Considering the production of maize and shirts in Botswana‚ we can use the notion of the production possibilities curves to determine levels of efficiency‚ inefficiency‚ economic growth and technological improvement. The production possibilities curve (PPC) is a graph that shows the different quantities of the two goods (in this case‚ maize and shirts) that an economy (Botswana) could efficiently produce with the limited productive resources. To be able to illustrate this simply we assume that
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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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Name: Dai Wei ID Number: 088916 Environmental Kuznet Curve Environment Kuznet Curve is the application of Kuznet Curve which describes the relationship between the degree of income inequality and the stage of development. However‚ EKC depicts the variation of environmental degradation with the increasing incomes. The illustration in relation to the relationship resembles a reverse “U” shape as shown in figure 1.1. That means the harm to environment brought from economic development of
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this is that selecting projects based primarily on its financial value can sometime lead to unproductive team dynamics. It would distract the team by causing them to focus on financial data or computations rather than project missions and business strategy. Impact of project selection process on number of projects HP’s project selection process tends to shrink down the number of undergoing projects to a manageable and more productive level. To quote an HP Executive Vice President’s emphasis from
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The Implications Of Learning Curve 1) What are learning curves? The learning curve is a successful story for cognitive psychology‚which has provided a rough trend on the process of trainees’ learning development The notion of a curve is based on the recognition that there is a relationship between the rate of learning and the passage of time. Managers working on the introduction of a new system‚for example‚might say‘we are on a learning curve’. When it comes to the adaptive training‚ the
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Introduction The willingness of consumers to purchase a product or service is the fundamental source of profit for any business. Understanding consumer behavior is the first step in making profitable pricing‚ advertising‚ product design and production decisions. In order to make marketing decisions‚ managers need to know how consumers choose the bundle of goods and services they actually purchase from all possible bundles that they could purchase. Managers should be aware of the consumer-choice
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the demand curve? To show what the consumer should do to maximize utility‚ a budget line must be added to the preferences shown in the indifference curves. The picture below adds one. Point a is not attainable because it lies to the right of the budget line. The consumer is indifferent between points b and d because they lie on the same indifference curve‚ but point d is cheaper than b because d lies below the budget line. The consumer wants to get on the highest indifference curve affordable
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is the curve resulting when the above data is graphed‚ as shown below: Production Possibility Frontier The PPF shows all efficient combinations of output for this island economy when the factors of production are used to their full potential. The economy could choose to operate at less than capacity somewhere inside the curve‚ for example at point a‚ but such a combination of goods would be less than what the economy is capable of producing. A combination outside the curve such as
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10/18/10 Customer Value Curves - The Swatch Revolution Swatch represented a strategic business model innovation for the watchmaking industry. In essence‚ its introduction reconceptualised what the business was about by converting a functional product into an emotional one. This in turn‚ increased the total pie of value available for the watchmaking industry; consumers now desired watches for both functional and fashionable purposes. Making watches fashionable and fun unearthed a potential in
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11/30: (Bring pencil and calculator) Exam Review: GDP: * Y = C + I + G + ( X - M ) Pent-Up Demand “If you want to slow an economy to a screeching halt‚ make tax policy uncertain.” Fiscal Cliff: * Jan 1‚ 2013 * Bush era tax cuts expire‚ increasing tax rate for ALL income groups * Automatic spending cuts (Official) Start of the last recession: * December 2007 (Official) End of last recession: * June 2009 Chapter 16: * Not on final‚ but know the difference
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