Questions from Managerial Economics


Q: Briefly explain the meaning of R2. A time series analysis of

Briefly explain the meaning of R2. A time series analysis of demand tends to result in a higher R2 than one using cross-sectional data. Why do you think this is the case?

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Q: Summarize the steps involved in conducting the t-test. What

Summarize the steps involved in conducting the t-test. What is the basis for using the “rule of 2” as a convenient method of evaluating t-ratios?

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Q: Briefly explain the meaning of the F-test. Why do

Briefly explain the meaning of the F-test. Why do you think this test is considered to be more important in multiple regression analysis than it is in simple regression analysis?

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Q: Background Information: Restaurants have traditionally used bottom-end wines to

Background Information: Restaurants have traditionally used bottom-end wines to sell by the glass (BTG) at reasonably low prices per glass. In recent years, there has been a growing trend within the r...

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Q: The Acme Paper Company lowers its price of envelopes (1,

The Acme Paper Company lowers its price of envelopes (1,000 count) from $6 to $5.40. If its sales increase by 20 percent following the price decrease, what is the elasticity coefficient?

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Q: A local supermarket lowers the price of its vanilla ice cream from

A local supermarket lowers the price of its vanilla ice cream from $3.50 per half gallon to $3. Vanilla ice cream (unit) sales increase by 20 percent. The store manager notices that the (unit) sales o...

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Q: The Compute Company store has been selling its special word processing software

The Compute Company store has been selling its special word processing software, Ace word, during the last 10 months. Monthly sales and the price for Ace word are shown in the following table. Also sh...

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Q: The demand curve for product a is given as Q = 2000

The demand curve for product a is given as Q = 2000 - 20P. a. How many units will be sold at $10? b. At what price would 2,000 units be sold? 0 units? 1,500? c. Write equations for total revenue and m...

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Q: The Transportation Authority in Any town, USA, raised bus fares

The Transportation Authority in Any town, USA, raised bus fares from $1 to $1.15 on January 1, 2011. The authority’s statistics show that the number of passengers riding buses decreased from 672,000 i...

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Q: (Read the “Newspapers and Their Price Elasticity” section in

(Read the “Newspapers and Their Price Elasticity” section in Appendix 4A before answering the question.) What is the arc demand elasticity for the London Times? What happened to revenue as a result of...

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