This course provides students with the basic theories, concepts, terminology, and uses of microeconomics. Students learn practical applications for microeconomics in their personal and professional lives through assimilation of fundamental concepts and analysis of actual economic events.
Describe the relationship between the number of inputs and the law of diminishing marginal productivity.
Analyze the effect of changes in marginal revenues and costs on a firm’s profit-making potential.
Analyze the effect of changes in the supply of and demand for factors of production on the price of inputs.
Analyze the relationship between productivity and the cost of production.
Fundamentals of Microeconomics
Determine how elasticities affect pricing and purchasing decisions.
Analyze the effect of changes in supply and demand on the equilibrium price and quantity.
Differentiate between macroeconomics and microeconomics.
Global Competition
Analyze the effect of global competition on the relationship between management and labor.
Determine the effect of global competition on an organization’s strategies for maximizing profits.
Public Policy in Economics
Analyze the effect of government interventions, taxation, and regulations on economic behavior.
Differentiate among horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate mergers.
Analyze the effect of externalities on market outcomes.
Market Structure
Determine profit-maximizing strategies based on market structure analysis.
Evaluate the effectiveness of competitive strategies within market structures.
Compare various market structures and their characteristics.
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