Profit Maximiser MR = MC An industry can be defined from two criteria: - similarity of products - similarity of economic activities A Sport industry can be defined as a cluster of firms that: - produce sport activities - provide products and services - trade and sell products Meeks ‘3-Sector’ Model of the sport industry: Sector #1: Sports Entertainment Sector #2: Sports Products Sector #3: Sports Support Organisations Li‚ Hofacre and Mahoneys ‘2-Sector’ Model of the sport industry:
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Economics Assessments 1.1.1 Scarcity‚ Choice‚ Opportunity Costs‚ and Comparative Advantage – Using examples‚ explain how scarcity‚ choice‚ opportunity costs affect decisions that households‚ businesses‚ and governments make in the market place and explain how comparative advantage creates gains from trade. 1. Willie loves ice cream. He has found a store that sells ice cream cones at a bargain price of $0.50 each. He has just eaten two of these cones but has not decided to buy a third one
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FINAL EXAMINATION PROGRAMME: MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA): GENERAL AND TOURISM- YEAR ONE MODULE: ECONOMICS DATE: 21 NOVEMBER 2011 DURATION: 3 Hours EXAMINER: Mr I Govender INTAKE: JANUARY 2011 TIME: 09h00 – 12h00 TOTAL MARKS: 100 MODERATOR: Dr D Mukuvisi INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE: 1. Questions must be attempted in the answer book provided. 2. All queries should be directed to the invigilator; do not communicate or attempt to communicate with any other candidate. 3. You have THREE
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Chapter 1 1. Describe some of the trade-offs faced by each of the following: 1. a family deciding whether to buy a new car 2. a member of Congress deciding how much to spend on national parks 3. a company president deciding whether to open a new factory 4. a professor deciding how much to prepare for class 5. a recent college graduate deciding whether to go to graduate school 2. You are trying to decide whether to take a vacation. Most of the costs of the
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Module II: Fundamental Concepts of Managerial Economics * Opportunity Costs‚ Incremental Principle‚ Time perspective‚ Discounting and Equi-Marginal principles. * Theory of the Firm: Firm and Industry‚ Forms of Ownership‚ Objectives of the firm‚ alternate objectives of firm. * Managerial theories: Baumol’s Model‚ Marris’s Hypothesis‚ Williamson’s Model. * Behavioral theories: Simon’s Satisficing Model‚ Cyert and March Model. * Agency theory. * Opportunity cost principle
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Introduction to Managerial Economics Managerial economics (sometimes referred to as business economics) is a branch of economics that applies microeconomic analysis to decision methods of businesses or other management units. As such‚ it bridges economic theory and economics in practice. It draws heavily from quantitative techniques such as regression analysis and correlation‚ Lagrangian calculus (linear). If there is a unifying theme that runs through most of managerial economics it is the attempt to optimize business
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Importance Of Economics Everyone is a part of economy and everyone uses the rules of economy too. From the time we are born‚ we become consumers of various products and services (say‚ medical services‚ baby foods‚ and so on). We grow and diversify to attain various different roles as producers‚ traders‚ mediators and agents. Today’s world is that of “economic imperialism”‚ where economical factors‚ most importantly‚ money dictates all the elements of the society‚ not to forget close family relations
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Imperfect competition Market failure is a concept within economic theory describing when the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient. Government intervention occurs when markets are not working optimally i.e. there is a Pareto sub-optimal allocation of resources in a market/industry. In simple terms‚ the market may not always allocate scarce resources efficiently in a way that achieves the highest total social welfare. Market failure can occur for number of reasons. EXAMPLES
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Micro Economic Essays These are some suggested micro economic essays. The essays are from different exam boards. In practise they ask similar questions so they will be helpful whatever your exam board. There are different ways to answer questions. But‚ all these answers contain enough material to get the top grade. Whenever the question requires evaluation‚ the essay contains the necessary critical distance. On the last page‚ there are some general tips for evaluation. Note: These essays are for
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Economics Notes 2011-2012 Contents SECTION 1 – MICROECONOMICS Chapter 1 : page 2 Chapter 2 : page 6 Chapter 3 : page 10 Chapter 4 : page Chapter 5 : page 11 Chapter 6 : page Chapter 7 : page Chapter 8 : page Chapter 9 : page Chapter 10 : page Chapter 11 : page Chapter 12 : page SECTION 1 – MICROECONOMICS 1. The foundations of economics Economics – Social science‚ a study of people in society and how they interact with each other. A study of rationing systems‚ the
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