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BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640dotcom

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.bus640.com<br><br><br><br>BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 1 Firm Objectives<br>BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 2 Decision Making Under Uncertainty<br>BUS 640 Week 1 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty Applied Problems<br>BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Rate of Substitution<br>BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 2 Demand Elasticity<br>BUS 640 Week 2 Consumer Demand Analysis and Estimation Applied Problems<br>BUS 640 Week 3 DQ 1 Relevant Costs<br>

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  1. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.com For More Tutorials www.bus640.com

  2. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.com • 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. • BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 1 Firm ObjectivesBUS 640 Week 1 DQ 2 Decision Making Under UncertaintyBUS 640 Week 1 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty Applied ProblemsBUS 640 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Rate of Substitution BUS 640 All New Assignments BUS 640 Entire Course

  3. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.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 • 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. BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 1 Firm Objectives BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 2 Decision Making Under Uncertainty

  4. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.com • 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.  • Patricia is researching venues for a restaurant business. She is evaluating three major attributes that she considers important in her choice: taste, location, and price. The value she places on each attribute, however, differs according to what type of restaurant she is going to start BUS 640 Week 1 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty Applied Problems (New) BUS 640 Week 2 Consumer Demand Analysis and Estimation Applied Problems (New)

  5. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.com • 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 • 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". BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Rate of Substitution BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 2 Demand Elasticity

  6. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.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 installations and maintenance. • Contribution Analysis. Explain what is meant by “contribution analysis”. Carefully define the term and provide examples to illustrate it. BUS 640 Week 3 DQ 1 Relevant Costs BUS 640 Week 3 DQ 2 Contribution Analysis

  7. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.com • We have another Set (old one) of Week 3 Assignment (But with different description, values), it can be found on this link • Production Cost Analysis and Estimation Applied ProblemsPlease complete the following two applied problems: • 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, BUS 640 Week 3 Production Cost Analysis and Estimation Applied Problems (New) BUS 640 Week 4 DQ 1 Strategic Behavior Oligopolies

  8. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.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, • BUS 640 Week 4 Journal  Economics in News BUS 640 Week 4 DQ 2 Local Market Power BUS 640 Week 4 Journal Economics in News

  9. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.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 • 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). BUS 640 Week 4 Market Structures and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems (New) BUS 640 Week 5 DQ 1 Good Will in Price Bidding

  10. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.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. • Week 5 Assignment • Price Quotes and Pricing Decisions Applied ProblemsPlease complete the following two applied problems:Problem 1: BUS 640 Week 5 DQ 2 New Product Introduction BUS 640 Week 5 Price Quotes and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems (New)

  11. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.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 • 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. BUS 640 Week 6 DQ 1 Game Theory and Strategic Behavior BUS 640 Week 6 DQ 2 Sustainable Competitive Advantage

  12. BUS 640 Course Begins Success / bus640.com • 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. • Managerial Decision Making Research and AnalysisResearch 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. BUS 640 Week 6 Final Paper (Apple) BUS 640 Week 6 Final Paper (Wal-mart)

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