Managerial Economics

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What is the difference between business profit and economic profit?
Business profit = TR-TC (Explicit)
Economic Profit = TR-TC (Explicit & Implicit)
What is the difference between free market economy and centralized economy?
Free Market- an economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies.

Centralized Economy- decisions regarding production and investment are embodied in a plan formulated by a central authority, usually by a public body such as a government agency.
What is the difference between managers who seek for optimal results as opposed to satisfactory?
Actions that don’t benefit stockholders
Why is government regulation important?
Government uses scarce resources
What is unique about Warren Buffet?
Consistent Earnings Growth
Should we maximize short run profit or long run?
Long Run
What is value maximization as opposed to profit maximization?
Value max= Sum of TR-TC/(1+i)n
Profit max=MR=MC
What is a typical annual rate of return on invested capital?
10%
What is the condition to maximize revenue?
Revenue=0
Given price function of P=1,000-4Q, how do you find marginal revenue?
MR=1000-8Q
When does average cost minimization occur?
MC=AC
What is the Slope of a straight line from the origin to the total profit curve?
Average Profit
What is marginal profit?
The change in total profit following a 1 unit change in output
Explain the relationship between marginal profit and average profit
A Profit per unit rises when greater than average profit unit
Explain the relationship between marginal cost and average cost.
Marginal cost rises when marginal cost is less than average cost