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2. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Entire Course BUS 640 All New Assignments • 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 Problems • 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

3. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 1 Firm Objectives BUS 640 Week 1 DQ 2 Decision Making Under Uncertainty • Firm Objectives. Why do some business firms pursue a triple-bottom-line outcome while others focus only on profit • Decision Making Under Uncertainty. To save on gasoline expenses, Edith and Mathew agreed to carpool together for traveling to and from work.

4. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 1 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty Applied Problems (New) BUS 640 Week 2 Consumer Demand Analysis and Estimation Applied (New) • 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 • 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

5. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Rate of Substitution BUS 640 Week 2 DQ 2 Demand Elasticity • 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

6. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 3 DQ 1 Relevant Costs BUS 640 Week 3 DQ 2 Contribution Analysis • 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 • Contribution Analysis. Explain what is meant by “contribution analysis”. Carefully define the term and provide examples to illustrate it.

7. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 3 Production Cost Analysis and Estimation Applied Problems (New) BUS 640 Week 4 DQ 1 Strategic Behavior Oligopolies • 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 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.

8. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 4 DQ 2 Local Market Power BUS 640 Week 4 Journal Economics in News • 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 • BUS 640 Week 4 Journal  Economics in News

9. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 4 Market Structures and Pricing Decisions Applied (New) BUS 640 Week 5 DQ 1 Good Will in Price Bidding • Robert’s New Way Vacuum Cleaner Company is a newly started small business thatproduces vacuum cleaners and belongs to a monopolistically competitive market. Itsdemand curve for the product is expressed as Q = 5000 – 25P where Q is the number ofvacuum cleaners per year and P • In this case, you are provided information regarding selling prices and costs of several products offered by Mendel Paper Company. In addition, management has concerns about sales mix and rising costs. Address the questions

10. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 5 DQ 2 New Product Introduction BUS 640 Week 5 Price Quotes and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems (New) • 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 • 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

11. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 6 DQ 1 Game Theory and Strategic Behavior BUS 640 Week 6 DQ 2 Sustainable Competitive Advantage • Jessica Alba, a famous actress, starts the baby and family products business, The Honest Company, with Christopher Gavigan. Alba and Gavigan set up their site so families can choose what kinds of non-toxic • 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

12. BUS 640 Course Real Knowledge / bus640dotcom BUS 640 Week 6 Final Paper (Apple) BUS 640 Week 6 Final Paper (Wal-mart) • 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 • 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.

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