TY - BOOK AU - McGuigan, James R. AU - Moyer, R. Charles AU - Harris, Frederick H. deB TI - Economics for managers SN - 9780538470384 AV - HB171.5 .M34 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Mason, Ohio : PB - South-Western Cengage Learning, KW - Managerial economics. N1 - Previous edition: published as by James R. McGuigan. Mason, Ohio: Thomson South-Western, 2008. "International edition"--Cover; pt. 1. Introduction. Introduction and goals of the firm -- Fundamental economic concepts -- pt. 2. Demand and forecasting. Demand analysis -- Estimating demand -- Problems in applying the linear regression model -- Business and economic forecasting -- Managing in the global economy -- Foreign exchange risk management -- pt. 3. Production and cost. Production economics -- Maximization of production output subject to a cost constraint -- Production economics of renewable and exhaustible natural resources -- Cost analysis -- Long-run costs with a Cobb-Douglas production function -- Applications of cost theory -- pt. 4. Pricing and output decisions : strategy and tactics. Prices, output and strategy : pure and monopolistic competition -- Price and output determination : monopoly and dominant firms -- Price and output determination : oligopoly -- Best-practice tactics : game theory -- Entry deterrence and accommodation games -- Pricing techniques and analysis -- pt. 5. Organizational architecture and regulation. Contracting, governance and organizational form -- Auction design and information economics -- Government regulation -- Long-term investment analysis N2 - Illustrates how managers apply theories and techniques to solve real-world problems while teaching future business leaders how to think analytically and make better decisions ER -