to produce information in appropriate formats for decision making in an organisational context Creation and interpretation of graphs using spreadsheets: line‚ pie‚ bar charts and histograms Scatter (XY) graphs and linear trend lines: extrapolation for forecasting (reliability) Presentations and report writing: use of appropriate formats; presentation software and techniques 4 Be able to use software-generated information to make decisions in an organisation Management information systems:
Premium Data analysis Decision making Project management
Economics chapter 2 Economics is the efficient allocation of the scarce means of production toward the satisfaction of human wants The central fact of economics is scarcity. Human wants are unlimited while resources are limited. Four economics resources: land‚ labor‚ capital and entrepreneurial ability The opportunity cost of any choice is the forgone value of the next best alternative. The production possibilities curve is a hypothetical model of an economy that produces only two products.
Premium Tax Progressive tax Economics
Chapter 2 ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q2.1 In 2004‚ the second-largest U.S. long-distance telephone company eliminated about 2‚000 jobs at four call centers in Colorado‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ and South Carolina. "MCI must continue to revamp its cost structure to better position the company for future success‚" a company spokesperson said. Does this decision reflect an application of the global or partial optimization concept? Explain. ANSWER MCI=s decision to scale back employment at four
Premium Economics Marginal cost Costs
An explanation of how decision-making is dealt with in economic analysis requires an examination of the main factors at play. These factors amongst others are looked at as a base for decision making. Supply and Demand are the most fundamental tools used in economic analysis. I will explain what demand is and how the demand curve is derived. I will also write about Supply and its relationship with Demand. I will examine equilibrium price (market clearing price) and how we can calculate or plot it
Premium Supply and demand
ASSESSMENT 2a: Making Business Decisions Decision Making Exercise 1 Introduction This essay will introduce the process of applying the Multi Criteria Analysis (Parker‚ H. 2013) in coffee purchase decision making and evaluate the helpfulness of MCA in this situation. Personal or business decision After four weeks‚ the content of lectures are becoming increasingly difficult. To concentrate on study‚ I need a cup of latte to keep a clear mind. The thing is‚ should I buy coffee at cafes or purchase
Premium Decision making Decision theory Coffee
Guiding the Decisions of Healthcare Policy and Decision Makers with Statistics Tina Norris MHA624: Continuous Quality Improvements & Risk Management (MNI1125A) Professor Kim McDonald July 25‚ 2011 Guiding the Decisions of Healthcare Policy and Decision Makers with Statistics Continuously improving the quality of healthcare services depends on the creation of safety cultures by utilizing risk management techniques and tools‚ thus engendering an environment which is relatively safe
Premium Health care Management Health care provider
The Bathtub Period (Chapter 15‚ pp. 708 - 709) Case Study Questions: 1. Should Jerry go to the General Manager? Why or why not? Think back to what is expected of a project manager and the project charter. Answer – Given that the project was strategic in nature for the company‚ the loss of key personnel to other projects is a very big risk that could impact delivery and quality of the project. Also‚ Jerry and his team had really worked very hard to ensure that they make up the management reserve that
Premium Project management
BASIC ECONOMIC PROBLEM Scarcity is one of the most basic economic problem that we faced. Why we run into scarcity because we are in a society with unlimited wants‚ but limited resources. Therefore‚ we have to choose‚ to make trade-offs. We have to efficiently allocate resources‚ and we have to do those things because resources are limited and cannot meet our own unlimited demands. Choice and opportunity cost are two basic concepts in economics. Because of scarcity‚ consumers‚ businesses and governments
Premium Economics
farmer’s field and grows pineapples. Tom hires students to pick and pack the pineapples. The following table sets out Tom’s total product schedule. Labor (students) Total Products (pineapples/per day) 0 0 1 100 2 220 3 300 4 360 5 400 6 420 7 430 1. Calculate the marginal product of the third student; 2. Calculate the average product of three students; 3. Over what numbers of students does marginal product increase? 4. When marginal product increases‚ compare average
Free Economics Perfect competition Marginal cost
Chapter 18 is an in-depth look at how Jesus was sentenced for the crime of claiming to be the Messiah and how Jesus died and was buried. This is again a very morbid chapter but does give insight into what he went through and all the factors involved with his death. Pontius Pilate was essentially the deciding factor in Jesus being convicted and sentenced to a crucifixion. This chapter talks about the severe agony that Jesus went through and how much he had to endure. The last chapter discussed how
Premium Jesus Christianity Christian terms