Sticky cost behavior: Evidence from small and medium sized companies Nicola Dalla Via* RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam Paolo Perego RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam 1 February 2013 Abstract: This paper investigates whether cost stickiness occurs in small and medium sized companies using a sample of Italian non-listed and listed firms during the period 1999-2008. Our findings show that cost stickiness emerges only for the total cost of labor and not for the selling‚ general‚ and administrative
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Addis Ababa University College of Business and Economics MBA Program Case Assignment Course Title: - Statistical Decision Theory Instructor’s Name: - Dr. Yitibarek T. Submitted by: - 1. Leul Wondemeneh GSR/2024/06 Submission Date: - December 06‚ 2013 CASE TITLE: BROCKWAY AND COATES Given – Part A 1. Sales forecast – (at $ 30 retail price with the assumption of $15 whole sale price) a. 400‚000 copies – 40% chance; b. 1‚000‚000 copies – 30% chance; c. 100‚000 copies
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petrol (gas) is price-inelastic‚ the incidence of any increase in petrol tax will be mainly on: A B C D 7 What is an example of market failure? A B C D 8 a growth of competition an existence of scarcity a spread of pollution a surplus of production in the short-term Which action by the operators of an airport directly reduces external costs? A B C D 9 the company that refines the oil the motorist who buys the petrol the petrol station that sells the petrol the wholesale
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iBizSim: International Business Simulations iBizSim01: BM 2 P1 User Manual © 2005-2009 by Prof. Dr. Ashok N. Ullal‚ Hoelderlinstrasse 13‚ 72127 Kusterdingen‚ Germany iBizSim: International Business Simulations iBizSim01: BM 2 P1 Note: This document has been formatted for double-sided printing. © 2005-2009 by Prof. Dr. Ashok N. Ullal‚ Hoelderlinstrasse 13‚ 72127 Kusterdingen‚ Germany iBizSim: International Business Simulations 1 The International Business Simulation iBizSim01
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the workforce. At that time he asked the call desk to record the actual calls for each of the next 40 days. The data to respond to the questions below are provided in the Office worksheet. Define the random variable x as the number of service calls per day. Clearly x is a discrete random variable. a. 3 points: Use built-in Excel functions to find the minimum and maximum values of x. That is‚ find the minimum number and maximum number of service calls per day over the 40 day period. • Place the minimum
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GPL RC Mission Statement: Objectives GPL RC believes that to determine a viable strategy for catering it is crucial initially to clearly define the broad objectives and policies at a strategic and operational level and to communicate these clearly to both the Catering Team and the employees as a whole. Some of the questions that require clarification include: To what extent should catering be providing a welfare benefit to the staff? Should catering operate as a service to support
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volume‚ merchandisers can budget purchases‚ selling expenses‚ and administrative expenses. Next‚ the capital expenditures budget is prepared‚ which includes all budgeted purchases and direct labor. There are three type of budget‚ that is balance‚ surplus and deficit. 2.0 BUDGET BALANCE Budget balance is situation in financial planning or the budgeting process where total revenue is equal or greater than total expenses. In other words‚ a budget can be considered balanced in hindsight‚ after a
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Illuminations 3C ’s Model of Ohmae T he 3C ’s Model is a strategical look at the factors needed for success. It was developed by Kenichi Ohmae‚ a business and corporate strategist. The 3C’s model points out that a strategist should focus on three key factors for success. In the construction of a business strategy‚ three main players must be taken into account: CORPORATION 1. The Corporation 2. The Customer 3. The Competitors Only by integrating these three C’s (Corporation
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BUS 475 Week 2 Knowledge Check 1. Compared with other approaches to business‚ the marketing concept is distinct in that it A. focuses on sales B. produces new products and services C. creates a broad assortment of products D. focuses on satisfying customers’ needs 2.A company provides its advertising agency with a statement about a new product to use in designing an advertising campaign‚ and this statement includes a description of the target market‚ the product type‚ the primary benefits
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Mathematical Model of a Transportation Problem where m … number of sources n … number of destinations ai … capacity of i-th source (in tons‚ pounds‚ liters‚ etc) bj … demand of j-th destination (in tons‚ pounds‚ liters‚ etc.) cij … cost coefficients of material shipping (unit shipping cost) between i-th source and j-th destination (in $ or as a distance in kilometers‚ miles‚ etc.) xij … amount of material shipped between i-th source and j-th destination (in tons‚ pounds‚ liters etc.)
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