Key terms: Definition: Opportunity cost The cost of missing out on the next best alternative. Economic goods Goods that are scarce and therefore have an opportunity cost. Free goods Goods that have no opportunity cost‚ e.g. Air Factor market The market for the factors of production that make other goods and services such as labour or raw materials. Free market economy One in which there is very limited government involvement in providing goods and services. Division of labour
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chapter Six businesses and Their Costs ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 6-1 Distinguish clearly between a plant‚ a firm‚ and an industry. Contrast a vertically integrated firm‚ a horizontally integrated firm‚ and a conglomerate. Cite an example of a horizontally integrated firm from which you have recently made a purchase. A plant is an operating unit where production takes place. This production can be manufacturing‚ farming‚ mining‚ retailing‚ wholesaling‚ warehousing—anything
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2) Which department authorizes changes in employee pay rates? - Production department does the authorizing; Production employees prepare two types of time records. This helps the cost accounting department. They use this to allocate direct labor changes to work-in-process (WIP) Accounts. 3) Why should the employee’s supervisor not distribute paychecks? - Because there is a chance the supervisor could create a non-existent employee and time card him in then taking his checks for themselves.
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Five economic problems and five social problems of the philippines? social: 1. lack of individualism. don’t need to abandon social structures totally. 2. colonial mentality. royalty‚ status symbols‚ subservience 3. western influence. don’ love their own 4. parinig system 5. authoritarian economic: 1. leaders are mostly landowners who don’t know how to make a profit 2. consumers are lured by too many commercial establishments like KFC‚ McDo‚ Jollibee‚ Levis‚ etc. even those who cannot really
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MBA 640 (Summer IS 2010) MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS EXAM #1 STUDENT NAME: Exam is open book and open material. 1. Explain the interaction of Managerial Economics with other business disciplines‚ giving specific examples. Managerial economics has been defined by conventional theorists as a science that "is all about how people make choices" After you’ve defined managerial economics and it’s relationship to its economic theory. Managerial economics will interact with each of these business’s
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1.Is growth of the Internet‚ in terms of users‚ expected to continue indefinitely? What will cause it to slow‚ if anything? The number of internet users in the U.S. is expected to grow to around 215 million users by 2005‚ up from 170 million users in mid-2001. The growth rate of new users is slowing though‚ due to cost and complexity of computer use required for Internet access. Unless the price of computers drops significantly the internet growth rate will continue to decline. However‚ even if
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The Nature and Scope of Managerial Economics Managerial Economics • Managerial economics‚ meaning the application of economic methods in the managerial decisionmaking process‚ and it is a fundamental part of any business. This is happening for several reasons It is becoming more important for managers to make good decisions and to justify them‚ as their accountability either to management or to shareholders increases. Number and size of multinationals increases‚ the costs and benefits
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Managerial Economics Comm 295 Class 1 1. Course Outline 2. Introduction 3. Supply and Demand THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1. Outline Instructor: James Brander Vista: An outline and old assignments and exams (with answers) are posted. Class notes will be posted before each class. Questions corresponding to the textbook and selected answers will be posted. Course Description: Economic foundations of managerial decision–making. The early topics review and extend material from first
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Chief Characteristics Of Managerial Economics It would be useful to point out certain chief characteristics of Managerial Economics‚ inasmuch it’s they throw further light on the nature of the subject matter and help in a clearer understanding thereof. 1. Managerial Economics micro-economic in character. 2. Managerial Economics largely uses that body of economic concepts and principles‚ which is known as ‘Theory of the firm’ or ‘Economics of the firm’. In addition‚ it also seeks to apply
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MEANING SCOPE AND METHODS OF MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS INTRODUCTION Emergence of managerial economics as a separate course of management studies can be attributed to at least three factors.: (a) growing complexity of business decision making process due to changing market conditions and business environment (b) consequent upon‚ the increasing use of economic logic ‚ concepts theories and tools o economic analysis in the process of business decision making (c) Rapid increase in demand for professionally
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