the early 1970’s two young men stumbled upon what would one day‚ be one of the top companies within its market. Paul Allen and Bill Gates‚ founders of Microsoft Corp‚ had a vision that every household would own a personal computer‚ and they were going to be the ones to help make that possible through the development of computer software. Microsoft was first able to get a foot in the market when IBM approached them in June of 1980 about developing an operating system for their new line of personal
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1. How has Microsoft responded to competitive threats and opportunities in the past? What patterns do you see? Microsoft typically entered markets when it realized potential of dominance. The second time IBM asked Gates to build them an OS‚ Gates saw potential‚ believing that the OS would become a standard that other manufacturers could use as well. Microsoft bought DOS from another software vendor‚ modified it and licensed it to IBM. Gates held onto the copyright‚ and as he predicted he was
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Macroeconomics 1102 Discussion Question 5 Part (a) Consumption function: is the relation of consumption with its determinants. Graphically drawn as:. Mathematically it is written as: C = C + c(Y – T) C: Consumption Spending C: Exogenous Consumption c : Marginal Propensity to Consume (0 < c < 1) Y: Aggregate Income T: Taxes Explaining the main components: Exogenous consumption: factors other than disposable income that affect consumption. So when consumers feel optimistic
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Question 1: Assume that Econoland produces haircuts and shirts with inputs of labor. Econoland has 1000 hours of labor available. A haircut requires ½ hour of labor‚ while a shirt requires 5 hours of labor. Construct Econolands PPF. Answer 1: To construct Econolands Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) we first need to understand what is a PPF. A production possibilities frontier (PPF) is a graph showing the different quantities of two goods that an economy can efficiently produce with limited
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Classical and Keynesian Economic Theories Economics can be defined as a social science concerned primarily with description and analysis of the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. There are two main schools of thought when it comes to economics: Classical and Keynesian economics. Each theory takes a different approach to the economic study‚ but neither approach is flawless. First‚ looking at the Classical economics theory‚ it is based largely on the thought that free
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a) The price of natural gas‚ a resource used by manufacturers throughout the United States‚ doubles. Price increases because‚ the companies that sell the spiral notebooks need to mark up their price in order to keep afloat with the rising cost of natural gas. Demand is not affected. The determinant for demand on the TRIBE chart in this scenario would be related goods and services‚ since the price for a good that is used to produce spiral notebooks is increasing‚ thus leading to an increase in the
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Macroeconomics Exam 1 Instructor: Prof. Phelps Name: Results: Class: Period: Date: Read each question carefully then circle the correct answer. When you are finished transfer the answers to the Scantron sheet. Make sure that you enter your name on both the exam and the scantron sheet. You have 1 hour to complete the exam. 1. For economists‚ the word "utility" means: a) versatility and flexibility. b) rationality. c) pleasure or satisfaction.** d) purposefulness
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1. From the definition of GDP we arrive at the following expression: c + i + g + x-m = y = c + s + t Discuss the three important economic relationships that can be derived from this expression related to the definition of GDP and explain each carefully. The expression above depicts two different ways to come up with real GDP for a country. The left side of the expression explains expenditure side of computing real GDP which can be rewritten as: y = c + i + g +x – m In real terms‚ it could
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Microsoft is a world leader in the PC industry and has $36.2 billion of cash. However‚ sales of PC would not last forever! The PC industry which is in its fourth decade shows signs of saturation and maturity (exhibit 13 in case). Launching XBOX allowed Microsoft to drive a revolution in digital entertainment and deliver the future of experience. The decision taken by Microsoft lead to its diversification in gaming consoles and online gaming industry. The diversification allowed Microsoft to utilize
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Apple vs. Microsoft By Teka Lee Professor Miles ITE 119 11 October 2012 Outline Thesis: Apple’s website differs from Microsoft’s website in the homepage‚ navigation‚ and consistency. I. First‚ Apple’s homepage differs from Microsoft’s homepage. A. Apple 1. Appearance 2. Main ad 3. Space B. Microsoft 1. Appearance 2. Main ad 3. Space C. Therefore‚ the differences in Apple’s and Microsoft’s homepage are significant. II. Second‚ Apple’s
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