Benedictine University Managerial Economics Individual Work-1 Unit Tutor: Char Lee Racine Student name：Gu Haizhen (Vivian) Date of issue: September 6‚ 2010 Date of submission: September 13‚ 2010 Contents I. 3 II. 4 III. 7 VI. 9 Technical problems I. During a year of operation‚ a firm collects $175‚000 in revenue and spends $80‚000 on raw materials‚ labor expense‚ utilities‚ and rent. The owners of the
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Chapter 5 DEMAND ANALYSIS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q5.1 Q5.1 Is the economic demand for a product determined solely by its usefulness? ANSWER No‚ two basic conditions must be met before economic demand is created. First‚ there must be value associated with acquiring and using the good or service. For individuals‚ this value is in terms of utility‚ well being‚ or satisfaction through consumption. For firms‚ this value is measured in terms of the profit created through resource employment. Second‚ there
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Soft Drings Executive Summary The purpose of this term paper was to focus on carbonated beverages (Pepsi and Mojo Cola). Theterm paper represents the different types of marketing activites undertaken by both products tohold customers of BangladeshThis report also gives an overview of beverage industry in Bangladesh and also an overview of Pepsi and Mojo cola’s parent companies.Akij Food & Beverage Ltd. has been established at a beautiful
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1- That would be inelastic. Even though people gripe about the rising prices‚ that doesn’t stop people from stopping by the gas pumps to fill up.Elastic is more like candy bars or soda; if priced at 50 cents‚ there will be high demand‚ but if the price rises to 2 dollars‚ the demand will go down.Because there are many alternative brands for Coca Cola that have more or less the same taste. When the price of coca cola rises‚ demand decreases because consumers will find alternative brands that taste
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health hazard! There is no nutritional value in soft drinks‚ only detrimental ingredients. They are full of sugar‚ most contain caffeine and they fill the stomach and take the place of good nutrients. Americans consume too many soft drinks and don’t drink enough of what our bodies need...Water! Not to mention the fact that they cause obesity. Soft drinks contain many unwanted particles and impurities. It also causes cancer. Soft drinks contain chemicals from Ajinomoto which are very harmful
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QUESTIONNAIRE TO CONSUMER- 1.What is your monthly budget for consumption of drinks? Ans- Around Rs 300. 2 .Are you satisfied with the drinks available to you in the market? Ans- Yes‚ although different flavours would be appreciated‚ along with aerated fruit drinks. 3.Do you find the price range of these drinks to be appropriate?what is yan approximation of an ideal prioce? Ans- Not really. As it exceeds the budget if you generally eat out more than twice a week as is the case with most
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PBL 3 GSM 5000 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS You have been appointed as a member of a consultation team who is working on this very important assignment for a soft drink company. The main task is to evaluate factors affecting the soft drink consumption. Therefore‚ you should revise the knowledge of demand analysis and carry out an investigation on the possible determinants of the demand for the product. The consultant should also describe the methodology of a multiple linear regression and its purpose
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P7.6 Optimal Input Mix. The First National Bank received 3‚000 inquiries following the latest advertisement describing its 30-month IRA accounts in the Boston World‚ a local newspaper. The most recent ad in a similar advertising campaign in Massachusetts Business‚ a regional business magazine‚ generated 1‚000 inquiries. Each newspaper ad costs $500‚ whereas each magazine ad costs $125. A. Assuming that additional ads would generate similar response rates‚ is the bank running an optimal mix of newspaper
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come forward and therefore higher the surplus that will be for those who decide to undertake it. B. Frictional Theory of Economic Profits Economic profits or losses are frictional profit theory. It states that markets are sometimes in disequilibrium because of unanticipated changes in demand or cost conditions. Unanticipated shocks produce positive or negative economic profits for some firms. For example‚ automated teller machines (ATMs) make it possible for customers
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MBA MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS Arcadia IMBA Module 2 University Wide Individual Assignment (UWIA) 12th July 2013 PROBLEM SET #1 1. Complete the following table and answer the accompanying questions. a. At what level of the control variable are net benefits maximized? Net Benefit is also profit. The formula for this is MB = MC. As seen in the table completed above‚ after applying the formula then net benefit is maximized where Q = 106. b
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