BEO6600 Business Economics: Tutorial/Homework Assignment #1 & 2 Coverage: Introduction & Marginal Analysis 6. *Define scarcity and opportunity cost. What role these two concepts play in the making of business decisions? In economic situation‚ Scarcity means there are inadequate/ insufficient amount of supply of resources. Those resources are Human resources (labour)‚ natural resources (land and raw materials)‚ and manufactured resources (capital). Scarcity is where human wants are virtually
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*Define scarcity and opportunity cost. What role these two concepts play in the making of business decisions? Scarcity is a Ever-present situation in all markets whereby either less goods are available than the demand for them‚ or only too little money is available to their potential buyers for making the purchase. This universal phenomenon leads to the definition of economics as the "science of allocation of scarce resources." Opportunity cost is the cost of an alternative that must be
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average variable cost is a. at the same level of output as the minimum average total cost b. at a smaller level of output than the minimum average total cost c. at a larger level of output than the minimum average total cost d. at the same level of output as the average fixed costs e. same as minimum marginal cost 2. The multiplant monopolist maximises profits when a. Marginal cost equals marginal revenue b. When marginal cost in each plant are equal c. When average cost in each plant
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economic cost Correct Answer: total economic cost Question 2 5 out of 5 points Recently‚ the American Medical Association changed its recommendations on the frequency of pap-smear exams for women. The new frequency recommendation was designed to address the family histories of the patients. The optimal frequency should be where the marginal benefit of an additional pap-test: Answer Selected Answer: equals the marginal cost of the test Correct Answer: equals the marginal cost of the
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total cost and the total benefits of any activity. To choose the better option one of the tools provided by the managerial economics is marginal analysis. By weighing the marginal benefits against the marginal costs one can take the best decision. Marginal Costs- Marginal cost is the change in total cost when one more unit is produced. Marginal cost occurs when an activity increases by one unit. When the firm increases its production the total cost always increases even though the marginal costs
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goods that a firm is manufacturing is in direct connection with the marginal product. Sometimes‚ less is more and less employees using the right equipment and technologies are able to perform much efficient that a greater number of employees that are using old tools in their activity. . As you well said‚ marginal cost and marginal product are strongly connected. When the value of the marginal cost is dropping‚ the value of the marginal product is raising and vice-versa. The quantity of the inputs can’t
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Full Cost Pricing Selling price arrived at by adding overheads and profit margin to the direct cost per unit of a product. In a manufacturer’s overheads computation‚ less than full capacity utilization of the plant is factored in to allow for fluctuations in the output. The profit margin is computed as a fixed percentage of the average total cost of the product. Pricing - full cost-plus pricing Full cost plus pricing seeks to set a price that takes into account all relevant costs of production
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Explainthe relationship between the 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
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Profit in business is a financial gain earned when marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost to produce a particular product or provide a service. Basically profit is the amount of money left after a business has paid all cost associated with doing business for a certain period of time from the total revenue taken in during that same period of time. All for profit business want to maximize their profits. Without making a profit a business cannot stay open without additional investment by the business
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Marginal Costing Marginal cost is the increase in the total cost when the total quantity produced increases by one unit. That is‚ it is the cost of producing one more unit of a good. Generally‚ marginal cost at each level of production is the additional costs required to produce the next unit. For example‚ if producing additional computers requires building a new factory‚ the marginal cost of the extra computers includes the cost of the new factory. In practice‚ this analysis is divided into
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