MBA 640 (Summer IS 2010) MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS EXAM #1 STUDENT NAME: Exam is open book and open material. 1. Explain the interaction of Managerial Economics with other business disciplines‚ giving specific examples. Managerial economics has been defined by conventional theorists as a science that "is all about how people make choices" After you’ve defined managerial economics and it’s relationship to its economic theory. Managerial economics will interact with each of these business’s
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Analyse the importance of information and communication technologies in the process of international outsourcing. Information and communication technologies are of paramount importance in the process of international outsourcing primarily through the technological advancement surge and demand in recent years. Through the rise of Information technology in recent years‚ the importance of international outsourcing rose significantly. Outsourcing is the contracting of the management and/or execution
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Communication Techniques Used In the Business World Communication is one of the most important tools in business‚ necessary to success and advancement. According to the University of Wisconsin Business Alumni Update and the National Commission on Writing‚ individuals who cannot write and communicate effectively in other ways are not likely to be hired‚ and‚ if they are‚ will not last for promotion. To be hired‚ successful and eventually advance in business‚ you must be an effective communicator--verbally
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Accounting BBA Program COURSE OUTLINE Term: Summer 2012 – 2013 I. Course Code and Title : BBA – 2210: Managerial Accounting II. Credit : 3 credit hours III. Course Description: This course introduces management accounting as an interactive discipline among the young learners and covers a wide range of issues leading to managerial decision making such as: Definition and features of managerial accounting; cost terms‚ concepts‚ and classifications; cost behavior analysis and use; cost-volume-profit
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Economics and Managerial Decision Making Economics (text definition) The study of the behavior of human beings in producing‚ distributing and consuming material goods and services in a world of scarce resources Economics (Moss’ favorite definition) Economics is concerned with how people to allocate scarce resources among alternative uses. Scarcity Scarce means that there is not enough of the resource available to satisfy all the desires for it without imposing a system of rationing. Resource
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) What is communication? Communication (from Latin commūnicāre‚ meaning "to share" ) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of ideas‚ feelings‚ intentions‚ attitudes‚ expectations‚ perceptions or commands‚ as by speech‚ gestures‚ writings‚ behavior and possibly by other means such as electromagnetic‚ chemical or physical phenomena. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or more participants (machines‚ organisms or their parts). Communication requires a
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1. What caused the existing system at ETO to fail? The existing system does not account for time spent in the testing facility by each set of products. It allocates burden according to ‘direct labor dollar’ incurred instead of ‘machine hours’. 2. DIRECT LABOR MAIN ROOM MECH ROOM TOTAL ICA 917 8.5 10 18.5 Accountants 183.4 680 800 2580.4 Consultants 183.4 538.4 1126.3 2765.1 Current 917 1329.7 2246.7 ICB 2051 14 26 40.0 Accountants 410.2 1120.0 2080.0 5661
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TEST BANK: TIME VALUE OF MONEY (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Problems Easy: FV of a single payment Answer: d Diff: E . You deposit $2‚000 in a savings account that pays 10 percent interest‚ compounded annually. How much will your account be worth in 15 years? a. $2‚030.21 b. $5‚000.00 c. $8‚091.12 d. $8‚354.50 e. $9‚020.10 FV of a single payment Answer: c Diff: E . You deposit $1‚000 in a savings account that pays 9 percent
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Accounting Alternatives Case At the beginning of the year 20x1‚ two companies began operations to sell home heating units. Eads Heaters Inc. is located in Eads‚ Colorado‚ and Glenwood Heating Inc. is in Glenwood Springs‚ Colorado. The companies operate under similar economic conditions and have identical operations during the year. However‚ each manager makes different accounting choices and estimates when applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in preparing the company’s financial
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Brief Exercise 2-2 Following are a number of costs that are incurred in a variety of organizations. Required: Classify each cost as variable or fixed with respect to the number of units sold or services provided by the organization by placing an X in the appropriate column. Brief Exercise 3-8 The Alpine House‚ Inc. is a large retailer of winter sports equipment. Here is an income statement for the company’s ski department for a recent quarter: D On average‚ skis sell for $700 per pair. Variable
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