3. Describe what Pareto efficiency is and why economists use this criterion for comparing alternative economic systems. Use a graphic display in this essay. The term is named for an Italian economist‚ Vilfreo Pareto. A central concept in economics is Pareto efficiency. A situation is said to be Pareto efficient if there is no way to rearrange things to make at least one person better off without making anyone worse off. What makes Pareto efficiency important is that almost everyone would agree that
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TEST BANK CHAPTER 1 Intercorporate Investments: An Overview MULTIPLE CHOICE Use the following information on a company’s investments in equity securities to answer questions 1- 4 below. The company’s accounting year ends December 31. | |Date of acquisition|Cost |Fair value |Date sold |Selling price | |Investment | | |12/31/10 | |
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Technical skills Technical skills is the specific knowledge and techniques required to perform an organizational role. Skills reflect both an understanding of and a proficiency in a specialized field. A manager may have technical skills in a specialized field such as accounting‚ finance‚ computer science… etc. for example‚ an account payable manager must be proficient in accounting rules and procedures so that he can resolve problems and answer questions related to accounting. Human Skills
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Chapter 3 Solutions‚ 3rd day Exercise 3-13 (15 minutes) 1. | Actual manufacturing overhead costs | | $ 48‚000 | | Manufacturing overhead applied: 10‚000 MH × $5 per MH | | 50‚000 | | Overapplied overhead cost | | $ 2‚000 | | | | | 2. | Direct materials: | | | | Raw materials inventory‚ beginning | $ 8‚000 | | | Add: Purchases of raw materials | 32‚000 | | | Raw materials available for use | 40‚000 | | | Deduct: Raw materials inventory
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MARKET ECONOMY Dimensions of Property Rights Managerial Application: Patent for Priceline.com Managerial Application: Property Rights Insecurity in Columbia Gains from Trade Managerial Application: While Animosity between the Governments of Venezuela and the U. S. Grow‚ So Does Trade Managerial Application: Strategic Business Planning—Ignoring Economics of Trade Academic Application: Gains from Trade BASICS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND The Price Mechanism Managerial Application: Shifts in Demand‚ Quantity‚ and
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"Managerial decisions are an important cog in the working wheel of an organisation. The success or failure of a business is contingent upon the decisions taken by managers. Increasing complexity in the business world has spewed forth greater challenges for managers. Today‚ no business decision is bereft of influences from areas other than the economy. Decisions pertinent to production and marketing of goods are shaped with a view of the world both inside as well as outside the economy. Rapid changes
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Tutorial 4 Problems for today (from the Workout Book) Problem 4.9 (except d and e) Problem 4.12 Problem 5.1 Problem 5.2 Problem 5.3 H. K. Chen (SFU) ECON 301 — Tutorial 4 October 2‚ 3 1 / 15 Problem 4.9 (a)–(g) Suppose that the utility functions u(x‚ y ) and v (x‚ y ) are related by v (x‚ y ) = f (u(x‚ y )). In each case below‚ write “Yes” if the function f is a positive monotonic transformation and “No” if it is not. (Hint for calculus users: A differentiable function f (u) is
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1-5 a. Historical costs are not useless in rapidly changing environment. Even though it does not tell us the fair market value of a certain item‚ it gives us an idea of how the price has changed as time passes. It allows us to record the depreciation and forecast the future costs. b. 1-8 2-4 A lotion bundle consists of 2 cases of 4oz‚ 4 cases of 8oz and 1 case of 12oz bottles. For each lotion bundle: Revenue=2*$36+4*$66+1*72=$408‚ Variable cost=2*$13+4*$24.5+1*27=$151 Contribution
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LECTURE 7: ANGER ANGER OR EXASPERATION: Anger is a general and conventional commotion with a huge range of intensity‚ from mild irritation and frustration to rage. It is a counteraction to a perceived threat to ourselves‚ whom we love‚ things which we own‚ our self-image‚ or some part of self identity. Anger is an alarming bell that tells us that something is wrong. COMPONENTS OF ANGER: Anger has three components: * Physical reactions‚ usually starting with a rush of adrenaline and responses
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Murzakarimova Balzhan Management 343 Q1.6 Which concept—the business profit concept or the economic profit concept—provides the more appropriate basis for evaluating business operations? Why? Businesses i know are there to maximize profit and minimize cost.On this basis‚i think the business profit concept is the most appropriate basis for evaluating business operations because banks‚lenders or creditors will the creditworthiness of such business if loan or any other facility has been advanced
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