Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
application of economic theory and the tools of decision science to examine how an organization can achieve its aims or objectives most efficiently.
applications of economic theory quantitative methods statistical methods computational methods
Economic Theory
Microeconomics
Study of the economic behavior of individual decision-making units. Relevance to Managerial Economics.
Macroeconomics
Study of the total or aggregate level of output income, output, income employment, employment consumption, investment, and prices for the economy viewed as a whole.
Decision Sciences
Mathematical
Economics
Expresses and analyzes economic models using the tools of mathematics. Employs statistical methods to estimate and test economic models using empirical data.
Econometrics
Economic Methodology
Economic
Models
Abstract from details Focus on most important determinants of economic behavior cause and effect
Evaluating
Economic Models
A model is accepted if it predicts accurately and if the predictions follow logically from the assumptions.
and organizes resources for the purpose of producing goods and/or services for sale. Internalizes transactions, reducing transactions costs. Economic theory assumes that the primary goal of managers is to maximize the value of the firm.
1
(1 r )
1
2
(1 r )
n 2
n
(1 r )
n n
t 1
t
(1 r )t
Alternative Theories
Sales
Management
Satisficing
Definitions of Profit
Business
or Accounting Profit: Total revenue minus the explicit or accounting costs of production. Economic Profit: Total revenue minus the explicit and implicit costs of production. Opportunity Cost: Implicit value of a resource in its best alternative use. use
Theories of Profit
Risk-Bearing
Theories of Profit Frictional F i ti l Th Theory of f Profit P fit disturbances di t b from long run competitive equilibrium Monopoly p y Theory y of Profit Innovation Theory of Profit Managerial Efficiency Theory of Profit
is a signal that guides the allocation of societys society s resources. resources High profits in an industry are a signal that buyers want more of what the industry produces. Low (or negative) profits in an industry are a signal that buyers want less of what the industry produces.
Business Ethics
Identifies
types of behavior that businesses and their employees should not engage in. Source of guidance that goes beyond enforceable laws.
of Economic Activity
Change