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040 _cJTL
050 _aHB171.5
_b.M34 2011
100 _aMcGuigan, James R.
245 _aEconomics for managers /
_cJames R McGuigan; R Charles Moyer; Frederick H deB Harris.
250 _a12th ed.
260 _aMason, Ohio :
_bSouth-Western Cengage Learning,
_cc2011.
300 _a1 volume (various pagings) :
_b illustrations (some color) ;
_c26 cm.
500 _aPrevious edition: published as by James R. McGuigan. Mason, Ohio: Thomson South-Western, 2008. "International edition"--Cover.
505 _a 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.
520 _aIllustrates how managers apply theories and techniques to solve real-world problems while teaching future business leaders how to think analytically and make better decisions.
650 _aManagerial economics.
700 _aMoyer, R. Charles
700 _a Harris, Frederick H. deB
942 _2lcc
_cBOOK
_hHB 171.5
_i.M34 2011
999 _c17780
_d17780