Analysis of Demand and Supply of Gardenia

DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
IN DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE

A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of the
Graduate Studies in Business
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas
Dasmariñas, Cavite

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master in Business Administration

ANANIAS V. PERMALINO, JR.

November 29, 2008

DEED OF DECLARATION

I, Ananias V. Permalino, Jr., hereby submit my thesis for oral examination, entitled “Demand for Electricity of Residential Customers in Dasmariñas, Cavite”, truthfully declare that the said paper is a product of my original research investigation. I further declare that, should the school eventually discover that a substantial portion of my paper is lifted, in toto, from original sources using exactly the words of the author in more than 50 per cent of the whole content, I reserve the right to De La Salle University – Dasmariñas to recall my Master in Business Administration diploma and cancel the degree granted to me. Signed this 29th day of November 2008 at De La Salle University – Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines.

ANANIAS V. PERMALINO, JR. MBA Candidate

APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis, entitled “Demand for Electricity of Residential Customers in Dasmariñas, Cavite” prepared and submitted by ANANIAS V. PERMALINO, JR. in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Business Administration has been examined and recommended for acceptance and approval for ORAL EXAMINATION.

ALICE T. VALERIO, Ph.D.
Adviser

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade of PASSED on November 29, 2008.

|MARIBEC A.CAMPOS, Ph.D. |DON S. MALABANAN, MSCF |
|Member

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