For a firm to survive it needs to know as much about the business cycle as it knows about its markets. Discuss. The business cycle is a sequence of economic activities typically characterized by recession‚ fiscal recovery‚ growth‚ and fiscal decline. Some firms will be more vulnerable to changes in the business cycle then others‚ the extent of which depends on the income elasticity of demand for the firm’s products. For example the car industry and firms producing new cars will be sensitive to
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The Association of Business Executives Certificate IB1209 1.1 IB Introduction to Business afternoon 2 December 2009 1 Time allowed: 3 hours. 2 Answer any FOUR questions. 3 All questions carry 25 marks. Marks for subdivisions of questions are shown in brackets. 4 No books‚ dictionaries‚ notes or any other written materials are allowed in this examination. 5 Calculators‚ including scientific calculators‚ are allowed providing they are not programmable and cannot store or recall information
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Business‚ A Practical Introduction Chapter 3 Pop Quiz answers 1. Scarcity increases the demand for a product‚ and increases the price that consumers are willing to pay for it. Scarcity of an item allows a seller to raise prices‚ while a surplus of an item means prices will decrease. 2. Macroeconomists would be concerned with issues such as job growth and unemployment‚ growth in industrial production‚ and the consumer price index. 3. Under a socialist economic system‚ businesses
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SecretNetwork‚ pleased to be here to represent the SecretNetwork that trans-national computer suppliers company that supplies products to an international market. Today‚ I will focus on the issues of international business environment and the implication of e-commerce for international business. In this issue‚ I will share with you about globalization‚ trans-national Corporation and the national economic environment. Then‚ I will discuss about how e-commerce has affected trade in the trading nation and
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The Nature of Business * The goal of Business A business tries to earn a profit by providing products that satisfy people’s needs. Business’ produce products that have both tangible and intangible characteristics. Primary goal of a business it to EARN PROFIT. Quality product = profitability & stability Stakeholders – employees‚ investors‚ customers‚ community. Companies concerned with how product effects environ. All marketing is to satisfy customers needs and wants. Economics
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discrimination are a direct result of business cycles. This paper will give supportive data and analyze the business cycles of capitalistic economies to determine if there is adequate income distribution in the American economy. With an analogy of the business cycles‚ we will see that because of these cycles‚ the same population groups are being targeted. Then‚ this paper will briefly discuss why the market system of supply and demand cannot eliminate the business cycle or help aid in the correct income
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NIKE Inc. principle business activities are the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of high quality footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ and accessory products. They sell their products through NIKE owned retail stores and internet sales‚ and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees worldwide. Virtually all products are manufactured by independent contractor‚ with all footwear and apparel manufactured outside the US‚ while equipment products are mostly manufactured within the
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The organisational culture of a business is the collective behaviours of the individuals in a company and the way in which they strive to succeed. Business failure refers to a company ceasing operations following its inability to make a profit or to bring in enough revenue to cover its expenses. A profitable business can fail if it does not generate adequate cash flow to meet expenses. But what are the reasons for business failure? Is it predominantly due to the organisational culture of a company
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by the 1980’s the manufacturing business of Barbados was in decline. In this essay‚ I will analyse four reasons for why this manufacturing industry failed so abruptly. The ongoing economic recession of 1973 and a later global recession in 1992‚ the withdrawal of some of the manufacturing firms that came to Barbados‚ competition from inter-regional nations and the withdrawal of governmental support all helped to ensure the steady decline of the manufacturing business in Barbados after 1980. Before
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BUSINESS CYCLES Trend and cycle of the business cycle Phases of the cycle Pro‐cyclical‚ counter‐cyclical‚ and a‐cyclical variables Lead‚ lagged‚ and contemporary variables Stylized facts and cyclical behavior of key macroeconomic variables 2 BUSINESS CYCLES Over time GDP grows but not in a linear way GDP 2006 constant prices (in logs) 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.5 3 BUSINESS CYCLES Time Series Components 1. 2. 3. 4. Trend (long‐run) Cycle (short‐run)
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