marginal products (capital to labor) is 12. If not‚ what adjustments are called for to improve the efficiency in resource use? The ratio of prices PK/PL= r/w= 50/5=10 and The capital to labor MPK/MPL= w/r=12 These two ratios are not equal‚ the restaurant should change inputs. To make the ratios equal the restaurant should use more capital and less labor. This tells us that the capital is 12 times as productive and 10 times more costly. Question2 A competitive firm sells its product at a price
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DIVERSIFICATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION Anil M. Pandya and Narendar V. Rao Abstract Diversification is a strategic option that many managers use to improve their firms’ performance. This interdisciplinary research attempts to verify whether firm level diversification has any impact on performance. The study finds that on average‚ diversified firms show better performance compared to undiversified firms on both risk and return dimensions. It also tests the robustness of these
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Target United States currently has 1081 stores across country and (??how many?) Employs approximately people. At 2012‚ they brought 189 Zeller stores from Hudson Bay Company. After one year‚ Target opened their first Canadian store in March 2013. Until January of 2015‚ they have 133 locations across the Canada. However‚ The Target Canada announced plans to stop Canadian operations and come back to the United States at the beginning of 2015.as far as I am concerned they’re four main reasons cause
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Pricing productsIntroduction Products and services have a price just as they have a value. Many non-profit and all profit-making organizations must also set prices. Pricing is controversial and goes by many names: Price is all around us. You pay rent for your apartment‚ tuition for your education. The airline‚ railway‚ taxi and bus companies charge you a/are; the local utilities call their price a rate; and the local bank charges you interest for the money you borrow ; the guest lecturer charges
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The jewelry store sued Software Inc. for the value of the ring The jewelry store cannot recover from Software. Respondeat Superior is A legal doctrine‚ most commonly used in tort‚ that holds an employer or principal legally responsible for the wrongful acts of an employee or agent‚ if such acts occur within the scope of the employment or agency. Here C went to the mall to buy a present for his wife‚ not on the business of Soft. Will Software Inc. be liable to the owners of Jimmy’s Bar? What
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Building Customer Loyalty Customer loyalty matters because selling more to existing customer is much easier‚ and cheaper‚ than looking for and selling to new customers. On the other hand‚ it is significant to obtain new customers. Nevertheless‚ new customer requires more investment to make them loyal. This briefing covers: • Understanding who are T-mobile’s most valuable customers • How to achieve a high standard of T-mobile customer care for all customers • How to turn
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MODULE TITLE: Operations Strategy for Industry MODULE CODE: UKFM OPSI 11--01 MODULE DATE: 21 – 25 May 2012 NAME/NUMBER: .................................................... GROUP: .................................................................. [pic] THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK WMG MSc PROGRAMMES POST MODULE ASSIGNMENT |Operations Strategy for Industry
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Selecting a qualitative study Qualitative studies have been conducted in regards to student participation in extracurricular activities in high school and four year universities (Astin‚ 1984; Tinto‚ 1993; Pascarella & Terenzini‚ 2005); however‚ a limited amount of research has been conducted on involvement in extracurricular activities among community college students from minority backgrounds. A qualitative study on the subject will allow the researcher to gain first-hand accounts on students’
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NEW PRODUCT FAILURE In this era of tight competition from domestic and global firms the firm who don’t come out with new products are putting themselves at great risk Because their existing products are prone to changing customer needs‚ shorter product life cycles‚ new technologies and increased competition. Despite years of research and huge capital being pumped in to understanding the consumer‚ making a launch successful is still a difficult task. The new product largely depends on the product
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degree of interdependence among rival firms in the candy producing market. Please respond to the following questions. a.) What market structures will Katrina’s Candies operate if the above condition prevails? I think Katrina’s Candies would be successful operating in an Oligopolistic Structure. Oligopoly is a market structure characterized by a small number of relatively large firms that dominate an industry. The market can be dominated by as few as two firms or as many as twenty‚ and still be considered
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