*Define scarcity and opportunity cost. What role these two concepts play in the making of business decisions? Scarcity is a Ever-present situation in all markets whereby either less goods are available than the demand for them‚ or only too little money is available to their potential buyers for making the purchase. This universal phenomenon leads to the definition of economics as the "science of allocation of scarce resources." Opportunity cost is the cost of an alternative that must be
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Act 1 Study Guide 1. What do the witches in Scene 1 inform the readers? 2. In Scene 2‚ what does Duncan order Ross to do? 3. In Scene 3‚ why does Shakespeare most likely have the witches speak in rhyme instead of blank verse? 4. How does Macbeth show his ambition and curiosity about becoming king in Scene 3? 5. Duncan says to Macbeth‚ “Would thou hadst less deserved‚” in Scene 4‚ line 18. What does he mean by this? 6. How does Lady Macbeth know that Duncan is coming to
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principals of decision making: People face trade-off The cost of something is what you give up to get it Rational people think at the margin People respond to incentives The first principle can be summarized with the following phrase “There’s never a free lunch” every time that you need something you have to give something in return. One example is an employee that needs a particular day off. He could just miss work and not get paid or ask for a change of schedule and not miss work. This allows flexibility
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Marginal Concept Some land might be very good for producing certain crops - rich in nutrients and easy to access and work. This land is likely to be used first for any cultivation because the relationship between the cost of producing the crop and the return gained from selling it will be highest. However‚ land that is not so good will be taken into cultivation if certain conditions allow. These conditions could be a rise in the price of the crop concerned or a means of either reducing the cost
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maximum profit that can be obtained for their industry. Marginal revenue‚ marginal cost‚ total cost and profit-maximizing are some of the concepts that are analyzed when making business production decisions. Marginal revenue is the total revenue that is changed when one more unit of output is produced. The total revenue is determined by multiplying the unit price by what quantity the company can sell. The total revenue increases when the first unit is purchased and equals the marginal revenue. When
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are a lot of decisions that have to be made when running a business. One of those decisions is when to buy new machines or equipment or upgrade the machines or equipment that the business already has. Using analysis of the needs of the business and how the new equipment will help the business to function and the cost of the product will determine what the managers of the business decides. Marginal costs are change in total costs divided by change in output. Marginal revenue is the change
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and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for what he has done. The victim’s family would like to see him get out on parole because they feel that he has changed his ways and feels that he is very remorseful for what he did
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provision of this good. What is true of the relationship between the price of this resource and the marginal revenue the firm receives? 25-1 (a) The demand curve faced by the firm is the downward-sloping market demand curve‚ so price exceeds marginal revenue at all quantities beyond the first unit produced. 25-3 The following table depicts the daily output‚ price‚ and costs of a monopoly dry cleaner located near the campus of a remote college town. a. Compute the revenues and profits at each
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What Would You Do? Scenario 1- Della the Delinquent Cat Lady As the president of the board of directors of the cat shelter‚ I am faced with rather or not Ms. Della should remain as part of the staff at the cat shelter. There are several problems that have been brought to my attention and I feel that now is the time to figure out exactly what should be done regarding the matter. After‚ evaluating the situation and giving it a great deal of consideration‚ I have come up several solutions to
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votes. How might information about this function (such as the shape of the isoquants) help the campaign manager to plan strategy? The output of concern to the campaign manager is the number of votes. The production function has two inputs‚ television advertising and letters. The use of these inputs requires knowledge of the substitution possibilities between them. If the inputs are perfect substitutes for example‚ the isoquants are straight lines‚ and the campaign manager should use only the
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