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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100130353353
ISBN-139780130353351
eBay Product ID (ePID)2240722
Product Key Features
Number of Pages765 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameManagerial Economics : Economic Tools for Todays Decision Makers
SubjectIndustrial Management, Economics / General
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics
AuthorPhilip K. Y. Young, Paul G. Keat
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight47.3 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2002-075499
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal338.5/024/658
Table Of Content1. Introduction. 2. The Firm and Its Goals. 3. Supply and Demand. 4. Demand Elasticity. 5. Demand Estimation. 6. Forecasting. 7. The Theory and Estimation of Production. 8. The Theory and Estimation of Cost. 9. Pricing and Output Decisions: Perfect Competition and Monopoly. 10. Pricing and Output Decisions: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. 11. Special Pricing Practices. 12. Economic Decision Making in the 21st Century: The "Old" Economics of the "New Economy." 13. Capital Budgeting. 14. Risk and Uncertainty. 15. Government and Industry: Challenges and Opportunities for Today's Managers. 16. Managerial Economics in Action: The Case of the Semiconductor Industry.
SynopsisFor upper-level undergraduate/graduate courses in Managerial Economics in departments of Economics and Finance. This distinctive text features a running case study at the beginning and end of each chapter that explores the decision-making processes of managers within a hypothetical company. It creates a vivid, dynamic business setting that highlights microeconomic theory and the tools of quantitative analysis used in management decision-making. In addition, actual business examples from the popular press - including numerous international examples - are incorporated into the chapters to reinforce the connection between economic and real business situations. - NEW - Added chapter on the New Economy business models - Chapter - Provides students with a basic introduction to business activities involving the Internet such as B2C and B2B, rise and fall of dotcoms, supply-chain management, and customer relations management - and links these activities to the fundamentals of managerial economics and analysis. - NEW - Expanded, rewritten discussion of strategy - In Chapter on oligopoly. - Gives students a greater focus on the relevant and important trend of business behavior and manageri, For upper-level undergraduate and first year MBA courses in Managerial Economics in departments of Economics and Finance. This text features a running case study that explores the decision-making processes of managers within Global Foods, a hypothetical company. It creates a vivid, dynamic business setting that highlights microeconomic theory and the tools of quantitative analysis used in management decision-making. In addition, actual business examples from the popular press including numerous international examples are incorporated into the chapters to reinforce the connection between economics and real business situations.