This document contains an assignment on managerial economics. It includes four parts. Part one evaluates two investment projects based on their expected returns and risk. It also estimates price and income elasticity of demand for an aircraft company using past sales data. Part two fits regression equations using GDP, labor, and capital data for Mexico. It determines whether the production function exhibits increasing, decreasing, or constant returns to scale. Part three discusses Porter's five forces model and strategies. It determines optimal output and price for a company. Part four analyzes forming a global cartel to increase profits, including determining optimal output, market share, and total profit after forming a cartel.
The document provides an overview of key economic concepts including microeconomics, macroeconomics, demand analysis, determinants of demand, the law of demand, demand curve, demand schedule, exceptions to the law of demand, individual demand versus market demand, circular flow of economic activity, and discusses how market research has found the law of demand is not always applicable in analyzing consumer behavior. It also outlines basic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost, productivity, and profit.
Economics is the study of how scarce resources are used to satisfy unlimited wants. Scarcity forces individuals and societies to make choices which involve opportunity costs. Microeconomics examines decisions of individuals and firms, while macroeconomics looks at whole economies. Resources used in production include labor, land, capital and entrepreneurship. Consumer goods satisfy wants directly, while capital goods are used to produce other goods. All economies must answer three fundamental questions: what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. Economic analysis can be positive, describing the world as it is, or normative, describing how the world should be. The production possibilities model shows scarcity and choice constraints graphically. Technological progress and economic growth shift the
This document discusses flexible budgets and overhead analysis. It begins by explaining the advantages of flexible budgets over static budgets, noting that flexible budgets allow for "apples to apples" cost comparisons by showing costs that should have been incurred at the actual activity level. The document then provides an example of preparing a flexible budget for CheeseCo, calculating variable and fixed overhead costs across different activity levels. It concludes by discussing how to prepare a performance report using a flexible budget to analyze variances between budgeted and actual costs.
Thailand UNDP-GIZ workshop on CBA - Enhancing resilience in Thailand through ...UNDP Climate
Thailand, 27-28 November 2017 - UNDP and GIZ partnered with the Thailand Office of Agriculture Economics (OAE) to launch a workshop designed to connect vital stakeholders to build an effective National Adaptation Plan.
The two-day workshop at the Rama Garden Hotel had 20 participants from each department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC). The workshop was designed to build capacity of planning officers to formulate better projects and budget submissions as well as potential climate finance proposal using cost-benefit analysis and ecosystem-based analysis appraisal tools.
Principles of Economics 5th Edition Gans Solutions ManualGordonlANA
This chapter introduces key economic concepts and models used to think like an economist. It discusses how economists use scientific methods and assumptions to build simplified models that provide insight into real-world phenomena. The circular flow diagram and production possibilities frontier are presented as introductory models. Microeconomics focuses on individual decision-making of households and firms, while macroeconomics analyzes economy-wide forces. Positive statements describe the world as it is, while normative statements make claims about how the world should be. Economists may offer conflicting policy advice due to differences in scientific judgments or values.
This document provides information on developing an insurance product for agribusinesses. It begins with an overview and analysis of the agricultural market including competitors and their policies. It then details the development of an insurance product for tractors, including pricing tiers, promotions, and financial projections. The document concludes with recommendations for expanding the product internationally in the future.
The document discusses various users of accounting information including investors, lenders, regulators and rating agencies, security analysts, and management. It notes that investors and lenders are the most obvious users as they need information to assess returns on investments and ability to repay loans. Regulators, rating agencies, and analysts also use accounting information to assess companies and provide analysis to help other users. Management uses the information for decision making, ensuring efficient resource use, and reviewing profitability and solvency.
The document provides an overview of key economic concepts including microeconomics, macroeconomics, demand analysis, determinants of demand, the law of demand, demand curve, demand schedule, exceptions to the law of demand, individual demand versus market demand, circular flow of economic activity, and discusses how market research has found the law of demand is not always applicable in analyzing consumer behavior. It also outlines basic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost, productivity, and profit.
Economics is the study of how scarce resources are used to satisfy unlimited wants. Scarcity forces individuals and societies to make choices which involve opportunity costs. Microeconomics examines decisions of individuals and firms, while macroeconomics looks at whole economies. Resources used in production include labor, land, capital and entrepreneurship. Consumer goods satisfy wants directly, while capital goods are used to produce other goods. All economies must answer three fundamental questions: what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. Economic analysis can be positive, describing the world as it is, or normative, describing how the world should be. The production possibilities model shows scarcity and choice constraints graphically. Technological progress and economic growth shift the
This document discusses flexible budgets and overhead analysis. It begins by explaining the advantages of flexible budgets over static budgets, noting that flexible budgets allow for "apples to apples" cost comparisons by showing costs that should have been incurred at the actual activity level. The document then provides an example of preparing a flexible budget for CheeseCo, calculating variable and fixed overhead costs across different activity levels. It concludes by discussing how to prepare a performance report using a flexible budget to analyze variances between budgeted and actual costs.
Thailand UNDP-GIZ workshop on CBA - Enhancing resilience in Thailand through ...UNDP Climate
Thailand, 27-28 November 2017 - UNDP and GIZ partnered with the Thailand Office of Agriculture Economics (OAE) to launch a workshop designed to connect vital stakeholders to build an effective National Adaptation Plan.
The two-day workshop at the Rama Garden Hotel had 20 participants from each department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC). The workshop was designed to build capacity of planning officers to formulate better projects and budget submissions as well as potential climate finance proposal using cost-benefit analysis and ecosystem-based analysis appraisal tools.
Principles of Economics 5th Edition Gans Solutions ManualGordonlANA
This chapter introduces key economic concepts and models used to think like an economist. It discusses how economists use scientific methods and assumptions to build simplified models that provide insight into real-world phenomena. The circular flow diagram and production possibilities frontier are presented as introductory models. Microeconomics focuses on individual decision-making of households and firms, while macroeconomics analyzes economy-wide forces. Positive statements describe the world as it is, while normative statements make claims about how the world should be. Economists may offer conflicting policy advice due to differences in scientific judgments or values.
This document provides information on developing an insurance product for agribusinesses. It begins with an overview and analysis of the agricultural market including competitors and their policies. It then details the development of an insurance product for tractors, including pricing tiers, promotions, and financial projections. The document concludes with recommendations for expanding the product internationally in the future.
The document discusses various users of accounting information including investors, lenders, regulators and rating agencies, security analysts, and management. It notes that investors and lenders are the most obvious users as they need information to assess returns on investments and ability to repay loans. Regulators, rating agencies, and analysts also use accounting information to assess companies and provide analysis to help other users. Management uses the information for decision making, ensuring efficient resource use, and reviewing profitability and solvency.
11.sales forecast by taking the concept of blue ocean theory using mat lab pr...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a journal article about using Blue Ocean Theory and Matlab programming to forecast sales. It discusses key concepts from Blue Ocean Theory like red oceans representing existing competitive industries and blue oceans representing new market space. It also covers managerial analysis techniques like break-even analysis, capital asset pricing models, and calculating profit. The conclusion states that introducing new growing sectors using Blue Ocean Theory and Matlab programming allows assessing break-even points, profits/losses, and capital asset prices to determine how products will impact market trends.
This document provides an analysis of the financial ratios for Spritzer Berhad, a bottled water producer in Malaysia, for the years 2013 and 2014. It includes calculations of profitability ratios such as return on equity, net profit margin, and gross profit margin, as well as stability ratios including working capital, total debt, stock turnover, and interest coverage. The analysis finds that Spritzer's profitability and stability generally improved from 2013 to 2014, with most ratios showing enhancements such as higher return on equity, lower total debt, and faster stock turnover. Based on this moderate profitability and high stability, the document recommends investors to invest in Spritzer as the P/E ratio of 11.6 times makes it
This document provides an analysis of the financial ratios and performance of Spritzer Berhad, a bottled water producer in Malaysia, for the years 2013-2014. Key ratios calculated include return on equity, net profit margin, gross profit margin, selling expenses ratio, general expenses ratio, financial expenses ratio, working capital ratio, total debt ratio, stock turnover, debtor turnover, and interest coverage. Overall, the analysis found that Spritzer's profitability increased from 2013-2014 as seen by higher return on equity and gross profit margin, while expenses were generally better controlled. However, net profit margin declined slightly. The document also examines Spritzer's share price to earnings ratio and provides an investment recommendation.
Managerial Accounting Garrison Noreen Brewer Chapter 10Asif Hasan
The document discusses static budgets and flexible budgets. A static budget is prepared for a single planned activity level and is difficult to use for performance evaluation when actual activity differs. A flexible budget can be prepared for multiple activity levels and allows for "apples-to-apples" cost comparisons at the actual activity level. The document provides an example of CheeseCo preparing both a static budget and flexible budget to evaluate performance when actual activity was lower than planned. Variances are identified to determine whether favorable cost variances were due to lower activity or good cost control.
Managerial economics applies economic theory and quantitative techniques to managerial decision-making. It helps managers identify problems, organize information, and evaluate alternatives. Some key concepts in managerial economics include incremental reasoning, opportunity cost, contribution, time perspective, discounting future cash flows, and equi-marginal principle of allocating scarce resources efficiently where marginal returns are equal across alternatives.
The importance of creating a market ready labour force with the green skills to support economic reform, the establishment of new high growth industry sectors & regional economic renewal
This document contains information about an examination for a course in financial management. It includes:
1) Questions in multiple choice and true/false format covering topics like capital budgeting, cost of capital, types of shares, and financial ratios.
2) Longer answer questions asking students to define terms like debentures, explain concepts like financial leverage, and perform calculations like working capital requirements and break-even analysis.
3) A case study asking students to calculate working capital needs from financial information provided about a company.
The document provides an exam for testing students' knowledge of key concepts in financial management through a variety of question types.
Analysis on A s Laundry Shop A Profit Maximization Approach.pdfKayla Jones
This document analyzes A's Laundry Shop in Mintal, Davao City to determine how to maximize its profits. Data on the shop's revenues, expenses, capital and labor were collected and analyzed using production functions, optimization software and other tools. The results showed that profits would be maximized at Php38,694.31 per month by using Php13,978.71 in capital and hiring 1-2 laborers costing Php5,626.77 total. This would allow production of 2,914.99 kilograms of laundry. A SWOT analysis was also conducted to provide recommendations like expanding services and investing in technology.
Analysis on A s Laundry Shop A Profit Maximization Approach.pdfAngela Shin
This document analyzes A's Laundry Shop in Mintal, Davao City using a profit maximization approach. Data was collected through interviews with the shop owners and analyzed using Excel, Gretl, and Lingo software. A Cobb-Douglas production function was modeled and profit was maximized subject to budget constraints. Results showed the maximum profit of PHP 38,694.31 can be achieved with PHP 13,978.71 in capital and PHP 5,626.773 in labor per month, producing 2,914.989454 kilos. SWOT analysis was conducted to provide recommendations like expanding the business and investing in technology.
The key users of accounting information include investors, lenders, regulators and rating agencies, security analysts, and management. Investors and lenders rely on accounting information to assess the return and risk of their investments and loans. Regulators, rating agencies, and analysts use accounting data to evaluate companies and provide guidance to investors. Management utilizes accounting reports to review financial performance and solvency, ensure efficient resource usage, and inform strategic decision making. Overall, accounting aims to meet the common information needs of these various user groups for financial decision making purposes.
The document provides information and instructions to calculate depreciation for equipment purchased by a company using different depreciation methods. It gives the cost of the equipment, estimated salvage value, service life, production and working hours estimates, and actual production and working hours for 2004 and 2005. The student is asked to calculate depreciation expense for 2004 and 2005 using straight-line, units-of-output, working hours, sum-of-years digits, and declining balance methods based on this information. Depreciation is calculated for each year and method as instructed and the answers are provided in a solution section.
The document discusses various capital budgeting and investment decision-making concepts, including:
- Traditional methods like payback period and accounting rate of return
- Discounted cash flow methods like NPV, IRR, and discounted payback period
- Examples of calculating payback period and IRR for sample investment projects
- The importance of considering time value of money in investment analysis
- Other factors to consider like capital costs, depreciation, revenues, residual value
Rana alyousef Macro H.W 1 miss miryam College of .docxmakdul
Rana alyousef
Macro H.W 1 miss miryam
College of Business Administration
ECON 1311- Macroeconomics
Homework 1 (10% of total grade)
Student’s Name:
Faten alnassar
Student’s ID:
201302248
Course Section:
Mark out of
%
Letter grade
Maximum Grade
10
100
A+
Student’s Grade
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all the questions below. Your answers can be either handwritten or typed on a computer. Please, don’t forget to include your name, ID and course section on your homework.
Hand in your homework as a hard copy either to me in person or leave your homework in the box in front of my office F098. The deadline for submission is Thursday, October 13, 2016. Submission after the deadline is under no circumstances possible.
The homework will account for 10% of your final grade.
QUESTIONS:
1) GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Newspaper article:
Focus Economics August 24, 2016:Europe’s largest economy lost some steam but outperformed expectations in the second quarter of this year. GDP grew 0.4% quarter-on-quarter, down from Q1’s two-year high of 0.7%. Trends within the domestic economy were divergent, with investment performing weakly and consumption remaining robust. Fixed investment deteriorated, swinging from Q1’s 1.7% increase to a sharp 1.5% drop in Q2, marking the largest fall in over four years. A temporary decline in construction investment was partly behind this fall: construction activity was exceptionally strong in Q1 as a mild winder allowed it to be front-loaded and Q2’s drop reflects normalization in construction. Conversely, household and public spending continued to support growth in Q1, though to a lesser extent than in the previous quarter. Private consumption slowed but still grew 0.2%. A strong labor market, rising wages and subdued inflation have been fueling private consumption in recent quarters and continued to do so in Q2. Government consumption decelerated but remained solid at a 0.6% growth rate in Q2.
a.) According to the above news article by how much did the German economy grew in the second quarter of 2016? (0.5 Points)
0.4%
b.) List the components of the GDP equation that are mentioned in the news article. (1 Point)
Government expenditure
Consumption (Private consumption)
Investments (fixed and construction investments)
c.) By how much did each of the components of the GDP equation grew in Q2 2016?(2 Points)
Government expenditure= 0.6%
Investments= Decreased by 0.2%
Consumption = 0.2%
2.) Calculate GDP
Item
Billions of $
Consumption expenditure
8,000
Investment
3,000
Government Expenditure
2,000
Exports
10,000
Imports
6,000
a.) Calculate the GDP of the economy in the table above.(1.5 Points)
GDP=G+I+C+NX
GDP=$2,000+$3,000+$8,000+ $(10,000-6,000)
GDP= $17,000
3.) Unemployment
The table below shows the results of a labor survey for an imaginary country. Use the numbers to answer the questions below.
Population
Working age population
Non-working age population
Labor force
employed
unemployed
Total
500, ...
NCV 4 New Venture Creation Hands-On Support Slide Show - Module 5Future Managers
This document discusses principles of costing and pricing for a new business venture. It covers identifying price-setting policies and factors that influence pricing decisions. It also explains the relationships between costs, revenue, and profits, and how to calculate break-even points. Key terms like fixed, variable and total costs are defined. The document provides examples and activities to help understand these concepts and apply them to business planning.
This document provides information about a course on engineering economics taught at a mechanical engineering department. It includes 5 course outcomes related to learning basic engineering economics concepts, time value of money, cash flow methods, depreciation methods, and applying economic principles to alternatives. The course covers topics like introduction to economics, value engineering, cash flow methods, replacement and maintenance analysis, and depreciation over 4 units. It lists learning resources like textbooks and references for further study.
Schneider Electric is committed to sustainability and has integrated sustainability into its overall corporate strategy. It uses a Planet & Society barometer to measure and drive sustainability performance across five key areas: climate, circular economy, ethics, development, and health & equity. The barometer score accounts for compensation and incentives for thousands of employees. Schneider Electric has received numerous sustainability awards and rankings in recognition of its longstanding leadership and competitive performance in sustainability.
Over the course of my career, I’ve sat on a number of small-company boards. Looking back, it would have been nice if the managing directors had a baseline dashboard they could riff off of so as not to waste so much time on dash boarding.
So the purpose of this document is to offer a baseline template dashboard that a start-up firm could use to update the board of directors. All the data would need to be filled in with real data, of course. And, the dashboard would have to be customized to meet the reporting requirements and operational uniqueness of the business. That said, baselines can save time and spark thought-threads.
Remember that reporting should be for the sake of strategic enlightenment and to drive transparent discussions, and not for the sake of reporting.
If anyone out there has some additional points of data they use effectively in their small-business management reporting , I’d love to hear about it!
The document discusses various economic criteria for selecting projects, including net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback period, benefit-cost ratio, sunk costs, opportunity costs, depreciation, and economic value added (EVA). It provides examples and definitions for each concept. Various capital budgeting techniques are examined, including present value calculations. Methods for calculating depreciation such as straight-line, double declining balance, and sum of years digits are also summarized.
This document discusses key aspects of operations management. It provides the grading scale and requirements for a course in operations management, including percentages for class attendance, contribution, individual research work, case analysis, and the final exam. It also outlines expectations for student self-presentations. The rest of the document defines operations management, discusses the transformation of inputs to outputs, and covers four key aspects that operations differ in - volume, variety, variation in demand, and visibility to customers. It aims to provide an overview of operations management concepts.
This document summarizes the findings of a two-phase study on operations management in high value manufacturing. Phase 1 included a literature review, stakeholder analysis, and case studies. The literature review found confusion around what "high value" means. The stakeholder analysis and case studies also identified confusion and a lack of clarity on how to operationalize moving to higher value. Phase 2 consisted of focus groups that validated these findings and sought to define high value manufacturing and identify how academia can help industry achieve it. The study aims to provide a foundation for further research by characterizing the operational issues companies face in moving to higher value operations.
11.sales forecast by taking the concept of blue ocean theory using mat lab pr...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a journal article about using Blue Ocean Theory and Matlab programming to forecast sales. It discusses key concepts from Blue Ocean Theory like red oceans representing existing competitive industries and blue oceans representing new market space. It also covers managerial analysis techniques like break-even analysis, capital asset pricing models, and calculating profit. The conclusion states that introducing new growing sectors using Blue Ocean Theory and Matlab programming allows assessing break-even points, profits/losses, and capital asset prices to determine how products will impact market trends.
This document provides an analysis of the financial ratios for Spritzer Berhad, a bottled water producer in Malaysia, for the years 2013 and 2014. It includes calculations of profitability ratios such as return on equity, net profit margin, and gross profit margin, as well as stability ratios including working capital, total debt, stock turnover, and interest coverage. The analysis finds that Spritzer's profitability and stability generally improved from 2013 to 2014, with most ratios showing enhancements such as higher return on equity, lower total debt, and faster stock turnover. Based on this moderate profitability and high stability, the document recommends investors to invest in Spritzer as the P/E ratio of 11.6 times makes it
This document provides an analysis of the financial ratios and performance of Spritzer Berhad, a bottled water producer in Malaysia, for the years 2013-2014. Key ratios calculated include return on equity, net profit margin, gross profit margin, selling expenses ratio, general expenses ratio, financial expenses ratio, working capital ratio, total debt ratio, stock turnover, debtor turnover, and interest coverage. Overall, the analysis found that Spritzer's profitability increased from 2013-2014 as seen by higher return on equity and gross profit margin, while expenses were generally better controlled. However, net profit margin declined slightly. The document also examines Spritzer's share price to earnings ratio and provides an investment recommendation.
Managerial Accounting Garrison Noreen Brewer Chapter 10Asif Hasan
The document discusses static budgets and flexible budgets. A static budget is prepared for a single planned activity level and is difficult to use for performance evaluation when actual activity differs. A flexible budget can be prepared for multiple activity levels and allows for "apples-to-apples" cost comparisons at the actual activity level. The document provides an example of CheeseCo preparing both a static budget and flexible budget to evaluate performance when actual activity was lower than planned. Variances are identified to determine whether favorable cost variances were due to lower activity or good cost control.
Managerial economics applies economic theory and quantitative techniques to managerial decision-making. It helps managers identify problems, organize information, and evaluate alternatives. Some key concepts in managerial economics include incremental reasoning, opportunity cost, contribution, time perspective, discounting future cash flows, and equi-marginal principle of allocating scarce resources efficiently where marginal returns are equal across alternatives.
The importance of creating a market ready labour force with the green skills to support economic reform, the establishment of new high growth industry sectors & regional economic renewal
This document contains information about an examination for a course in financial management. It includes:
1) Questions in multiple choice and true/false format covering topics like capital budgeting, cost of capital, types of shares, and financial ratios.
2) Longer answer questions asking students to define terms like debentures, explain concepts like financial leverage, and perform calculations like working capital requirements and break-even analysis.
3) A case study asking students to calculate working capital needs from financial information provided about a company.
The document provides an exam for testing students' knowledge of key concepts in financial management through a variety of question types.
Analysis on A s Laundry Shop A Profit Maximization Approach.pdfKayla Jones
This document analyzes A's Laundry Shop in Mintal, Davao City to determine how to maximize its profits. Data on the shop's revenues, expenses, capital and labor were collected and analyzed using production functions, optimization software and other tools. The results showed that profits would be maximized at Php38,694.31 per month by using Php13,978.71 in capital and hiring 1-2 laborers costing Php5,626.77 total. This would allow production of 2,914.99 kilograms of laundry. A SWOT analysis was also conducted to provide recommendations like expanding services and investing in technology.
Analysis on A s Laundry Shop A Profit Maximization Approach.pdfAngela Shin
This document analyzes A's Laundry Shop in Mintal, Davao City using a profit maximization approach. Data was collected through interviews with the shop owners and analyzed using Excel, Gretl, and Lingo software. A Cobb-Douglas production function was modeled and profit was maximized subject to budget constraints. Results showed the maximum profit of PHP 38,694.31 can be achieved with PHP 13,978.71 in capital and PHP 5,626.773 in labor per month, producing 2,914.989454 kilos. SWOT analysis was conducted to provide recommendations like expanding the business and investing in technology.
The key users of accounting information include investors, lenders, regulators and rating agencies, security analysts, and management. Investors and lenders rely on accounting information to assess the return and risk of their investments and loans. Regulators, rating agencies, and analysts use accounting data to evaluate companies and provide guidance to investors. Management utilizes accounting reports to review financial performance and solvency, ensure efficient resource usage, and inform strategic decision making. Overall, accounting aims to meet the common information needs of these various user groups for financial decision making purposes.
The document provides information and instructions to calculate depreciation for equipment purchased by a company using different depreciation methods. It gives the cost of the equipment, estimated salvage value, service life, production and working hours estimates, and actual production and working hours for 2004 and 2005. The student is asked to calculate depreciation expense for 2004 and 2005 using straight-line, units-of-output, working hours, sum-of-years digits, and declining balance methods based on this information. Depreciation is calculated for each year and method as instructed and the answers are provided in a solution section.
The document discusses various capital budgeting and investment decision-making concepts, including:
- Traditional methods like payback period and accounting rate of return
- Discounted cash flow methods like NPV, IRR, and discounted payback period
- Examples of calculating payback period and IRR for sample investment projects
- The importance of considering time value of money in investment analysis
- Other factors to consider like capital costs, depreciation, revenues, residual value
Rana alyousef Macro H.W 1 miss miryam College of .docxmakdul
Rana alyousef
Macro H.W 1 miss miryam
College of Business Administration
ECON 1311- Macroeconomics
Homework 1 (10% of total grade)
Student’s Name:
Faten alnassar
Student’s ID:
201302248
Course Section:
Mark out of
%
Letter grade
Maximum Grade
10
100
A+
Student’s Grade
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all the questions below. Your answers can be either handwritten or typed on a computer. Please, don’t forget to include your name, ID and course section on your homework.
Hand in your homework as a hard copy either to me in person or leave your homework in the box in front of my office F098. The deadline for submission is Thursday, October 13, 2016. Submission after the deadline is under no circumstances possible.
The homework will account for 10% of your final grade.
QUESTIONS:
1) GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Newspaper article:
Focus Economics August 24, 2016:Europe’s largest economy lost some steam but outperformed expectations in the second quarter of this year. GDP grew 0.4% quarter-on-quarter, down from Q1’s two-year high of 0.7%. Trends within the domestic economy were divergent, with investment performing weakly and consumption remaining robust. Fixed investment deteriorated, swinging from Q1’s 1.7% increase to a sharp 1.5% drop in Q2, marking the largest fall in over four years. A temporary decline in construction investment was partly behind this fall: construction activity was exceptionally strong in Q1 as a mild winder allowed it to be front-loaded and Q2’s drop reflects normalization in construction. Conversely, household and public spending continued to support growth in Q1, though to a lesser extent than in the previous quarter. Private consumption slowed but still grew 0.2%. A strong labor market, rising wages and subdued inflation have been fueling private consumption in recent quarters and continued to do so in Q2. Government consumption decelerated but remained solid at a 0.6% growth rate in Q2.
a.) According to the above news article by how much did the German economy grew in the second quarter of 2016? (0.5 Points)
0.4%
b.) List the components of the GDP equation that are mentioned in the news article. (1 Point)
Government expenditure
Consumption (Private consumption)
Investments (fixed and construction investments)
c.) By how much did each of the components of the GDP equation grew in Q2 2016?(2 Points)
Government expenditure= 0.6%
Investments= Decreased by 0.2%
Consumption = 0.2%
2.) Calculate GDP
Item
Billions of $
Consumption expenditure
8,000
Investment
3,000
Government Expenditure
2,000
Exports
10,000
Imports
6,000
a.) Calculate the GDP of the economy in the table above.(1.5 Points)
GDP=G+I+C+NX
GDP=$2,000+$3,000+$8,000+ $(10,000-6,000)
GDP= $17,000
3.) Unemployment
The table below shows the results of a labor survey for an imaginary country. Use the numbers to answer the questions below.
Population
Working age population
Non-working age population
Labor force
employed
unemployed
Total
500, ...
NCV 4 New Venture Creation Hands-On Support Slide Show - Module 5Future Managers
This document discusses principles of costing and pricing for a new business venture. It covers identifying price-setting policies and factors that influence pricing decisions. It also explains the relationships between costs, revenue, and profits, and how to calculate break-even points. Key terms like fixed, variable and total costs are defined. The document provides examples and activities to help understand these concepts and apply them to business planning.
This document provides information about a course on engineering economics taught at a mechanical engineering department. It includes 5 course outcomes related to learning basic engineering economics concepts, time value of money, cash flow methods, depreciation methods, and applying economic principles to alternatives. The course covers topics like introduction to economics, value engineering, cash flow methods, replacement and maintenance analysis, and depreciation over 4 units. It lists learning resources like textbooks and references for further study.
Schneider Electric is committed to sustainability and has integrated sustainability into its overall corporate strategy. It uses a Planet & Society barometer to measure and drive sustainability performance across five key areas: climate, circular economy, ethics, development, and health & equity. The barometer score accounts for compensation and incentives for thousands of employees. Schneider Electric has received numerous sustainability awards and rankings in recognition of its longstanding leadership and competitive performance in sustainability.
Over the course of my career, I’ve sat on a number of small-company boards. Looking back, it would have been nice if the managing directors had a baseline dashboard they could riff off of so as not to waste so much time on dash boarding.
So the purpose of this document is to offer a baseline template dashboard that a start-up firm could use to update the board of directors. All the data would need to be filled in with real data, of course. And, the dashboard would have to be customized to meet the reporting requirements and operational uniqueness of the business. That said, baselines can save time and spark thought-threads.
Remember that reporting should be for the sake of strategic enlightenment and to drive transparent discussions, and not for the sake of reporting.
If anyone out there has some additional points of data they use effectively in their small-business management reporting , I’d love to hear about it!
The document discusses various economic criteria for selecting projects, including net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback period, benefit-cost ratio, sunk costs, opportunity costs, depreciation, and economic value added (EVA). It provides examples and definitions for each concept. Various capital budgeting techniques are examined, including present value calculations. Methods for calculating depreciation such as straight-line, double declining balance, and sum of years digits are also summarized.
This document discusses key aspects of operations management. It provides the grading scale and requirements for a course in operations management, including percentages for class attendance, contribution, individual research work, case analysis, and the final exam. It also outlines expectations for student self-presentations. The rest of the document defines operations management, discusses the transformation of inputs to outputs, and covers four key aspects that operations differ in - volume, variety, variation in demand, and visibility to customers. It aims to provide an overview of operations management concepts.
This document summarizes the findings of a two-phase study on operations management in high value manufacturing. Phase 1 included a literature review, stakeholder analysis, and case studies. The literature review found confusion around what "high value" means. The stakeholder analysis and case studies also identified confusion and a lack of clarity on how to operationalize moving to higher value. Phase 2 consisted of focus groups that validated these findings and sought to define high value manufacturing and identify how academia can help industry achieve it. The study aims to provide a foundation for further research by characterizing the operational issues companies face in moving to higher value operations.
This document provides an overview and table of contents for a textbook on managerial economics. It outlines the key topics that will be covered in the book, including demand analysis, production, costs, profit maximization, and imperfect competition. It also provides brief biographies of the authors and acknowledges contributors to the publishing process. The purpose of the textbook is to teach managers how to apply economic theory and quantitative techniques to analyze business decisions.
This document provides an introduction to managerial economics and key macroeconomic concepts. It discusses how economics can be divided into microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics explains supply and demand in markets while macroeconomics deals with national output, income, spending, employment, inflation, and other aggregate indicators. The document then explains key macroeconomic measures including Gross Domestic Product (GDP), how it is calculated, its components of consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports. It also discusses real GDP, nominal GDP, and the GDP deflator for measuring inflation. Fiscal policy involving taxation and government spending is briefly covered.
This document is the preface to the 7th edition of the textbook "Managerial Economics" by authors William F. Samuelson and Stephen G. Marks. The preface outlines the key objectives, features and innovations of the textbook. It emphasizes that the textbook focuses on real-world managerial decision making problems and uses economic analysis to help guide managers' decisions. It highlights the early introduction of optimal decision analysis, expanded coverage of game theory and decision making under uncertainty, integration of international topics and applications, and inclusion of end-of-chapter spreadsheet problems.
This document provides information about a Managerial Economics course taught at Fatima Jinnah Women University. The course is a 3 credit, foundation/core course offered in the 6th spring semester. It is taught online via Google Classroom with a code of mrdj6ny. The course description explains that the class applies economic analysis to business decision making, focusing on concepts like demand, costs, profits, and competition through case studies. The course objectives are to enable students to implement economic techniques to make optimal real-world decisions and analyze data. Upon completing the course, students will be able to draw on economics to explain firm management problems and evaluate strategies for selling products in specific markets.
This document provides an overview of managerial economics through 12 sections. It discusses key concepts such as the meaning and definitions of managerial economics, its relation to other areas of management like marketing, production, and finance. It also examines how managerial economics draws from economic theory, particularly microeconomics, by applying principles like price elasticity, production functions, and costs to analyze business problems and decisions. The overall document serves as an introduction to managerial economics as a field that uses economic analysis to help solve organizational issues.
This document discusses methods for estimating demand and calculating demand elasticities. It covers direct methods like interviews and simulations, as well as indirect regression analysis. The document provides an example of using time series data to estimate demand for 2-year contracts based on advertising, 1-year price, and 2-year price. It estimates equations in both linear and multiplicative forms and discusses their advantages and how to estimate parameters for the multiplicative form.
This document outlines the syllabus and lessons for a course on Managerial Economics. The syllabus covers 6 units: (1) introduction to managerial economics, (2) demand analysis, (3) cost concepts, (4) production functions, (5) profit, and (6) national income. Lesson 1 discusses the nature and scope of managerial economics, including its focus on decision-making and planning under uncertainty. It also defines managerial economics as the application of economic theory to business management problems. Key aspects of this application are reconciling economic theory with business practices, estimating economic relationships, predicting relevant economic quantities, and understanding external forces on businesses.
This document discusses methods for estimating demand and calculating demand elasticities. It covers direct methods like interviews and simulations, as well as indirect regression analysis. The document demonstrates how to specify and estimate a demand model, then use it to find arc and point elasticities. It also compares linear and multiplicative demand equations, noting advantages of the multiplicative form for calculating elasticities directly from coefficient estimates.
This document is the title page and copyright information for the 7th edition of the textbook "Managerial Economics" by William F. Samuelson and Stephen G. Marks, published by John Wiley & Sons in 2012. It lists the publishing staff and details such as place of publication, copyright years, and library of congress cataloging information. The preface provides an overview of the objectives, features, organization, and coverage of the textbook, with an emphasis on managerial decision making. It highlights the incorporation of new topics such as game theory, decision making under uncertainty, and international applications.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses instruments for maintaining economic stability, including monetary policy, fiscal policy, and direct controls. It then defines and explains eight macroeconomic ratios: saving income ratio, value added output ratio, consumption income ratio, capital labor ratio, input-output ratio, land's share of income, capital's share of income, and cash income ratio. Each ratio compares different economic variables and provides useful information for businesses, governments, and analysts.
This document analyzes the problems that dispersed knowledge creates for both markets and firms. It discusses how dispersed knowledge leads to issues like large numbers, asymmetries, and uncertainty. It also examines how the capabilities approach views firms as repositories of pooled knowledge and skills that must make decisions under structural uncertainty. The document argues that recognizing the dispersed nature of knowledge illuminates our understanding of problems faced by central planners. It also analyzes different views of the relationship between firms and markets and how they relate to dispersed knowledge.
This document provides brief descriptions of 10 books related to various academic subjects such as economics, literature, education, science, and writing. The books cover topics including managerial economics, Shakespeare's Macbeth, teaching students who have experienced trauma, quality instruction techniques, chemistry, geometry, problem solving in mathematics, poetry, using mentor texts to teach writing skills, and a 180-day writing workbook for 6th grade students. More details about each book can be accessed by clicking the "READ MORE DETAIL" links.
This document provides an overview and syllabus for a textbook on Managerial Economics for an M.Com semester 1 course. It includes information about the author, important terms, chapter descriptions mapped to the syllabus, and contact information for any questions. The textbook covers topics like demand analysis, cost and production, pricing decisions, business cycles, theories of profit, economic planning, consumers, and more across 14 units. It is intended to help students in their M.Com coursework and provide a comprehensive resource on Managerial Economics.
The document provides answers to questions related to managerial economics. It distinguishes between industry demand and firm demand, short-run demand and long-run demand, and durable goods demand and non-durable goods demand. It discusses problems determining demand for durable goods like refrigerators and televisions. It also analyzes methods for allocating advertising budgets between different media and the relationship between short-run and long-run average cost curves when they are not U-shaped.
This document provides brief descriptions of 10 books related to various academic subjects such as economics, literature, education, science, and writing. The books cover topics including managerial economics, Shakespeare's Macbeth, teaching students who have experienced trauma, quality instruction techniques, chemistry, geometry, problem solving in mathematics, poetry, using mentor texts to teach writing skills, and a 180-day writing workbook for 6th grade students. More details about each book can be accessed by clicking the "READ MORE DETAIL" links.
This document provides an overview of production theory and cost concepts. It defines production as the process of transforming inputs like land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship into goods and services. Inputs are classified as fixed or variable depending on whether they can be varied in the short run. A firm's technology and its production function determine the optimal combination of inputs to maximize output. The document also introduces the economic concepts of costs, returns to scale, and perfect competition.
Economic Risk Factor Update: June 2024 [SlideShare]Commonwealth
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Independent Study - College of Wooster Research (2023-2024) FDI, Culture, Glo...AntoniaOwensDetwiler
"Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia."
Do elements of globalization, such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), negatively affect the ability of countries in the Global South to preserve their culture? This research aims to answer this question by employing a cross-sectional comparative case study analysis utilizing methods of difference. Thailand and Cambodia are compared as they are in the same region and have a similar culture. The metric of difference between Thailand and Cambodia is their ability to preserve their culture. This ability is operationalized by their respective attitudes towards FDI; Thailand imposes stringent regulations and limitations on FDI while Cambodia does not hesitate to accept most FDI and imposes fewer limitations. The evidence from this study suggests that FDI from globally influential countries with high gross domestic products (GDPs) (e.g. China, U.S.) challenges the ability of countries with lower GDPs (e.g. Cambodia) to protect their culture. Furthermore, the ability, or lack thereof, of the receiving countries to protect their culture is amplified by the existence and implementation of restrictive FDI policies imposed by their governments.
My study abroad in Bali, Indonesia, inspired this research topic as I noticed how globalization is changing the culture of its people. I learned their language and way of life which helped me understand the beauty and importance of cultural preservation. I believe we could all benefit from learning new perspectives as they could help us ideate solutions to contemporary issues and empathize with others.
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This infographic explores the transformative power of Generative AI, a key driver of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Discover how Generative AI is revolutionizing industries, accelerating innovation, and shaping the future of work.
"Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia."
Do elements of globalization, such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), negatively affect the ability of countries in the Global South to preserve their culture? This research aims to answer this question by employing a cross-sectional comparative case study analysis utilizing methods of difference. Thailand and Cambodia are compared as they are in the same region and have a similar culture. The metric of difference between Thailand and Cambodia is their ability to preserve their culture. This ability is operationalized by their respective attitudes towards FDI; Thailand imposes stringent regulations and limitations on FDI while Cambodia does not hesitate to accept most FDI and imposes fewer limitations. The evidence from this study suggests that FDI from globally influential countries with high gross domestic products (GDPs) (e.g. China, U.S.) challenges the ability of countries with lower GDPs (e.g. Cambodia) to protect their culture. Furthermore, the ability, or lack thereof, of the receiving countries to protect their culture is amplified by the existence and implementation of restrictive FDI policies imposed by their governments.
My study abroad in Bali, Indonesia, inspired this research topic as I noticed how globalization is changing the culture of its people. I learned their language and way of life which helped me understand the beauty and importance of cultural preservation. I believe we could all benefit from learning new perspectives as they could help us ideate solutions to contemporary issues and empathize with others.
Vicinity Jobs’ data includes more than three million 2023 OJPs and thousands of skills. Most skills appear in less than 0.02% of job postings, so most postings rely on a small subset of commonly used terms, like teamwork.
Laura Adkins-Hackett, Economist, LMIC, and Sukriti Trehan, Data Scientist, LMIC, presented their research exploring trends in the skills listed in OJPs to develop a deeper understanding of in-demand skills. This research project uses pointwise mutual information and other methods to extract more information about common skills from the relationships between skills, occupations and regions.
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OJPs are becoming a critical resource for policy-makers and researchers who study the labour market. LMIC continues to work with Vicinity Jobs’ data on OJPs, which can be explored in our Canadian Job Trends Dashboard. Valuable insights have been gained through our analysis of OJP data, including LMIC research lead
Suzanne Spiteri’s recent report on improving the quality and accessibility of job postings to reduce employment barriers for neurodivergent people.
Decoding job postings: Improving accessibility for neurodivergent job seekers
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A toxic combination of 15 years of low growth, and four decades of high inequality, has left Britain poorer and falling behind its peers. Productivity growth is weak and public investment is low, while wages today are no higher than they were before the financial crisis. Britain needs a new economic strategy to lift itself out of stagnation.
Scotland is in many ways a microcosm of this challenge. It has become a hub for creative industries, is home to several world-class universities and a thriving community of businesses – strengths that need to be harness and leveraged. But it also has high levels of deprivation, with homelessness reaching a record high and nearly half a million people living in very deep poverty last year. Scotland won’t be truly thriving unless it finds ways to ensure that all its inhabitants benefit from growth and investment. This is the central challenge facing policy makers both in Holyrood and Westminster.
What should a new national economic strategy for Scotland include? What would the pursuit of stronger economic growth mean for local, national and UK-wide policy makers? How will economic change affect the jobs we do, the places we live and the businesses we work for? And what are the prospects for cities like Glasgow, and nations like Scotland, in rising to these challenges?
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China’s official organizer of the Expo, CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade https://en.ccpit.org/) has chosen Dr. Alyce Su as the Cover Person with Cover Story, in the Expo’s official magazine distributed throughout the Expo, showcasing China’s New Generation of Leaders to the World.
Falcon stands out as a top-tier P2P Invoice Discounting platform in India, bridging esteemed blue-chip companies and eager investors. Our goal is to transform the investment landscape in India by establishing a comprehensive destination for borrowers and investors with diverse profiles and needs, all while minimizing risk. What sets Falcon apart is the elimination of intermediaries such as commercial banks and depository institutions, allowing investors to enjoy higher yields.
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