Economics 323-B1 International Economics Midterm Exam 1100-1150‚ Friday 26 February 2010 C. Smith You have 50 minutes to complete this exam. Points allocated to a question are shown in brackets beside the question for a total of 100. Answer ALL questions. Calculators and other electronic devices may NOT be used during the exam. 1. Wages differ greatly across countries and they depend‚ to some extent at least‚ on productivity differences. Suppose Canada and Japan produce two types
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Management may choose to build up capacity in anticipation of demand or in response to developing demand. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. To illustrate some of the advantages and disadvantages‚ provide specific examples of companies that have used each strategy. Three things that are important when planning capacity is “maintaining system balance‚ frequency of capacity additions or reductions‚ and the use of external capacity.” (Jacobs‚ Chase Pg 75) Some of the advantages
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Ch3 – O.M 1) Strategic decisions are those which: A) Only involve senior managers B) Require the input of external consultants and management accountants. C) Seek to move the whole organisation towards its overall long-term goals D) Define the position of a business unit with respect to its operational capabilities 2) The determination of performance priorities is normally influenced by: A) The specific needs of the company’s customer
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD MAT 540 MIDTERM EXAM 1. Deterministic techniques assume that no uncertainty exists in model parameters. 2. A continuous random variable may assume only integer values within a given interval. 3. A joint probability is the probability that two or more events that are mutually exclusive can occur simultaneously. 4. A decision tree is a diagram consisting of circles decision nodes‚ square probability nodes‚ and branches. 5. A table of random numbers must be
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“Managing a virtual workplace‚” Academy of Management Executive‚ 14 (3)‚ Aug. 2000‚ pp. 81-90. Chidambaram‚ L.‚ and Jones‚ B.‚ "Impact of Communication Medium and Computer Support on Group Perceptions and Performance: A Comparison of Face-to-Face and Dispersed Meetings‚" MIS Quarterly (17:4)‚ 1993‚ pp. 465-516. Cox‚ T.‚ Lobel‚ S.‚ and McLeod‚ P.‚ "Effects of ethnic group cultural differences on cooperative and competitive behavior on a group task‚ " Academy of Management Journal‚ 34‚ 827–847‚ 1991. Dash‚
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Centre for Continuing Education Executive MBA (OIL & GAS Management) Semester II YEAR: 2013 SESSION: January Assignment – 1 For Operations & Material Management (MBCQ 722D) (To be filled by the student) Name: _______________________ Sap No/Regn No: _______________________ Section A (20 Marks) Write short notes on any four of the following 1. Production management functions 2. The era of scientific management 3. Optimal criteria for selecting a plant location 4.
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environment‚ where competition reaches outstanding levels and variables such as consumer demand are increasingly more difficult to analyze and predict‚ it all comes to the abilities of managers to keep their companies successful. CEO’s‚ marketing and operations managers‚ they all play a vital role in the profitability of their companies‚ no matter if they are small regional companies or large multinational corporations. Since the start of the economic crisis in 2008‚ all national economies face difficulties
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CLCIK TO DOWNLOAD ECO 550 Midterm Exam 1. Income tax payments are an example of ____. 2. The moral hazard in team production arises from 3. Which of the following will increase (V0)‚ the shareholder wealth maximization model of the firm: V0∙(shares outstanding) = Σ∞t=1 (π t ) / (1+ke)t + Real Option Value. 4. In the shareholder wealth maximization model‚ the value of a firm’s stock is equal to the present value of all expected future ____ discounted at the stockholders’ required rate
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One of the new drives is the effective supply chain management which brings customer satisfaction and profitability. Many retailers especially supermarkets and grocery stores use different strategies in order to achieve an effective supply chain management. Faced with predictable variability‚ a company’s goal is to respond in a manner that balances supply with demand to maximize profitability (Chopra & Meindl‚ 2013: 247). Inventory management is the activity of planning and controlling accumulation
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD ECO 550 Midterm Exam 1. Economies of Scope refers to situations where per unit costs are 2. For a short-run cost function which of the following statements is (are) not true? 3. According to the theory of cost‚ specialization in the use of variable resources in the short-run results initially in: 4. Economies of scale exist whenever long-run average costs: 5. The existence of diseconomies of scale (size) for the firm is hypothesized to result from: 6. If TC =
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