MBA 5600 Managerial Economics Assignment #1 1. What impact will the prospect of deprivatization have on investment by managers of privatized firms? The impact will be: - Loosing corporate focus; - Missing planned CEO turnover; - Affecting planned managerial objects and strategic efficiency Obviously‚ normal managers invest in long-term projects‚ products and services‚ deprivatization may come up with a different strategy that not aligned with corporate goals and its profit will probably
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inelastic and presents problems for law enforcement. Stricter enforcement reduces supply‚ raises prices and revenues for sellers‚ and provides more incentives for sellers to remain in business. Crime may also increase as buyers have to find more money to buy their drugs. 5) The concept of elasticity of demand is made practical use of by the Finance Minister and the monopolist. When the Government imposes a tax on a commodity‚ its price will tend to rise. But if the demand is very elastic‚ it will considerably
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in excess of the physical volume of goods and services. Explain the reasons for this monetary phenomenon. Ans: Inflation: In economics‚ inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. It can be defined as too much money chasing too few goods. When the general price level rises‚ each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently‚ inflation reflects a reduction in the purchasing power per unit of money – a loss of
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Minimum Wage Ordinance Cap. 608 is an ordinance enacted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to introduce a minimum wage in Hong Kong in July 2010. The executive branch proposed a minimum wage of HK$30 (~US$3.871) per hour in November 2010‚ which the Legislative Council voted to accept after much debate in January 2011. It came into effect on 1 May 2011. Prior to this‚ there had also been a fixed minimum wage for one specific class of workers‚ foreign domestic
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Car Bus Or Plane My fiancé and I are planning a short 2 night trip to Vegas in a couple months. Great right? The only this is that I’m 4 months pregnant and we can’t decide on which mode of transportation: plane‚ car‚ or bus will be more comfortable and convenient for me at the time of travel. There are several things that need to be considered before we make a final decision. He is focused more on which will make me more comfortable. Of course that is a major issue but I also want to get the best
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Cost drivers‚ as propounded by Porter (1985) are the structural causes of the cost of an activity in the value chain. They determine the behaviour and level of costs within an activity. A cost driver can be completely‚ partly or not at all under the control of a firm. It is therefore important for a manager to understand these factors because according to the Neo-classical model of the firm‚ the firm’s objective is to maximise profit by producing a given level of output at the minimum cost level
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Chapter 5 DEMAND ANALYSIS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q5.1 Q5.1 Is the economic demand for a product determined solely by its usefulness? ANSWER No‚ two basic conditions must be met before economic demand is created. First‚ there must be value associated with acquiring and using the good or service. For individuals‚ this value is in terms of utility‚ well being‚ or satisfaction through consumption. For firms‚ this value is measured in terms of the profit created through resource employment. Second‚ there
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Section A (Part-1) Q1. It is a concept where goods are produced without taking into consideration the choices or tastes of customers. Answer. . Q2. It involves individuals who buys products or services for personal use and not for manufacture or resale. Answer. . Q3. It is groups of people who interact formally or informally influencing each other’s attitudes & behavior. Answer. . Q4. The concept of product that passes through various changes in total life is known as: Answer
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your profit or loss? (Points : 1) $32.50 loss $16.25 loss $0 $32.50 gain | 7. Which of the following is not a derivative instrument? (Points : 1) Installment sales agreement Option agreement to buy land Contract to
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Health economics - The Primer This series of articles will introduce readers to the emerging field of health economics. We will review how health economics influence decision making process in health care and the basic tools used in health economics. * 1. The Role of Health Economics * 2. Cost of Health Care * 3. Should Oncologists Care About Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? * 4. Classification of Health Economic Analyses * 5. Health Economics Research: Cost Utility Analysis
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