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1. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com

2. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 All New Assignments • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Week 1 • Problem 1: • A generous university benefactor has agreed to donate a large amount of money for student scholarships. The money can be provided in one lump sum of $12 million in Year 0 (the current year), or in parts, in which $7 million can be provided at the end of Year 1, and another $7 million can be provided at the end of Year 2.

3. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Entire Course • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 1 Firm Objectives • BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 2 Decision Making Under Uncertainty • BUS 640 Week 1 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty Applied Problems • BUS 640 Week 1 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty Applied Problems (New) • BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Rate of Substitution

4. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 1 Firm Objectives • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Firm Objectives. Why do some business firms pursue a triple-bottom-line outcome while others focus only on profit maximization? Please, use a real company example to illustrate your points

5. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 2 Decision Making Under Uncertainty FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus640homework.com Decision Making Under Uncertainty. To save on gasoline expenses, Edith and Mathew agreed to carpool together for traveling to and from work. Edith preferred to travel on I-20 highway as it was usually the fastest, taking 25 minutes in the absence of traffic delays. Mathew pointed out that

6. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com BUS 640 Week 1 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty Applied Problems (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus640homework.com BUS640 week 1 Assignment Problem 1: A generous university benefactor has agreed to donate a large amount of money for student scholarships. The money can be provided in one lump sum of $12 million in Year 0 (the current year), or in parts, in which $7 million can be provided at the end of Year 1, and another $7 million can be provided

7. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com BUS 640 Week 2 Consumer Demand Analysis and Estimation Applied Problems (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus640homework.com Week 2 Assignment Consumer Demand Analysis and Estimation Applied Problems Please complete the following two applied problems: Problem 1: Patricia is researching venues for a restaurant business. She is evaluating three major attributes that she considers important in her choice:

8. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Rate of Substitution • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Rate of Substitution • Marginal Rate of Substitution. What is the marginal rate of substitution (MRS) and why does it diminish as the consumer substitutes one product for another? Use examples to illustrate

9. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 2 Demand Elasticity • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Demand Elasticity. Please, read the article Hainer, R. (2010), provided in the required readings section for this week. The tobacco industry is a prime example to consider when talking about price elasticity of demand. While nicotine use can be addictive for many users, it is not addictive for the so-called "social smokers".

10. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com BUS 640 Week 3 DQ 1 Relevant Costs FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus640homework.com Relevant Costs. Two partners own together a small landscaping business in North Carolina, called Summer Lawn Care. They have been specializing in summer grass seeding, installation, and maintenance. Recently, the partners acquired special technology and know-how for winter grass

11. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 3 DQ 2 Contribution Analysis • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Contribution Analysis. Explain what is meant by “contribution analysis”. Carefully define the term and provide examples to illustrate it.

12. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 3 Production Cost Analysis and Estimation Applied Problems (New) • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Production Cost Analysis and Estimation Applied Problems • Please complete the following two applied problems: • Problem 1: • William is the owner of a small pizza shop and is thinking of increasing products and lowering costs. William’s pizza shop owns four ovens and the cost of the four ovens is $1,000. Each worker is paid $500 per week.

13. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com BUS 640 Week 4 DQ 1 Strategic Behavior Oligopolies FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus640homework.com Strategic Behavior Oligopolies. An interesting example of strategic behavior comes from a 1997 article about Microsoft’s investment in Apple (New Straits Times, 1997). The article is included in the Required Readings list. Facing tough anti-trust scrutiny from government agencies, Microsoft

14. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com BUS 640 Week 4 DQ 2 Local Market Power FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus640homework.com Local Market Power. Bulls Eye department store specializes in the sales of discounted clothing, shoes, household items, etc. similar to the offerings at a regular Walmart or Target. Bulls Eye is the only department store in Show Low and the nearest other discount retailer is Target, located 49

15. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 4 Journal Economics in News • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 4 Journal Economics in News

16. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 4 Market Structures and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems (New) • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Market Structures and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems. • Please complete the following two applied problems: • Problem 1: • Robert’s New Way Vacuum Cleaner Company is a newly started small business that

17. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 5 DQ 1 Good Will in Price Bidding • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Good Will in Price Bidding. Sometimes, a bidder on a work contract may bid lower than what would maximize his/her profit from the contract and the reason for that is to create goodwill (to increase expected future business from the buyer). How would you value the goodwill that is obtained in this way?

18. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 5 DQ 2 New Product Introduction • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • New Product Introduction. Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany owns the Alka-Seltzer, which was launched in 1931 and was meant for relief of minor aches, pains, inflammation, fever, headache, heartburn, sour stomach, indigestion, and hangovers. The Alka-Seltzer Plus was a spin-off of the original medicine, meant to relieve colds and flu.

19. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 5 Price Quotes and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems (New) • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Week 5 Assignment • Price Quotes and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems • Please complete the following two applied problems:

20. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 6 DQ 1 Game Theory and Strategic Behavior • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Game Theory and Strategic Behavior. Suppose that GE is trying to prevent Maytag from entering the market for high efficiency clothes dryers. Even though high efficiency dryers are more costly to produce, they are also more profitable as they command sufficiently higher prices from consumers. The following payoffs table shows the annual profits for GE and Maytag for the advertising spending and entry decisions that they are facing.

21. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com • BUS 640 Week 6 DQ 2 Sustainable Competitive Advantage • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus640homework.com • Sustainable Competitive Advantage. Describe the circumstances under which a firm chooses a low-cost strategy to attain sustainable competitive advantage. What about the situations when a differentiation strategy is chosen? Provide specific real world examples.

22. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com BUS 640 Week 6 Final Paper (Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus640homework.com We have another set of final paper based on walmart which could be found on this link Focus of the Final Paper Research a specific company of your choice and identify some of the managerial decisions that were made over time and in response to changes in its market or competitive environment. Use the Ashford University Online Library and web-based sources for your research. At least three

23. BUS 640 HOMEWORK Introduction Education--bus640homework.com BUS 640 Week 6 Final Paper (Wal-mart) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus640homework.com We have another set of Final Paper based on Apple company, it could be found on this link BUS640 Week 6 Paper(Wal-Mart) Managerial Decision Making Research and Analysis Research a specific company of your choice and identify some of the managerial decisions that were made over time and in response to changes in

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