entrepreneur gains by leasing rather than buying a facility is a. receipt of an investment tax credit. b. a decrease in investment risk. c. a decrease in the amount of promotion required. d. a customized layout. REF: p. 270 13. For many new firms‚ the most important reason to lease rather than buy a facility is a. avoidance of a large cash outlay. b. freedom in modifying the building. c. avoidance of interest payments. d. avoidance of liability lawsuits. REF: p. 270 17. In a location
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Market power allows firms to increase economic profit through strategic tactics such as erecting barriers to entry‚ reducing rivalry‚ limiting substitutes‚ and reducing the power of buyers and suppliers (Brickley‚ Smith‚ & Zimmerman‚ 2009). Furthermore‚ market power is defined as “a company ’s ability to manipulate price by influencing an item ’s supply‚ demand or both. A company with market power would be able to affect price to its benefit. Firms with market power are said to be "price makers"
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Basic Concepts The economics of business enterprise‚ an introduction to economic organisation and the theory of the firm Martin Ricketts (chp. 1-5) …and more… Aida Isabel Tavares Economia da Empresa 1 Quick review about the basics of theory of the firm Firms under the neoclassic view are treated as a production black-box: input → firm → output Fundamental issues about firms: Why do firms exist? How different are firms versus markets? What determines firm’s scope or boundaries? M&As; Spin-offs;
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Finance Case Studies Patrick Moriarty and Damon Honnery’s article “What energy levels can the Earth sustain?” address future global energy production and suggests that high energy growth rates in the 20th century will not continue into the future. In the last 20 years the clean energy industry has endured staggering growth. Public subsidies that have propelled the space to 25 percent annual growth rates in recent years have now become politically unsustainable. Last year‚ the number of
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GDP? Inflation Economic growth Depression Recession Q39. Which of the following is NOT a part of macroeconomics? How to measure productivity How to measure the level of employment in the nation How to measure inflation How to measure the Gross Domestic Product Q41.Which of the following words does NOT relate to the average change in prices? Inflation Deflation Depression All of the above Q65. Economics is… a social science
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Chapter 1 Exercises Answers 1) What are the key roles of a financial centre and to what extent is London a different Financial centre than New York? The key roles of a financial centre are to: 1) recycle funds from surplus agents to deficit agents 2) provide a range of financial services and securities to satisfy the needs of both deficit and surplus agents‚ households‚ companies and governments 3) ensure that funds flows from surplus to deficit countries The key difference between London and New
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IF YOU THINK YOU CAN‚ YOU CAN “IF YOU THINK YOU CAN‚ YOU CAN” is a common phrase which we often use in vain.It means that if you have will and determination you will always find a way to success. For reaching the peaks of glory you should have a will to cross any hurdle that comes in your way. WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS NEVER WIN. Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins‚ Is the man who thinks he can. Good morning everyone‚
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TUTORIAL 10 (27 – 31 OCTOBER) SOLUTION GUIDE Question 1 Henry‚ Carla and Fred are housepainters. Henry and Carla can paint 100 square metres per hour using a standard paintbrush‚ while Fred can paint 80 square metres per hour. Any of the three can paint 200 square metres per hour using a roller. (i) If Henry‚ Carla and Fred have only paintbrushes at their disposal‚ what is the average productivity (in terms of square metres per painter hour) for the three painters taken as a team? Assume the three
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restaurant business instead and earn an annual 20 percent profit on his funds. He also estimates that he and his family could earn a total annual wage of $90 000 if they worked somewhere other than the store. a. Calculate the total explicit costs and total implicit costs of running the variety store. b. What is the accounting profit of the variety store? c. What is the economic profit? d. In what way is economic profit superior to accounting profit as an indicator of the overall performance
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monopoly firm has no rivals. It is the only firm in its industry. There are no close substitutes for the good or service a monopoly produces. Not only does a monopoly firm have the market to itself‚ but it also need not worry about other firms entering. In the case of monopoly‚ entry by potential rivals is prohibitively difficult. A monopoly does not take the market price as given; it determines its own price. It selects from its demand curve the price that corresponds to the quantity the firm has chosen
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