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- ECO 550 Final Guide (All Possible Questions)
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- Chapter 9Applications of Cost Theory
- MULTIPLE CHOICE
- 1. Evidence from empirical studies of short-run co
st-output relationships lends support to the - 2. The short-run cost function is
- 3. Theoretically, in a long-run cost function
- 4. Break-even analysis usually assumes all of the
following except - 5. What is another term meaning the degree of oper
ating leverage? - 6. In a study of banking by asset size over time,
we can find which asset sizes are tending to becom
e more prominent. The size that is becoming
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- ECO 550 Midterm Part 1
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- Chapter 1Introduction and Goals of the Firm
- MULTIPLE CHOICE
- 1. The form of economics most relevant to manageri
al decision-making within the firm is - 2. If one defines incremental cost as the change i
n total cost resulting from a decision, and increm
ental revenue as the change in total revenue resul
ting from a decision, any business decision is pro
fitable if - 3. In the shareholder wealth maximization model, t
he value of a firm's stock is equal to the present
value of all expected future ____ discounted at t
he stockholders' required rate of return. - 4. Which of the following statements concerning th
e shareholder wealth maximization model is (are) t
rue?
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- ECO 550 Midterm Part 2
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- Question 1
- The forecasting technique which attempts to foreca
st short-run changes and makes use of economic - indicators known as leading, coincident or lagging
indicators is known as - Question 2
- Consumer expenditure plans is an example of a fore
casting method. Which of the general categories - best described this example?
- Question 3
- Which of the following barometric indicators would
be the most helpful for forecasting future sales
- for an industry?
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- ECO 550 Week 1 DQ 1 Fundamental Economic
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- "Fundamental Economic Concepts" Please respond to
the followingAnswer the following DQs based on th
e Katrinas Candies scenarioFrom the scenario fo
r Katrinas Candies, examine the key factors affec
ting the demand for and the supply of a good in ge
neral and Katrinas Candies specifically. Distingu
ish between a change in demand and a change in the
quantity demanded (movement along the demand curv
e).From the above, indicate the factors that are
responsible for a shift in demand and explain how
the change is effected by these factors.Indicate
the factors that are responsible for a shift in s
upply and explain how the change is affected by t
hese factors. - Related Tutorials
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- ECO 550 Week 1-11 All DQs
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- ECO 550 Week 1 DQ 1 Fundamental Economic Concepts
- ECO 550 Week 1 DQ 2 Supply and Demand
- ECO 550 Week 2 DQ 1 Estimating Demand
- ECO 550 Week 2 DQ 2 Estimating Elasticity of Deman
d - ECO 550 Week 3 DQ 1 Managing in the Global Economy
- ECO 550 Week 3 DQ 2 Outsourcing Offshore
- ECO 550 Week 4 DQ 1 Production Economics
- ECO 550 Week 4 DQ 2 Production Decisions
- ECO 550 Week 5 DQ 1 Applications of Cost Theory
- ECO 550 Week 5 DQ 2 Cost Management
- ECO 550 Week 6 DQ 1 Market Structures
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- ECO 550 Week 2 DQ 1 Estimating Demand
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- "Estimating Demand" Please respond to the followin
g - From the scenario for Katrinas Candies, examine t
he procedure Herb will use to estimate the demand
model developed in the scenario for Week 1. - Determine the meaning, relevance, and importance f
or a manager interpreting the regression results. - Related Tutorials
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- ECO 550 Week 2 DQ 2 Estimating Elasticity of
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- From the e-Activity, analyze the elasticity of dem
and for products within the selected industry rele
vant to Katrinas Candies. - Determine the factors involved in making decisions
about pricing these products that you believe to
be the most influential. - Provide a rationale for your response.
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- ECO 550 Week 3 Assignment 1 Demand Estimation (2
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- Option 1 Demand equation
- QD - 5200 - 42P 20PX 5.2I .20A .25M
- (2.002) (17.5) (6.2) (2.5) (0.09) (0.21)
- R2 0.55 n 26 F 4.88
- Independent variables
- Q Quantity demanded of 3-pack units
- P (in cents) Price of the product 500 cents pe
r 3-pack unit - PX (in cents) Price of leading competitors prod
uct 600 cents per 3-pack unit - I (in dollars) Per capita income of the standard
metropolitan statistical area
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- ECO 550 Week 3 DQ 1 Managing in the Global
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- "Managing in the Global Economy" Please respond to
the following - Answer the following DQs based on the Ka
trinas Candies scenario - o From the scenario for Katrinas Candies, assum
ing the absence of quantitative data, determine th
e qualitative forecasting techniques that could be
used within this scenario. - o Now, assume you have acquired some time series
data that would enable you to make short, medium,
and long term forecasts. Ascertain the quantitati
ve technique that will provide you with the most a
ccurate forecast. Provide a rationale for your res
ponses -
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- ECO 550 Week 3 DQ 2 Outsourcing Offshore
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- "Outsourcing Offshore" Please respond to the follo
wing - Answer the following DQs on the decision
to outsource offshore - o Aside from maximizing profits, list the key fa
ctors that managers should consider when deciding
whether or not to outsource offshore. Determine th
e key factors that you believe to be the most infl
uential. Provide a rationale for your response. - o Examine the manner in which the firms decisio
n to outsource offshore is impacted by foreign exc
hange. Determine whether or not it matters where t
he company outsources offshore. Provide a rational
e for your response. -
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- ECO 550 Week 4 DQ 1 Production Economics
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- ECO 550 Week 4 DQ 1
- "Production Economics" Please respond to the follo
wing - From the scenario for Katrinas Candies
, determine the relevant costs for the expansion d
ecision, and distinguish between the short run and
the long run costs. Recommend the key decision-ma
king criteria that Katrinas Candies should use fo
r expansion decisions in the short run and in the
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- ECO 550 Week 4 DQ 2 Production Decisions
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- ECO 550 Week 4 DQ 2
- "Production Decisions" Please respond to the follo
wing - From the e-Activity, recommend whether th
e company in question should or should not continu
e to produce the good or service. Provide a ration
ale for your response -
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- ECO 550 Week 5 DQ 1 Applications of Cost Theory
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- ECO 550 Week 5 DQ 1
- "Applications of Cost Theory" Please respond to th
e following - Answer the following DQs based on the K
atrinas Candies scenario - o From the scenario for Katrinas Candies, deter
mine the appropriate type of market structure for
the situation in question. Cite at least four (4)
defining characteristics that have helped you reac
h this decision regarding the appropriateness of t
he chosen structure. - o Recommend two (2) kinds of pricing and output
strategies that Katrinas Candies should use to re
ach the goal of profit maximization. Suggest key m
odifications that Katrinas Candies should make in
order to maintain a competitive advantage when ne
w entrants enter the market. Provide a rationale f
or your suggestions. -
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- ECO 550 Week 5 DQ 2 Cost Management
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- ECO 550 Week 5 DQ 2
- "Cost Management" Please respond to the following
- Imagine that you are a manager of a chemi
cal company. An accident has occurred in which che
micals leaked into the ground water nearby. - The community is unaware of the accident. Compare
the primary costs involved in cleaning up the wate
r immediately (and thus confessing) versus - hiding your culpability now and possibly paying mo
re in the future. Predict the impact on profitabil
ity in both situations. Justify your response. -
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- ECO 550 Week 6 Assignment 2 Operations Decisions
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- Using the regression results and the other computa
tions from Assignment 1, determine the market stru
cture in which the low-calorie food company operat
esUse the Internet to research two (2) of the lea
ding competitors in the low-calorie microwavable f
ood industry, and take note of their pricing strat
egies, profitability, and their relationships with
in the industry (worldwide)Write a six to eight (
6-8) page paper in which you
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- ECO 550 Week 6 DQ 1 Market Structures
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- ECO 550 Week 6 Discussion 1
- "Market Structures" Please respond to the followin
g - From the scenario, assuming Katrinas C
andies is operating in the monopolistically compet
itive market structure and faces the following wee
kly demand and short-run cost functions - VC 20Q0.006665 Q2 with MC20 0.01333Q and FC
5,000 - P 50-0.01Q and MR 50-0.02Q
- Where price is in and Q is in kilograms. All an
swers should be rounded to the nearest whole numbe
r. -
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- ECO 550 Week 6 DQ 2 Maximizing Revenue
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- ECO 550 Week 6 Discussion 2
- "Maximizing Revenue" Please respond to the followi
ng - From the scenario, assuming Katrinas C
andies is operating in the monopolistically compet
itive market structure and faces the following wee
kly - demand and short-run cost functions
- VC 20Q0.006665 Q2 with MC20 0.01333Q and FC
5,000 - P 50-0.01Q and MR 50-0.02Q
- Where price is in and Q is in kilograms. All an
swers should be rounded to the nearest whole numbe
r. -
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- ECO 550 Week 7 DQ 1 Predicting Price-Setting
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- ECO 550 Week 7 Discussion 1
- "Predicting Price-Setting Strategies" Please respo
nd to the following - From the scenario for Katrinas Candies
, determine the importance of predicting the prici
ng strategies of rival firms in an industry - characterized by mutual interdependence. Provide a
rationale for your response. -
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- ECO 550 Week 7 DQ 2 Price-Setting Strategies
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- ECO 550 Week 7 Discussion 2
- "Price-Setting Strategies" Please respond to the f
ollowing - Examine the common price setting strategi
es of airlines that use game theory. Predict the p
otential effects of such pricing strategies on the
demand for seats, - and conclude the resulting impact on the profitabi
lity of the airlines. -
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- ECO 550 Week 8 DQ 1 Entering a Merger
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- ECO 550 Week 8 Discussion 1
- "Entering a Merger" Please respond to the followin
g - From the scenario for Katrinas Candies
, examine the major implications for firms enterin
g into a merger. - Explain the criteria the U.S. Department of Justic
e and the Federal Trade Commission would follow wh
en deciding on whether or not to approve a propose
d merger -
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- ECO 550 Week 9 Assignment 3 Long Term Investment
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- Assume that the low-calorie microwavable food comp
any from Assignments 1 and 2 wants to expand and h
as to make some long-term capital budgeting decisi
ons. - Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research
government policies and regulation. - Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you
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- ECO 550 Week 9 DQ 1 Impact of Government
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- ECO 550 Week 9 Discussion 1
- "Impact of Government Regulation" Please respond t
o the following - From the scenario for Katrinas Candies
, take a position as to whether government regulat
ion is constraining or enabling in this situation,
- as it relates to the operational efficiency of the
company. Speculate on the fundamental manner in w
hich government regulation could impact the - shareholders wealth and profitability.
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- ECO 550 Week 9 DQ 2 Government Regulation
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- ECO 550 Week 9 Discussion 2
- "Government Regulation" Please respond to the foll
owing - From the e-Activity, take a position on w
hether the banking industry needs more or less gov
ernment regulation. - Support your position with two (2) examples of the
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- ECO 550 Week 10 DQ 1 Long-Term Investment
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- ECO 550 Week 10 Discussion 1
- "Long-Term Investment" Please respond to the follo
wing - From the scenario for Katrinas Candies
, suggest one (1) method in which Herb could use a
cost-benefit analysis to argue for or against an
expansion. - Create three (3) optimal decision rules for Katrin
as Candies (e.g., whether to hire more staff or h
ire temporary workers to meet production schedules
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- ECO 550 Week 10 DQ 2 Cost-Benefit Analysis
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- ECO 550 Week 10 Discussion 2
- "Cost-Benefit Analysis" Please respond to the foll
owing - Assess both the short-term and the long-t
erm costs and benefits of obtaining a graduate deg
ree. - Support your decision to obtain a graduate degree
with a cost-benefit analysis of your particular si
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- ECO 550 Week 11 DQ 1 Transfer It
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- ECO 550 Week 11 Discussion 1
- "Transfer It" Please respond to the following
- Propose two (2) applications of the knowl
edge that you have learned in this course to your
current or a future position. Provide a rationale
for your response. -
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- ECO 550 Week 11 DQ 2 Best Practices
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- ECO 550 Week 11 Discussion 2
- "Best Practices" Please respond to the following
- Create a list of three (3) best practices
to follow in the field of managerial economics an
d globalization. Provide a rationale for your resp
onse. -
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