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    average cost and marginal cost curve? Answer: We usually assume that the Average Cost curve is U shaped The MC curve will intercept the AC curves at its minimum point. When AC is decreasing‚ MC lies below AC - because when MC is below AC‚ producing an extra unit of output will pull down average cots When AC is increasing‚ MC lies above AC - because when MC is above AC‚ producing an extra unit of output will raise average costs Therefore MC will intercept the AC curve at its minimum point The basic

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    Learning Curve a Case

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    Assignment 1: Learning Curve “A” Case Understanding Learning Curves Jenny Wilson is a buyer at Flextron‚ a manufacturer of large industrial pumps. She has a requirement for a customized subassembly that a preferred supplier‚ Vistral‚ is building for the first time. She is preparing for negotiation with Vistral‚ where a key issue will be the price of the subassembly. Given the unique nature of this subassembly‚ Jenny expects to incorporate into the contract price reduction targets based on

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    Total Product Curve

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    TOTAL PRODUCT CURVE: A curve that graphically represents the relation between total production by a firm in the short run and the quantity of a variable input added to a fixed input. When constructing this curve‚ it is assumed that total product changes from changes in the quantity of a variable input (like labor)‚ while other inputs (like capital) are fixed. This is one of three key product curves used in the analysis of short-run production. The other two are marginal product curve and average product

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    Learning Curve Theory

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    Learning Curve Theory is concerned with the idea that when a new job‚ process or activity commences for the first time it is likely that the workforce involved will not achieve maximum efficiency immediately. Repetition of the task is likely to make the people more confident and knowledgeable and will eventually result in a more efficient and rapid operation. Eventually the learning process will stop after continually repeating the job. As a consequence the time to complete a task will initially

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    Solubility Curves

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    Water Chemical formula- H2O State at room temperature- Liquid Colour- Clear Melting point- 0oC Boiling point- 100oC Water- good solvent and a range of substances will dissolve in it. What happens when a sugar lump dissolves in water? When the sugar dissolves... -The moving water molecules crash into the sugar particles -The sugar particles then break away from the crystal and into the water -The sugar and water particles then mix and diffuse evenly throughout. Copper sulphate-

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    Cost and Revenue Curves

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    Cost and Revenue Curves J Bara ECO/533 Economics for Managerial Decision Making PA04MBA10 April 7‚ 2005 1. Total profit is the product of profit per unit and the quantity. To maximize profit‚ quantity is chosen at the point where marginal cost (MR) is equal to marginal revenue (MR) which is where the two graphs intersect. This is the ideal situation to a profit seeking company. Since price is greater than the Average Total Cost (ATC)‚ for each unit sold the profit per unit is simply the

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    Production

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    N Table of Contents Pages 1. Abstract 2. Description of the business 3. Justification of location 4. Selection of appropriate labour 5. Sources of Fixed and Working Capital 6. Role of the entrepreneur 7. Types and levels of Production 8. Quality control Measures 9. Use of technology 10. Linkages 11. Potential for growth & Government regulations 12. Ethical issues 13. Description of the Business: The full service sea food

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    (external) forces are equal in magnitude‚ while supply–demand curves are unitary elastic. Given a certain event/scenario‚ (a) analyze the curve/s affected‚ shifts or movements and the direction‚ and (b) effect to equilibrium price (P*) and equilibrium quantity (Q*) Scenario 1 a. Prices of optical drives suddenly increase The production cost has increased so the supply decreases and eventually the price go up. The supply curve shifts to the left. b. A new market-standard operating

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    Possibility of Evil” written by Shirley Jackson‚ Ms. Strangeworth is a woman of great moral standing. Ms. Strangeworth believes the town is corrupted and Ms. Strangeworth wants to help cure it. The author helps the readers believe the story by describing Ms. Strangeworth in great detail. The author makes the audience realize she is a mean old lady that writes atrocious letters to her friends. In everyone’s life there is at least one mean old lady now it’s time to meet Ms. Strangeworth. Ms. Strangeworth

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    UNDERSTANDING LEARNING CURVES Jenny Wilson is a buyer at Flextron‚ a manufacturer of large industrial pumps. She has a requirement for a customized subassembly that a preferred supplier‚ Vistral‚ is building for the first time. She is preparing for negotiation with Vistral‚ where a key issue will be the price of the subassembly. Given the unique nature of this subassembly‚ Jenny expects to incorporate into the contract price reduction targets based on learning curve estimates. While

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