Essays on Microeconomics

Managerial economics is a social science discipline that combines the economics theory, concepts and known business practices in order to make the process of decision making easy. It is a very useful concept for every manager that is planning for the future. A key area …

Monopoly is a term to describe an industry where a seller of a product or service does not have a competitor offering a close substitute. The word is derived from the Greek words monos (meaning one) and polein (meaning to sell). Rarely does a pure …

Pro Audio Sales Agent Program 1. Major Facts / Major Problems: – The program is an administrative nightmare at retail level – Retailers have problems in delivering the product -many dealers were spending time training customers and later losing them to other dealers. -there were …

Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) success in marketing the premium SK-II brand in the Japanese market shows that SK-II has the potential to become a global brand, with the ability to penetrate and establish a wide consumer base in the domestic Japanese market, the emerging Chinese …

Introduction: In today’s rapidly changing business environment particularly in retails industry, there are ever-greater demands being placed on retailer and how they deliver goods (products) and services to their customers quicker, with greater added value, to the correct location, with no relevant inventory position, reduced …

Briefly point out the faulty reasoning in each of the following situations: a. You win a free, nontransferable ticket to a Sheryl Crow concert. Since the ticket is free and it will therefore cost you nothing to go, you decide to go to the concert. …

The Dear’s brand faces the real possibility of extinction if it does not act quickly to appeal to a newer, younger market segment. Although the existing target group remains both loyal and profitable to the company, it is aging and currently has no successor. The …

CASE: (KONE: The MonoSpace Launch in Germany) Problem: KONE Aufzug is a new elevator business which is in the middle of planning the launch of their new product, “MonoSpace”, into Germany. KONE is challenged with the problem of how they should price and market the …

Executive Summary Problem/Issues Matt Monkiewicz, director of marketing for Kayem Foods, Inc., is challenged with a decision pertaining to a small but fast-growing product, Al Fresco chicken sausage. The product has become a brand leader in its market niche, and means on how to promote …

Product line extension is the practice of using an already established product’s brand name to introduce a new merchandise in the same product category. Kadiyali et al. , (1999) emphasizes that, this happens when a company is introducing a new products that falls under the …

Recent changes in Indian Capital markets Introduction A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity), where business enterprises (companies) and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year, …

Microeconomics is very important in business. Macroeconomics: It means too large. When economic problems are analyzed on national or aggregate basis, it is known as macro approach. From Greek prefix “macros-” meaning “large” + “economics”) is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, …

Economics of Pencil Making Just as with any other manufactured products, the economics of pencil manufacturing are driven by a number of factors. These cost drivers include: cost of raw materials (wood, graphite, clay, brass or aluminum for ferrules, lacquer components, etc. Cost of parts …

What is Marketing : The word Marketing in narrow sense is used as the sum up of selling process. Now a days marketing is considered as managing profitable customer relationships. Hence, we define marketing as the process by which companies create value for customers and …

1 Introduction Since Fama (1970) published his paper “Efficient capital markets: A review of theory and empirical work” summarized the basic Efficient Market hypothesis (henceforth EMH) content and the tests based on it, the economics professors has never stopped to debate on it. According to …

Indeed, the corporate image of Microsoft is so different from Apple who is known for infinitive innovation. Microsoft cannot change customers’ perception on what they recognize when they see the name of the firm. Therefore, Zune’s marketing mix was of no relevance in this case …

External And Internal Factors Both external and internal issues influence how the company decides to operate. The external issues will, of course remain the same for all the players in the market. With regard to Marks & Spencer, we can categories them as follows: Externalities …

The investment environment is vast and can be overwhelming if not entered into correctly. Firm’s issuing new securities to enhance revenues understand the complexities and risks involved when entering the primary market, and will employ investment bankers to mitigate those risks. Described throughout this paper …

Manag Int Rev (2011) 51:179–192 DOI 10. 1007/s11575-011-0071-6 R e s e a R c h a Rt i c l e Effective? Global? Strategy? Implementation Structural? and? Process? Choices? Facilitating? Global? Integration? and? Coordination Attila? Yaprak? ·? Shichun? Xu? ·? Erin? Cavusgil Abstract:? 0 …

Paler has RSI 1 million, which she must allocate between Indian government securities and common stocks. If she invests it all in the Indian overspent securities, she will receive a return of 5%, and there is no risk. If she invests it all in common …

Chapter 1 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value 1) All of the following are accurate descriptions of modern marketing, EXCEPT which one? A) Marketing is the creation of value for customers. B) Marketing is managing profitable customer relationships. C) Selling and advertising are synonymous with …

VICTORIA SECRET MARKEITNG STRATEGY MARKET OBJECTIVES Focus on Product Strategy In order to penetrate into the Asian market, Victoria’s Secret should focus on product strategy, as the pressure for customization is high in order to offer points of difference to Asian consumers. This can be …

Introduction The report will be assessing and evaluating how deregulation and the growth of low cost carriers have affected global competition and market trends in the types of products offered to customers in air travel. The report will identify the key roles of the low …

A backhoe loader is a type of earthmoving equipment that comprises a tractor unit fitted with a shovel at the front and a backhoe at the back. Backhoe loaders can be fitted with different attachments to carry out tasks such as digging, boring, loading, and …

I have considered the whole situation your company are in and have prepared a recommendation for you based on the information of the market. There are three options in this situation. First of all, you keep distributing only beers brewed by Enhances-Busch Inbox. Second, you …

Cardinal utility analysis Human wants are unlimited and they are of different strength. The means at the disposal of a man are not only scarce but they have alternative uses. As a result of scarcity of resources, the consumer cannot satisfy all his wants. He …

According to Phillip Kotler, a niche is a narrowly defined customer group. Niche markets primarily consist of market segments within the larger market place who have similar demographic, psychographic, buying behavior and/or lifestyle characterics. The Fenix Group started with two entrepreneurs, Anthony Keung (Chinese) and …

It cannot be denied that the upsurge of the dot-com era has been ushered in by the intense usability and accessibility brought about by the Internet. Many businesses shaped up to suit to the rushing trend of electronic commerce (e-commerce), where firms now have an …

Competition plays a significant role in contributing to the success of any enterprise; markets, which these businesses serve, have to be addressed as a means to successfully position the company’s products and services and have the consumers start purchasing them. In order for organizations to …

Managerial Economics Fatima Abdul-Roof Exercises # 1 Answer the following questions. Explain your answer. An answer with no explanation receives no credit. 1. David Smith must decide whether to start a business renting beach umbrellas at an ocean resort during June, July, and August of …