As the time horizon increases, variable costs rely less on existing factors and restrictions and therefore will begin behaving differently which will in turn affect the cost of production (Wright, 2007). The second way a firm that’s into profit maximization can decide its greatest level of output is by way of the marginal revenue -- marginal cost method. This is done by subtracting the marginal cost from the marginal revenue that a product generates. Using marginal cost and marginal revenue as the bases, profit maximization will be obtained at the point when marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost. If the marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost this would be when a profit maximizing firm would need to increase production until marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost.
By following the matching principle all of the costs associated with a particular product, not just its wholesale price, is expensed when the item is sold. Requirement 2 - A Generally, the lower of cost or market method is used to value inventory in order to “avoid reporting inventory at an amount greater than the benefits it can provide” (Spiceland, Sepe, & Nelson, 2013, p. 476). According to Spiceland, Sepe, and Nelson (2013) the “change in replacement cost usually is a good indicator of the direction of change in selling price” (p. 477). When the change in replacement cost is negative the LCM method allows companies to apply the conservatism principle. The conservatism principle involves “recognizing expenses and liabilities as soon as possible when there is uncertainty about the outcome, but to only recognize revenues and assets when they are assured of being received” (The conservatism principle).
If the product is of low value, then the quality expectation isn't so great. It's important not to over-promise the customer and give them false expectations. Having a balance of quality, time, and cost will ensure that the customer has a good buying result. Customers expect a product to be of particular quality, value, and time turnaround in respect to the price paid. They also expect a professional level of service.
It is also possible that managers do not adopt maximising behaviour at all, perhaps “satisficing” in response to shareholder discipline or that the policy of the firm is the result of complex interactions between various stakeholders. An For a firm to profit maximise, it would be the case that it sets output where marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue. If an additional unit of output were to be produced beyond this, it would add more to the firm’s costs of production than its revenue, thus reducing profit. The diagram below shows profit maximising output and the corresponding price, read from the demand curve. It also shows some other possible objectives for the firm.
They make their own prices, which would in most cases be more of a benefit to the producer. Both structures make it very difficult for others to enter the industry, limiting and sometimes blocking entry and competition. Industrial Regulation seeks to prevent unfair practices of restricting market entry, opening markets up for competition. Ideally, prices with regulate themselves in a fair competition, preventing one or a few companies from setting the prices that would be deemed as inappropriate. It also works to prevent the practices of unfair pricing and charging higher prices to consumers while the companies produce less product, limiting choices for consumers.
SEC failed at this due to the fact that their product will not operate above 130 degrees F, and that the requirements would not be able to be met without different materials (The Orion Shield Project, 2003). Due to this issue alone, it caused problems with the project, delaying the timeline for completion, increased the amount of resources used and not committing to the stakeholders. Not only did they fail to meet the temperature standard, they also failed to meet the life span expectation. Mr. Allison is responsible for overcoming these technical objectives as project manager of The Orion Shield Project. Ethical Issue: Before even beginning the project, Mr. Allison couldn’t keep his commitment in regards to meeting the temperature requirement.
The organizational problem with periodization is that because there are so many things happening at one time, a historian is not able to focus on them all. The ethical issue with periodization is that is easily implies value judgments the technical problem of periodization is that it no system of periodization can solve all cultural issues or satisfy all demands. 3. These labels are problematic because they may not be specific enough. Big Thought Activity Prequel 1.
(TCOs 4 and 8) Which of the following is a dynamic lot-sizing technique that calculates the order quantity by comparing the carrying cost and the setup (or ordering) costs for various lot sizes and then selects the lot size in which these are most nearly equal? (Points : 4) Kanban Just-in-time system MRP Least unit cost Least total cost Question 9. 9. (TCO 3) When considering outsourcing, what should firms be sure to avoid? (Points : 4) Losing control of noncore activities that don't distinguish the firm Allowing outsourcing to develop into a substitute for innovation Giving the outsourcing partner opportunities to become a strong competitor Allowing employees transferred to the outsourcing partner to rejoin the
Supply and Demand Simulation Amanda Huenefeld ECO/365 Sadu Shetty January, 14, 2013 Introduction Supply and demand are the two influences that govern pricing in the larger picture of a viable economic market. The two factors are like two forces. Equally the conclusive levels of supply and demand, and the comparative levels of the two in contrast to one another, are significant. The standard of supply and demand is that if one or both varies, there will be a transient difference in the amount of product manufacturers are equipped to sell and the quantity that consumers are willing to buy. This difference will cause the market price to increase or decrease when necessary until the quantities are the same.
Crystal Diaz MGT 451 Professor Widman June 13, 2010 1)What does customer satisfaction mean to you and how could you measure that in the stimulation? As Anderson, Fornell, and Rust state, “To compete in such a world, firms must strike the right balance between their efforts to compete efficiently and their efforts to compete effectively.” Two arguments were discussed, one that customer satisfaction and profitability are well-matched. For example, customers that are satisfied can decrease, “the time and effort devoted to handling returns, rework, warranties, and complaint management, while at the same time lowering the cost of making future transactions. The second theory believes that, “ increasing customer satisfaction should increase costs, as doing so often requires efforts to improve product attributes or overall product design.”