Economics 247 Assignment 1 Version A This assignment has a maximum total of 100 marks and is worth 10% of your total grade for this course. You should complete it after completing your course work for Units 1 through 5. Answer each question clearly and concisely. 1. a. 3/3Define opportunity cost‚ and explain its importance in economics. (3 marks) -The opportunity cost of something is what you must give up of one thing‚ in order to get it. Opportunity cost is a key concept of
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Types of Contracts [pic] Choosing type appropriate contract type is essential to successful performance under a contract. The type of contract determines the cost and performance risks which are placed on the contractor. There are two broad contract groups--fixed price and cost reimbursement. Within each of these groups‚ there are various types of contracts which can be used individually or in combination. [pic] Firm Fixed Price Contracts [pic] This type of contract requires the contractor
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Indian scene. What are the Types of Leases Finance Lease v/s Operating Lease Finance Lease: The lease transfers ownership to the lessee before the lease expires The lessee can purchase the asset for a bargain price when the lease expires The lease lasts for at least 75 percent of the asset’s estimated economic life The present value of lease payments is at least 90 percent of the asset’s value Operating Lease: The lease term is significantly less than the economic life of the equipment The
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Types of Learning We all have had many years of experience in learning in face to face settings in similar classrooms. Although the face to face learning environments are often complex and unpredictable‚ we are very familiar with them and have developed high levels of skill in working in these environments. We can’t assume‚ however‚ that the skills‚ strategies‚ and techniques that we effectively use in face to face learning environments will also work well in online learning or in blended
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Economics Activity Points % of Total Discuss 105 6% Exam 60 3% Final Exam 100 5% Journal 140 8% Practice 360 19% Quiz 540 29% Test (CST) 350 19% Test (TST) 200 11% Total Points for the Course : 1855 Unit 1: The Game of Economics Lesson 1.1: What Is Economics Anyway? Activity 1.1.1: Study - What Kind of Game? (Documents: Study Sheet) See how economics can be understood as a game with rules that is played by people with different roles. Duration: 40 min Activity
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MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS MEANING OF MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS Managerial economics‚ used synonymously with business economics‚ is a branch of economics that deals with the application of microeconomic analysis to decision-making techniques of businesses and management units. It acts as the via media between economic theory and pragmatic economics. Managerial economics bridges the gap between ’theoria’ and ’pracis’. The tenets of managerial economics have been derived from quantitative techniques such as regression
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Semester I Revised June 2012 Revised Business Economics I Syllabus for F.Y.B.Com from June 2012 onwards University of Mumbai Semester I Module I: Demand analysis Demand function and determinants of demand – Concept and importance of Elasticity of demand‚ Income‚ cross‚ promotional. Case studiesConsumer surplus‚ Demand forecasting: meaning significance and methods-case studies Module II Theory of production and cost Production function-short run and long run- Law of variable proportions- Isoquantproducers’
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19th Century Theories 1. Continental thought in the early 19th Century was shaped by a philosophy that rejected material things in favor of a search for inner truth. This philosophy was (a) Cartesian rationalism. (b) classical economics. (c) Marxian economics. (d) social rationalism. (e) dialectical materialism. 2. A school of thought influenced by Auguste Comte’s determinism‚ and which contended that Ricardians “confined the observations on which they based their reasoning to the small
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Course: BUECO5903 BUSINESS ECONOMICS Date: Wednesday 13‚ October‚ 2010 Reading Commences: Writing Commences: Duration: 3 hours Venue: Off Campus Partner Providers Course Coordinator: Paul McPhee Total marks: 60 Instructions to candidates: 1. Print your name and student number on the Examination Paper and Answer Book. At the conclusion of the examination you must hand in both the examination question
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Types of Infrastructure Infrastructure is divided into two major classifications‚ "hard" and "soft". "Hard" is obviously the roads‚ bridges‚ etc. It also relates to the big physical networks essential for the functioning of a modern industrial nation Hard infrastructures refers to physical facilities or installations needed to operate‚ manage and monitor a system with the intention that the structures to be permanent whereas "soft" infrastructure is human capital and institutions that develop it
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