organizations refrain from providing training because of its cost elements involved. How far do you agree with this policy. It is true that training involves a lot of cost but it also has many advantages. The cost are incurred though different ways; a) The procurement of training material and various media like computers‚ handouts‚ and audio visual. b) Trainers fees‚ travelling arrangements c) Lodging and boarding cost d) Costs involved on losing a man day at work for sending him for
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like an economic naturalist? Begin to thinks like an economic naturalist is start using a systematic way of examining the world by examining sunk cost. Now that you are becoming an economic naturalist from this point on‚‚ discuss the key variables economists use to view their world and tell what each one represents? The key variables economists use to view their world is: Scarcity witch necessitates that choices must be made. Making choices implies the existence of “opportunity costs”. The cost
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Regional Development and regional blocks 1. Development of Regional blocks‚ goals and institutions ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok‚ Thailand ASEAN Declaration Founding Fathers of ASEAN (5 countries) Today – 10 Member States NAFTA The North American market increased‚ create a free trade‚ elimination of tariff barriers North American free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)was formed on 1 January 1994 Richest market in the
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purpose of the international agreements is to make ASEAN one market and a joint production base. First of all we must remember that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is part of a larger plan for the ASEAN Community which involves three pillars of ASEAN. security‚ socio-cultural cooperation and economic Three crucial components for economic integration are: free trade in goods‚ free trade in services‚ and mobility of skilled labor In 2012‚ ASEAN member countries approved the Agreement
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The Cost of Something Mankiw’s Ten Principles of Economics Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative in a decision. Imagine that you have $150 to see a concert. You can either see "Hot Stuff" or you can see "Good Times Band." Assume that you value Hot Stuff’s concert at $225 and Good Times’ concert at $150. Both concerts cost $150 per ticket‚ but it would take you a couple of hours to drive to Hot Stuff’s concert and you have to be in school (the next) morning for an exam. Good
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THE ROLE OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPINGS IN THE DEVLOPMENT PROCESS DENFORD JERE[1] REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPINGS (REGs) aim to create larger economic units from smaller national economies and for this purpose‚ they aim to remove trade barriers and establish closer co-ordination and co-operation among the countries involved (Parsons‚ 2000: 1). They have also been recognized as a means towards expanding trade and investment opportunities‚ and for promoting economic growth and sustainable development
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Chapter 1 1.) How does the study of economics depend upon the phenomenon of scarcity? Economics is how people make choices under the conditions of scarcity. Scarcity just means limited‚ you have to pay to have running water or bottled water‚ and it is scarce. What this means is that everything has a price‚ and nothing is free in this economic. Economics depends upon the phenomenon of scarcity because if the world didn’t have to pay for the thing that we need then the world will be very different
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In what ways does globalisation affect regional integration in Africa? Globalisation is the “coalescence of varied transnational processes and domestic structures‚ allowing the economy‚ politics‚ culture and ideology of one country to penetrate another.” (Mittleman 1994‚ 428) By its very nature it is an intrusive process‚ one that ignores the sovereignty of states in order to allow the features of one state to infuse into another. Its modus operandi accordingly‚ is the manipulation of interactions
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Introduction Opportunity cost refers to what you have to give up to buy what you want in terms of other goods or services. When economists use the word "cost‚" we usually mean opportunity cost. The word "cost" is commonly used in daily speech or in the news. For example‚ "cost" may refer to many possible ways of evaluating the costs of buying something or using a service. Friends or newscasters often say "It cost me $150 to buy the iPhone I wanted." Definitions and Basics Opportunity Cost‚ from the Concise
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Microeconomics Spring 2010 1. Your cousin Vinnie owns a painting company with fixed costs of $200 and the schedule for variable costs as below. What is the efficient scale of the painting company? Quantity of Houses Painted per Month | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Variable Costs | $10 | $20 | $40 | $80 | $160 | $320 | $640 | 2. Your aunt is thinking about opening a hardware store. She estimates that it would cost $500‚000 per year to rent the location and buy the stock. In addition‚ she would
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