return to shareholders $6.0 billion (McDonald’s.com‚ 2012).
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Ch1: The Fundamentals of Managerial Economics * Managerial Economics is the application of microeconomic theory to business decision-making. Revenue‚ costs‚ and profits * Revenue(TR=total revenue) is gross inflow of money to firm from producing and selling a good * Costs = 2 kinds of production costs 1. Explicit costs: all costs requiring the firm to pay money to someone (out of pocket costs) 2. Implicit costs: the opportunity costs to the firm of using inputs it owns(land
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