How do the economies of scale affect break-even analysis? In the video on leverage‚ leverage is compared to a fulcrum in that you need just the right balance of leverage. That would seem to indicate that there is a point where the leverage is just right and that too little leverage may be just as harmful as too much leverage. Do you think this is true? The book discusses the difference between efficiency and effectiveness. Which one do you think is the most important in business and why? Answers:
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3 Basic Beliefs and Integrity Walmart was founded on three basic beliefs: service to our customers‚ respect for the individual and striving for excellence. Our adherence to these principles has created a unique work culture at Walmart. No matter where you go — to any of our stores and offices in any of our brands around the world — our associates live these values. * Service to our customers * Respect for the individual * Striving for excellence A Foundation of Integrity Our basic
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the economy took a turn for the worst‚ everyone was looking for the best deals! One could not waste a single penny earned on just anything! Everything and anything counted! So what supermarket did everyone rely on to save money? Walmart! Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and corporation employing 2.1 million people and approximately 1 percent of the United States (Smart Planet)‚ and usually is the place one would go to get the best deals‚ but is it really good for one’s local economy? There
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I consider it as a store where lots of people love to shop at‚ and where sometimes‚ every once in a while‚ you look to see some crazy person. Wal-Mart has some causes for why it is here in our community‚ but there are some negative effects on the economy. Some causes and effects are locations‚ wages‚ buying power‚ local businesses‚ and jobs. To begin with‚ Wal-Mart’s location can help to increase property value. Some people may say that a Wal-Mart close to a housing development may decrease the value
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Chapter 7 External Economies of Scale and the International Location of Production Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Preview • Types of economies of scale • Economies of scale and market structure • The theory of external economies • External economies and international trade • Dynamic increasing returns • International trade and economic geography Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. 7-2 Introduction • The models of comparative
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Internal economies of scale arise when firms increase their scale of production. Hence‚ they incur lower average costs of production‚ either through specialization or other factors. When average costs fall‚ giving the price of the good to be constant‚ profit margins of these firms will be increased. Thus‚ the individual firm benefits from internal economies of scale. External economies of scale arise when all firms in an industry experience decreasing average costs of production‚ which can be
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Distinguish between diminishing returns and economies of scale (15 marks) In Business Economics‚ the short run is defined as the concept that within a certain period of time‚ in the future‚ at least one input is fixed while others are variable and the long run is defined as a period of time in which all factors of production and costs are variable. The law of diminishing returns is a short run concept‚ which states that increasing successive units of a variable factor to a fixed factor
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Wal-Fail Wal-Mart does not benefit the American economy. It is a privately owned business that was established in 1962 by Mr. Sam Walton in Bentonville‚ Arkansas. Walton opened Wal-Mart as a one-stop shop providing services at unbeatably low prices. Wal-Mart has opened many stores‚ and its development dominating most parts of the American society. Arguments have been raised on the implications of these low prices to the U.S economy and its communities. Film maker Robert Greenwald highlights
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the US and China markets‚ Wal-Mart should not replicate its original domestic model to China completely. In the US‚ it gained success by setting up stores in rural towns instead of city centres to avoid competition. It expanded its scale to achieve economies of scale‚ and provided “Every Day Low Prices” by minimizing the cost through effective supply chain management. However‚ if the same model is applied in China‚ many problems would emerge. In the rural area‚ due to the low income level and different
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TITLE 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 LIST OF TABLES & DIAGRAMS 4 LIST OF APPENDICES 4 INTRODUCTION 5 THE WALMART EMPIRE 6 INTERNAL ANALYSIS 7 MARKETING
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