ECONOMIES OF SCALE Economies of scale are basically the increase in efficiency of production as the number of goods being produced in a firm increases. Typically‚ a firm that achieves economies of scale lowers the average cost per unit through increased production since fixed costs are shared over an increased number of goods. Fixed costs are those costs of production that do not change when output changes. There are two types of Economies of Scale: Internal economies External economies Internal
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an average annual rate of nearly 10%. From 1980 to 2011‚ real GDP grew 19-fold in real terms‚ real per capita GDP increased 14-fold‚ and an estimated 500 million people were raised out of extreme poverty. China is now the world’s second-largest economy and some analysts predict it could become the largest within a few years. Yet‚ on a per capita basis‚ China remains a relatively poor country. China’s economic rise has led to a substantial increase in U.S.-China economic ties. According to U.S
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be the world’s largest economy by 2020. Discuss the possible implications of such a development for (a) the world trading system‚ (b) the world monetary system (c) the business strategy of today’s European and U.S. global corporations‚ and (d) global commodity prices. A) The implications of such a development for the world trading system is that China will basically will be the root of trading. From my perspective‚ China’s growth of economic will benefit overall economy of world. In the trading
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concept behind a capitalistic economy is that the government does not have any control over the free markets. For this to exist‚ the economic markets should not be allowed to receive (nor should they be allowed to give) monetary support from the government. In 2007 the banking‚ financial‚ and insurance industry corporate giants claimed to be “to big to fail” and pled for a bailout from the U.S. government. Adam Smith‚ a moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy once stated‚ “as soon as government
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The Economy is in Trouble! The economy has become a major hurdle that the United States has been trying to get control over for many years since the recession. It seems to be the most talked about topic on the news and in communities everywhere because it is affecting so many people in a negative way and people are not sure what is going to happen or when we are going to see change for the better. In my option‚ the economy is going to get a lot worse before we start seeing any kind of positive
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1. Do you think the internet as a technology helps or hurts musical artists? Why do so many musical performers differ in their opinions about the internet? With the development of the internet and the influence that technology has on musical artists‚ it has become a convergence that now run hand in hand. Before the internet‚ artists were recording their music in studios and producers were selling their CD’s to customers in person. Ten years ago‚ the biggest record labels were worried about online
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Government-bond markets in peripheral countries are soaring Jan 19th 2013 |From the print edition THE squiggles on traders’ screens showing changes in the prices of government bonds are the closest thing that financial markets have to ECG machines for economies. By this diagnostic measure the invalids in Europe’s medical ward are making a remarkable recovery. On January 10th the interest rate on Spanish ten-year government bonds fell below 5% for the first time in almost a year. Even though rates then
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number of countries are choosing to have a mixed economy Recent thirty years‚ the world has a lot of change. Many countries changed their form of government‚ like German reunification‚ the disorganization of Soviet Union. With that changing these countries also from command economy turn to mixed economy. On the other hand‚ after 2008 financial crisis and after bama steps up for health care reform‚ the USA more and more close to mixed economy. Mixed economy is an economic system in which both the state
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Economy of Ireland I. Introduction The economy of Ireland has transformed in recent years from an agricultural focus to a modern knowledge economy‚ focusing on services and high-tech industries and dependent on trade‚ industry and investment. Since the mid 1990’s‚ Ireland has experienced consistent growth rates of up to 10% per annum. This has been attributed to years of strong government planning through the implementation of five-year National Development Plans. These plans provided for large-scale
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Philippines has displaced Indonesia as Asean economic leader -- S&P I consider this as a good news for us Filipinos. We may not feel the economic growth for now but it’s actually a good thing that we have indicators of how well or poor our economy is doing. This article only means that we will now be able attract more investors to invest in the Philippines. More foreign investors means more job opportunities just like jobs for construction workers. And yes‚ it is not permanent but if this will
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