ECON1102 SUMMER SCHOOL 2012/2013 SUBMISSION QUESTION 1: DUE: FRIDAY 21 DECEMBER‚ 2012 BY 5PM. (i) Explain the concept of the consumer price index (CPI) and explain how it is measured. What is the latest CPI figures in Australia (Sept 2012) and what were the main factors influencing the CPI movements in this quarter. (ii) Is the CPI an accurate measure of inflation? Explain the importance of inflation when calculating the real interest rate. (iii) What are the economic
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if Apple raised its prices by five percent‚ what would happen to its revenues? The answer to this question depends on the response of Apple consumers. Will the consumer refrain from making purchases completely or just cut back on them? How a consumer responds to price changes is known as price elasticity. The price elasticity of demand can be influenced by availability of substitutes‚ the level of necessity or luxury‚ amount of income required by the product‚ the time period considered and permanent
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Salesmen in leading FMCG Companies The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry is one among the fast growing industries with consumers everywhere. Fast Moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods are products that are sold quickly at relatively low cost. Though the absolute profit made on FMCG products is relatively small‚ they are generally sold in large quantities‚ and so the cumulative profit on such products can be substantial. Salesmen play a critical role in any FMCG industry; and for
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Assignment Titles 1. Examine the implications for an economy of a rising exchange rate FT 23 8 11 p16 Exchange rate kills Australian steel exports FT 7 9 11 p4 Bold move seen as high risk (Swiss max exchange rate)) FT 9 9 11 p32 Hong Kong faces dilemma over its peg to the dollar Financial Update 11/12 see Brazil‚ Australia‚ Switzerland and Japan Introduction Whilst popular opinion centres on the assumption that rising exchange rate has mostly positive effects on the economy
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Check out An ROI analysis of the FMCG sector The missing link The advertising community has two long-standing demands of online marketing: Prove that the online channel can build brands l Prove that it can drive offline sales. l Whilst there have been many thousands of branding studies undertaken to address the first point‚ considerably less attention has been paid to the second. Studies of online marketing effectiveness have so far struggled to demonstrate a clear link with in-store
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March 2011 Special Report Valuing Water: HoW Can Businesses Manage tHe CoMing sCarCity? http://environment.wharton.upenn.edu • http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu sponsors The Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) and Knowledge@ Wharton have partnered to create this special report on business and the environment. We are most grateful to the Xerox Foundation for supporting collaboration and funding of this edition. Contents Valuing Water: How Can Businesses Manage
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Dissertation Report On Buying Behaviour for FMCG SUBMITTED TOWARDS PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (Approved by AICTE‚ Govt. of India) ACADEMIC SESSION 2011 – 2012 [pic] Submitted By: Krishn Kumar Sharma DM-1119 Batch 2011-2013 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR. SARJUE PANDITA AJAY KUMAR GARG INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT 27Km Stone‚ Delhi-Hapur Bypass Road‚ P.O. Adhyatmik Nagar‚ Ghaziabad-201009 Acknowledgement I dedicate this page to all those who have silently or
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iosrjournals.org Consumer decision-making-styles for nondurable consumer goods Habib Md. Arif Khan1‚ Mirza A F M Tawhidur Rahman2‚ Sujit Kumer Deb Nath3 1 (Research Scholar‚ Institute of Business Administration‚ Jahangirnagar University‚ Bangladesh) 2 (Research Officer‚ Bangladesh Tariff Commission) 3 (Lecturer‚ Department of Business Administration‚ Prime University) Abstract: Consumer non-durable goods is one of the largest sectors in the economy of Bangladesh. Consumer goods market has experienced
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A STUDY ON “INVENTORY MANAGEMENT” [pic] “H.P.C.L VISAKHA REFINERY‚ VISAKHAPATNAM” With Reference To Hindusthan Petroleum Corporation Limited‚Visakhapatnam For The Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For The Award of the Degree Of “MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” Under the esteemed guidance CH.TRINADH RAO Submitted By K.SHANTHI REGD NO: 116C1E024 MIRACLE EDUCATIONAL GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS (Affiliated To JNTU‚ KAKINADA ) BHOGAPURAM
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is designed to provide a broad measure of changes in retail prices experienced by Malaysian households as a group and should not be expected to exactly reflect the experience of any individual household. Laspeyres formula is used for calculating the index which is based on items that are locally consumed reflecting the spending habits of the average Malaysian. Thus the CPI is seen as a general indicator of the change in retail prices paid by households for goods and
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