Lesson 1 BUSINESS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT NATURE OF BUSINESS Business may be understood as the organized efforts of enterprise to supply consumers with goods and services for a profit. Businesses vary in size‚ as measured by the number of employees or by sales volume. But‚ all businesses share the same purpose: to earn profits. The purpose of business goes beyond earning profit. There are: • It is an important institution in society. • Be it for the supply of goods and services • Creation of
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Philippines Economy To Survive Haiyan Despite a terrible human toll‚ Haiyan is unlikely to derail the nation’s impressive economic performance. By Anthony Fensom Asia’s “strong man” economy of the Philippines is considered tough enough to weather the effects of Typhoon Haiyan. Yet even after the deadliest typhoonin the nation’s recorded history‚ analysts have warned of potentially worse storms ahead. After making landfall on November 8‚ Haiyan (known as Yolanda in the Philippines) flattened dozens
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will compare and contrast different economic systems and explain how they answer the three basic economic questions of what to produce‚ how to produce‚ and for whom to produce. a. Compare command‚ market‚ and mixed economic systems with regard to private ownership‚ profit motive‚ consumer sovereignty‚ competition‚ and government regulation. b. Evaluate how well each type of system answers the three economic questions and meets the broad social and economic goals of freedom‚ security‚ equity‚
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FINAL EXAMINATION PROGRAMME: MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA): GENERAL AND TOURISM- YEAR ONE MODULE: ECONOMICS DATE: 21 NOVEMBER 2011 DURATION: 3 Hours EXAMINER: Mr I Govender INTAKE: JANUARY 2011 TIME: 09h00 – 12h00 TOTAL MARKS: 100 MODERATOR: Dr D Mukuvisi INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE: 1. Questions must be attempted in the answer book provided. 2. All queries should be directed to the invigilator; do not communicate or attempt to communicate with any other candidate. 3. You have THREE
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Economics 247 Assignment 1 Version A This assignment has a maximum total of 100 marks and is worth 10% of your total grade for this course. You should complete it after completing your course work for Units 1 through 5. Answer each question clearly and concisely. 1. a. 3/3Define opportunity cost‚ and explain its importance in economics. (3 marks) -The opportunity cost of something is what you must give up of one thing‚ in order to get it. Opportunity cost is a key concept of
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to investigate how the Nokia Corporation has been innovative since it was originally founded as Nokia AB in 1865. This report also looks into what Nokia has done to be considered innovative‚ how that innovation has paid off and what challenges the company faces now‚ and in the future. The main findings were that Nokia has been very innovative politically‚ strategically and through new creations. The main focus of innovation was within the telecommunications industry. Nokia have manufactured some
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China’s Environment: History‚ Problems and Solutions The growth of China‚ with twenty years of Historically‚ rapid growth has produced environmental destruction. China is no exception. Because of its huge and growing population‚ 20 years of over nine per cent per annum growth‚ a history of neglect and adverse geography‚ China faces crises. China has a reputation throughout the world for being a country with large amounts of pollution and environmental degradation. Like many Western nations
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The Macro-environment The macro-environment includes concepts such as demography‚ economy‚ natural forces‚ technology‚ politics‚ and culture. Demography refers to studying human populations in terms of size‚ density‚ location‚ age‚ gender‚ race‚ and occupation. This helps to divide the population into market segments which can be beneficial to a marketer in deciding how to tailor their marketing plan to attract that demographic. The economic environment refers to the purchasing power of
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ECONOMICS CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS ● Assumed 3 decision makers- consumers (households) – that sell land‚ labour‚ capital & entrepreneurship and firms- that pay rent‚ wages‚ interest and profits (rewards for above factors of production ) firms then use the factors to produce G/S in return for payment from consumer. Govt imposes taxes on individuals and (income tax) and firms (corporate tax) to provide infrastructure and other services to community ● Econon’s 2 basic assumptions
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ECONOMIC HISTORY Only study guide for ECS2608 J. Inggs Department of Economics University of South Africa Pretoria © 2012 University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria Page-layout by the Department ECS2608/1/2012-2014 iii ECS2608/1/12-14 Contents ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE WORLD Important topics and specific national examples between the two World Wars Chapter Page 1 HOW THE STUDY GUIDE
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