ECON112 Macroeconomics Problem Set 3 *Solution* Fall 2010 (Instructor: Li‚ Yao; TA: Fok Pik Lin‚ Astor) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posted: Monday‚ November 1‚ 2010 Due: 5:30 PM Monday‚ November 8‚ 2010 40 marks total Part I: True/False/Uncertain Please justify your answer with a short argument for each question and draw a diagram if necessary. (15 marks‚ 3 marks each: 1 mark for correct judgment
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Solution: Computation of: Revenue Simple returns = (service fee‚ $50) x no. of simple returns demand Complex returns = (service fee‚ $200) x no. of complex returns demand Cost of permanent employees Payment for accountant = (regular rate‚ $600 per week) x no. of permanent accountant Payment for computer system = (per computer rate‚ $175 per week) x no. of accountants who access to the computerized system Total permanent costs = payment to accountant
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Hanze University International business School Daniel Prieto MBA 2008/09 Operation Management: Dell 1 Introduction Dell is a technological sales company which performs their business in the whole world as is possible to see in the following diagram. With a net revenue of $61‚133‚000‚000 is the second largest computer manufacturer company in the word and the number one in United States. Dell focuses on Business to Business(B2B) and Business to Consumer(B2C) commerce to satisfy their business
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distribution To calculate the covariance and understand its use in finance To compute probabilities from binomial‚ hypergeometric‚ and Poisson distributions How to use the binomial‚ hypergeometric‚ and Poisson distributions to solve business problems Copyright ©2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chap 5-2 Definitions Random Variables A random variable represents a possible numerical value from an uncertain event. Discrete random variables produce outcomes that
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The Solution to the Earths’ Energy Conservation Problem Gas prices have hit $6.00 a gallon! That is a scary thought‚ but reality is if we don’t start conserving our energy sources now‚ that is exactly what we will get gas for $6.00 a gallon or maybe even more. In today’s society we are only worried about the here‚ and the now. We all need to start thinking long term and come up with ideas for preserving our future. In the United States the industries use up about forty two percent of the nation’s
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EXAMINATION I NAME: __________________________________________________________ 1. David Upton is president of Upton Manufacturing‚ a producer of Go-Karts tires. Upton makes 2500 tires per day with the following resources: Labor: 50 hours per day @15.00 per hour Raw Material: 20‚000 lbs. per day at @ $3 per lb Energy: $5‚000 per day Capital: $10‚000 per day a) What is the labor
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What competitive priority is important for a discount store‚ such as Zellers? Cost is the most important competitive priority for a discount store‚ such as Zellers. In order to perform competitively as a discount store‚ the organization must emphasize low operating costs. With this priority‚ Zellers can produce at low costs in comparison to competitors and offer products at low prices in order to meet consumer needs and become an order winner. 2. Three generic strategies are low cost‚ niche
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Research Report addresses the case study of Andrew Bartlett ’s plumbing business in Western Australia. See attached copy of the case‚ taken from Andrew Bartlett: Managerial dilemmas ’. In Bartol‚ K.‚ Tein‚ M.‚ Matthews‚ G. & Martin‚ D. (2005). Management: A Pacific Focus‚ McGraw-Hill and Irwin‚ p.p. 471-2 Introduction [1] Team-structured organisations are becoming increasingly popular in many different industries and in situations where companies have geographically distributed offices. Jehn
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Introduction Companies around the world face challenges both externally and internally. Externally‚ companies have to create‚ manufacture‚ and distribute a product appealing to a targeted group of companies and in some cases venture out to the individual population. Internal challenges stem from the Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO)‚ board members‚ team leaders‚ production designers‚ sales representatives‚ and the employee population. Some challenges presented can be the light of a new idea and other
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Operations strategy defines how an organisation could manage their resources for its production. People within the operations management play the most important role in a company. They need to be able to manage how to keep or attract customers to their products or services and have a major competitive advantage against their competitors. Lack of competence and skill within this segment can easily lead to failure and loss. To avoid so‚ a manager needs to comply with a certain strategy to stay on
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