Managerial Economics School of Distance Education Bharathiar University‚ Coimbatore - 641 046 Author: Atmanand Copyright © 2007‚ Bharathiar University All Rights Reserved Produced and Printed by EXCEL BOOKS PRIVATE LIMITED A-45‚ Naraina‚ Phase-I‚ New Delhi-110028 for SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION Bharathiar University Coimbatore-641046 CONTENTS Page No. UNIT-I Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Managerial Economics: Definition
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Managerial Economics Unit 8 Unit 8 Nature of markets and Pricing of Products I Structure 8.1 Introduction Objectives 8.2 Meaning of market and market structure 8.3 Kinds of markets 8.4 Perfect competition 8.5 Monopoly 8.6 Monopolistic competition 8.7 Oligopoly 8.8 Duopoly 8.9 Bilateral monopoly 8.10 Monopsony 8.11 Duopsony 8.12 Oligopsony 8.13 Industry analysis 8.14 Summary 8.15 Terminal Questions 8.16 Answer 8.1 Introduction Efficiency of management lies in its capacity to analyze the
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Managerial Economics Introduction Economic principles inform good business decision making. Although economics is sometimes dismissed as a discourse of practical relevance to only a relatively small circle of academicians and policy analysts who call themselves economists‚ sound economic reasoning benefits any manager of a business‚ whether they are involved with production/operations‚ marketing‚ finance‚ or corporate strategy. Along with enhancing decision making‚ the field of economics provides
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between Economics and Managerial Economics. Managerial Economics is micro in character while Economics is both micro and macro in character. Economics is both positive and normative science but the Managerial Economics is essentially normative in nature. Under Economics we study only the economic aspect of the problems but under Managerial Economics we have to study both the economic and non-economic aspects of the problems. Those are just a few distinct differences amongst many others. Economics is defined
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magazine ads? Why or why not? o No‚ the bank is not running an optimal mix of newspaper and magazine ads because the optimal combination would occur when MPn / Pn = MPm / Pm newspaper output: 3‚000 / 500 = 6 and magazine output: 1‚000 / 125 = 8. Therefore‚ amount spent on newspaper ads attracted 6 inquiries while amount spent on magazine ad attracted 8 inquiries. So to run an optimal mix of newspaper and magazine ads‚ the bank has to run more magazine ads and/ or fewer newspaper ads. B. Holding all
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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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2.2 Literature Background 5 3. Methodology 6 3.1 Research Questions 3.2 Research Design 4. Discussions and Analysis 7 4.1 Market Structure of Fast Food restaurant chain industry 4.2 The Impacts of SMW and SWH on Cost Structure 8 4.3 Effects of SMW and SWH legislations on prices and business 11 hours of Fast Food restaurant chain industry 5. Conclusion and Recommendations 13 6. References 15 1. Introduction
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alternative. It is reasonable to assume that all organizations have to work with scarce resources‚ no matter how large or profitable. A key role that managers play is to decide how best to allocate their organizations’ scarce resources. From an economic standpoint‚ optimal decisions involve their weighing of the benefits associated with a particular decision against the opportunity cost of this decision. 2. Define the market process‚ the command process‚ and the traditional process‚ How does
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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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Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1 MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 4 Credits (Book ID: B 1625 ) Assignment Set -1 (60 marks) Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions. Q1. Discuss profit maximising model in detail. 10 marks(350-400 words) Answer : Profit maximization is the rational behaviour of equilibrium assumption. Any firm which aiming at profit maximization model; will go increasing its output till it reaches maximum profit output
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