...PROBLEM SET 4 Name: ______________________________________________ Problem Set 4 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8. 1. Movies are distributed in a variety of forms, not just first run theatrical presentations. What other ways are movies distributed? What are the different price points? Using this information, draw a fully labeled graph of the market for movies in which the distributor of the film price discriminates. (NOTE: This should not be perfect price discrimination.) 2. Assume the following game is played one time only. Based on the information in the payoff matrix, PNC Bank and Citizens Bank are considering an implicit collusive agreement on interest rates. Payoffs to the two firms are represented in terms of profits in thousands of dollars: Citizens Bank Collude: Raise Rates Defect: Keep Rates where they are PNC Collude: Raise Rates (900, 600) (700, 800) Defect: Keep Rates where they are (1100, 300) (800,400) a. Does PNC have a dominant strategy? What is it? Does Citizens have a dominant strategy? What is it? b. Does the result of your answer change if the game is played an infinite number of times? Why or why not. Properly use game theoretic terminology in your answer. 3. What is the profit maximizing output of the monopolist shown below? _____________ What price do they set? _______________________ What is the mark up over cost? _______________________ Why will this price not fall...
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...Problem Set 3 Problem Set 3 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6. 1. Data for the market for graham crackers is shown below. Calculate the elasticity of demand between the following prices. |Price of crackers |Quantity Demanded (per month) | |$3 |80 | |$2.5 |120 | |$2 |160 | |$1.5 |200 | |$1 |240 | $1.00 - $1.50: Elasticity of demand equals .45; favoring inelasticity $1.50 - $2.00: Elasticity of demand equals .78; favoring inelasticity $2.00 - $2.50: Elasticity of demand equals 1.29; favoring elasticity $2.50 - $3.00: Elasticity of demand equals 2.2; favoring elasticity If the price of graham crackers is $2.50 should firms raise or lower their prices if they want to increase revenue? Explain this in terms of elasticity. The firm should lower their prices 50 cents in an attempt to raise revenues. The elasticity of demand from 2.50-2.00 is 1.29, meaning with a reduction in prices there would be an elastic effect on quantity demanded. The maximum profit would be reached at the price of $2 because of the increased in demand with the price reduction...
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...Problem Set 4 Name: ________Kristina Silva______________________________________ Problem Set 4 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8. 1. Movies are distributed in a variety of forms, not just first run theatrical presentations. What other ways are movies distributed? What are the different price points? Using this information, draw a fully labeled graph of the market for movies in which the distributor of the film price discriminates. (NOTE: This should not be perfect price discrimination.) There are retailers whe sell DVD or videos and then there are live streaming ways to distribute movies such as Netflix. (Q1 is vidoes/DVD’s, Q2 is Netflix) 2. Assume the following game is played one time only. Based on the information in the payoff matrix, PNC Bank and Citizens Bank are considering an implicit collusive agreement on interest rates. Payoffs to the two firms are represented in terms of profits in thousands of dollars: | | |Citizens Bank | | | | |Collude: Raise Rates |Defect: Keep Rates where they | | | | |are | |PNC |Collude: Raise Rates...
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...Black Market The black market is not a physical place, but rather an economic activity in which merchandise and/or services are bought and sold illegally. Also called the “underground market,” this market gets its name from the activity it conducts out of sight and often outside the sight of law enforcement. The black market or buying and selling of products and services take place often in plain sight. A black economy is a highly organized and a vast market where the regular taxation rules and norms of trade are not adhered to. The variety of goods traded in the black market is enormous and the most commonly traded black market items are weapons, drugs and alcohol at the least. Many factors can make a transaction illegal, thus qualifying it as a black market transaction. The good or service itself may be illegal, such as human trafficking, alcohol, illicit drugs, weapons, or prostitution. One prime example of an illegal market created because of an illegal product was the result of prohibition. After alcohol was outlawed in the U.S. in 1919, it was smuggled into the country and sold at speakeasies and private bars. The result was an era of organized crime and an estimated 500 million US dollars (USD) in lost tax revenues annually. When the demand is strong and gains from trade can be had, markets will develop and exchanges will occur in spite of the restrictions (pg.77). The price of certain goods sold in a black market could be lower than the legal market price. This...
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...Marketing Plan for Brand Roll of MarkStrat firm R Period 2 Submitted by: Zac Lennon Submitted to: The Board of Directors Executive Summary The brands performance for the first period wasn’t where we wanted it to be but we see many opportunities for this brand to grow and expand. The strength of this brand is that the performance level is higher than any of its competitors. The weakness is that this product has such a high base cost that we were forced to have such a high retail price. The plan to improve the brand performance is to do an R&D project to reduce the base cost which will allow us to make more money and to also reduce the selling price to its competitors. In return this will also put us in good standing with our primary target market and will make us the only firm with sole control of the explorer market. The performance objectives for the first period were as followed. The sales of the first period were 13,100, while we only got 8.1% of our primary target market. We understand completely that this isn’t good enough and we are doing everything in our power to fix this so it doesn’t happen again next period. Our goal for next period is to have at least 20% of the market share. We will see it is attainable because of all the changes that we will discuss with you later on this paper. I. Overview a. The brands current primary target segment is explorers. The other competitive brands in the segment are TOPS and LOOP. The brand in a way has a secondary...
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...Sports Management and Marketing Degree Requirements The four-year sport marketing and management program leads to the degree, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, with course work taken in conjunction with the Kelly School of Business. Students admitted to this program are selected from a pool of applicants. Admission to the program is limited. Graduation requirements include: * completion of general education requirements. * completion of sport marketing and management major requirements. * a minimum of 124 successfully completed credit hours which count toward the degree program. * a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. * a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in a combination of ANAT-A 215 and courses with the following department code-prefixes: HPER-A, HPER-D, HPER-K, and HPER-P. * No Pass/Fail except for free electives. General Education (20 – 39 credits) All undergraduate students must complete the IU Bloomington campus-wide general education common ground requirements. Such students must visit the 2012-2013 General Education Bulletin to view these requirements. Major (85-90 cr.) Sport Marketing and Management Foundation Requirement (15 cr.) Complete each of the following courses: ▪ HPER-P 211 Introduction to Sport Management (3 cr.) – FALL 2013 ▪ HPER-P 333 Sport in America: Historical Perspective (3 cr.) – SPRING 2014 ▪ HPER-P 392 Sport in American Society (3 cr.) ▪ HPER-P 405 Introduction to Sport Psychology (3 cr.) ▪ HPER-P 418 Sport Marketing...
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...第 29 卷第 5 期 2007 年 5 月 Fo reig n Eco no mics & M anagement V ol 29 N o 5 M ay 2007 ( , 610074) : 20 世纪 90 年代, 精益生产 敏捷生产范式逐步转化为供应链管理范式 文对敏捷供应链与精敏供应链的最新理论研究成果进行了评介 : 敏捷; 精益; 精敏; 供应链; 范式 : F 270 :A : 1001 4950( 2007) 05 0016 07 敏捷供应链范式和 本 最新发展起来的精敏供应链范式因其独特的研究视角 理论假设 关注焦点和现实启迪而备受关注 , , , 1991 ( 1999 1 , stit ute) !21 , ) ; ( 3) 1991 ( agile m anufact uring ) , , 1995 ( 1999 20 ( GM ) ∀ : , , ) ; ( 2) ) 90 , 20 90 : ( 1) ( 1996 ( Lehigh U niv ersit y) 1991 , ( Iacocca In , , ( cust om ization) , , , , [ 3] , , , [ 2] , [ 1] , , , , , ; : 2007 02 28 :石 磊( 1957- ) , 男, 西南财经大学工商管理学院副教授, 管理学博士 16 外国经济与管理( 第 29 卷第 5 期) , , , 1992 ( NSF ) F orum) , # 500 , ( AM EF ) , ( Goldman et al , 1994) : ( 1) , ( 2) , ( 4) , , , , 2 ∀ ∃∃∃ , , [ 4] , ( ARPA) , ( Agilit y : , , , , , , ( 3) , , 20 90 , , !21 # ( Dove, 1996) , , , Sharifi , ( enabler) # , ; ( 4) [ 4] , ; , , [ 2] Zhang( 1999) , 20 90 , , , , : ( 1) ; ( 3) , , ( P urdue Universit y) # , ( 1994) , ; ( 2) , ( H uang and N of, 1999) ; ( 3) , , Sharif i : ( 1) [ 5] ; ( 2) Zhang ( 1999) , , 敏捷与精敏供应链范式研究评介 17 , [ 2] , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 20 90 , , ( H ammer, 2001) , , ( lean) , [ 7] , , , ( supply chain int egr at ion) , [ 6] # , , , , ( agilit y) ( ag ile supply chain) , # ∃ ( T hom as and Mart in, 1990) ( H andf ield, 1993) ( Cardiff U niversity...
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...Tanka Acharya Proff. Maxey ECON 294 Chapter 10- Page 263-264 Question # 2 * The demand curve faced by a purely monopolistic is downward sloping because A monopolist has a freedom to charge a whatever that want and they are single seller. With a change in the price, the quantity demanded also alters. Owner, himself/herself is a firm as well as industry. Being the entire industry, the monopolist’s supply is big enough to affect prices. By decreasing output, the monopolist can force the price up. Increasing output will drive it down. The demand curve faced by a purely competitive firm is horizontal, perfectly elastic. Price is given and fixed and the firm faces a multitude of competitors, all producing perfect substitutes. In these circumstances, the purely competitive firm may sell all that it wishes at the equilibrium price, but it can sell nothing for even so little as one cent higher. Monopoly power also depends upon elasticity of the demand curve. If the demand curve is less elastic the monopolist has a greater degree of control. As the demand curve becomes more flexible or flatter the monopolist’s control starts declining. Question # 6 * There are many factors involving in the price change in pure competitive and monopoly firms. The producer can face different price from both firms. Competitive firm have many competitors so that they cannot increase or decrease price as they want but in monopoly they can. The producer always interested to get higher...
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...2012-2013 PAWNSHOPS AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS 193 PAWNSHOPS, BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS, AND SELF-REGULATION SUSAN PAYNE CARTER* AND PAIGE MARTA SKIBA** I. Introduction Pawnbroking is the oldest source of credit.1 There is growing public interest in day-to-day pawnbroking operations, as evidenced by the popularity of reality shows such as “Pawn Stars” and “Hardcore Pawn.”2 Television viewers’ curiosity about an old credit institution may be due to the fact that 7% of all U.S. households have used pawn credit.3 Although pawnshops predate biblical times, researchers know surprisingly little about this ancient form of banking and its customers.4 We fill this gap by documenting detailed information on pawnshop loan repayment and default, and by discussing how pawnshop borrowers’ behavior is consistent with various behavioral economics phenomena. Pawnshop loans are small, short-term, collateralized loans typically used by low-income consumers. The borrower leaves a possession, or “pledge,” as collateral in exchange for a loan, typically of $75–$100.5 Interest rates vary by state and range from 2 Assistant Professor, Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis, United States Military Academy. susan.carter@usma.edu. The views expressed in this paper do not necessarily represent those of the United States Military Academy, the United States Army, or the Department of Defense. ** Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University...
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...2012-2013 PAWNSHOPS AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS 193 PAWNSHOPS, BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS, AND SELF-REGULATION SUSAN PAYNE CARTER* AND PAIGE MARTA SKIBA** I. Introduction Pawnbroking is the oldest source of credit.1 There is growing public interest in day-to-day pawnbroking operations, as evidenced by the popularity of reality shows such as “Pawn Stars” and “Hardcore Pawn.”2 Television viewers’ curiosity about an old credit institution may be due to the fact that 7% of all U.S. households have used pawn credit.3 Although pawnshops predate biblical times, researchers know surprisingly little about this ancient form of banking and its customers.4 We fill this gap by documenting detailed information on pawnshop loan repayment and default, and by discussing how pawnshop borrowers’ behavior is consistent with various behavioral economics phenomena. Pawnshop loans are small, short-term, collateralized loans typically used by low-income consumers. The borrower leaves a possession, or “pledge,” as collateral in exchange for a loan, typically of $75–$100.5 Interest rates vary by state and range from 2 Assistant Professor, Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis, United States Military Academy. susan.carter@usma.edu. The views expressed in this paper do not necessarily represent those of the United States Military Academy, the United States Army, or the Department of Defense. ** Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University...
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...American Business Law Journal Volume 45, Issue 2, 283–330, Summer 2008 The Impact of Compulsory Licensing on Foreign Direct Investment: A Collective Bargaining Approach Robert Birdn and Daniel R. Cahoynn I. INTRODUCTION The need to facilitate access to essential medicines for those with lifethreatening or fatal diseases like HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria has generated significant interest. Yet, an inevitable tension exists between the need for pharmaceutical companies to profit from their patented inventions and the desire to provide access for impoverished persons. Developing nations have attempted to resolve this tension through the issuance of patent compulsory licensesFauthorizations for government-approved generic copies1Fso that those in need of the n Assistant Professor of Business Law, School of Business, University of Connecticut. This article received the Holmes-Cardozo Award for Outstanding Submitted Conference Paper as well as the Ralph J. Bunche Best Paper Award at the Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, August 2007. Our thanks for comments and support go to Jayashree Watal, Peter Yu, Douglas Lippoldt, and the other participants at the University of Connecticut’s Center for International Business Education and Research Conference, ‘‘The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Innovation, Knowledge Diffusion, and Foreign Direct Investment in the Global Economy,’’ Storrs, CT, May 2007. Additional thanks to Anthony Kwasnica and...
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...UNDERGRADUATE REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES 2014 - 2015 THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN ............................................................. 3 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES ................................................ 4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014-2015 ................................................ 5 DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................... 13 GENERAL INFORMATION & REGULATIONS .............................. 14 General Regulations for Bachelor of Science Degrees 14 Special Regulations for Degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management........................................................... 27 Franchise Agreements .......................................................... 27 EVENING UNIVERSITY -GENERAL INFORMATION & REGULATIONS ................................................................................... 28 General Regulations for Bachelor of Science Degrees 28 General Regulations for Diploma Programmes ............ 36 General Regulations for Certificate Programmes ......... 37 STUDENT PRIZES .............................................................................. 38 CODE OF CONDUCT ........................................................................ 39 UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS ON PLAGIARISM .......................... 40 THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT/ DISABILITIES LIAISON UNIT (ASDLU) ..............................................................................................
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...December 2015 - FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE Please verify the location of your exam below. CAREFULLY ensure that you note the correct room according to your LAST NAME ACCT Sec Title ACCT 351 001 Intermediate Financial Acct 1 ACCT 351 Time Prof. FROM Dec 21 6 pm Tsang Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 20-30 002 Intermediate Financial Acct 1 Dec 21 6 pm Tsang Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 20-30 ACCT 351 003 Intermediate Financial Acct 1 Dec 21 6 pm Tsang Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 20-30 ACCT 352 001 Intermediate Financial Acct 2 Dec 21 9 am Cecere Aaa - Zzz ENGTR 0100 ACCT 354 001 Financial Statement Analysis Dec 22 2 pm Scott Aaa - Zzz GYM Fieldhouse 28-31 ACCT 354 002 Financial Statement Analysis Dec 22 2 pm Scott Aaa - Zzz GYM Fieldhouse 28-31 ACCT 361 001 Management Accounting Dec 11 2 pm Parent Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 1-11 ACCT 361 002 Management Accounting Dec 11 2 pm Parent Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 1-11 ACCT 361 003 Management Accounting Dec 11 2 pm Parent Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 1-11 ACCT 362 001 Cost Accounting Dec 17 2 pm Levy Aaa - Zzz GYM Studio 1 1-3 ACCT 385 001 Principles of Taxation Dec 15 2 pm Goldsman Aaa - Zzz GYM BLEACHERS 1-5 ACCT 385 002 Principles of Taxation Dec 15 2 pm Goldsman Aaa - Zzz GYM BLEACHERS 1-5 ACCT 453 001 Advanced Financial Accountin Dec 14 9 am Scott Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym ACCT 463 001 Management Control Dec 11 2 pm Levy Aaa - Zzz GYM Studio 2...
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...MATTHIAS HILD* The Google IPO initial public offerings (IPOs) since Netscape's public offering in 1995.' Bullish investors believed Google could set off a string of successful IPOs and put an end to a fouryear lull in technology offerings. 2 Executives at Google faced several questions in the following months, beginning with whether or not to sell shares to the public market.' If they made the decision to take the company public, what options did Google have for selling those shares? Was the traditional form of book-building through an investment bank necessarily the best course of action? As large investment banks were courting Google's potentially enormous business, management had to evaluate the different options available for a company ready to move forward. Ultimately, Google chose to sell its stock through W.R. Hambrecht + Co.'s OpenIPO, which was modeled on auction-based offering formats in France, Japan and elsewhere. In 2004, Hambrecht's track record of success was mixed at best and even today the future of this IPO format in the United States is far from certain. IN THE SPRING OF 2004, GOOGLE WAS ONE OF THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT I. HISTORY AND BUSINESS MODEL In 1995, Larry Page, 24, and Sergey Brin, 23, first met as Stanford University computer science graduate students.4 Their company Web site describes that first encounter as a clash of personalities that eventually led to their now-famous creative solution for retrieving relevant information from large sets of data...
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...now adjust its approach to achieving security and stability by taking a new concentrated approach in terms of “One Nation One Year”. Security and stability are directly linked to development. Underdeveloped nations create safe haven areas where terrorist organizations can flourish which is a major concern as it directly has the potential to threaten United States national security and world prosperity. AFRICOM must remain proactive towards fostering the development of countries in Africa and continue to provide training to host nations’ military forces in order to meet the United States national security concerns. In order for AFRICOM to be successful in terms of establishing an environment that allows for development assistance, econ omic growth, and the establishment of security and...
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