The basic objectives of this course is to familiarise the students with the concepts and tools of Managerial Economics as applicable to decisions making in contemporary business environment.
Nature and scope of Managerial Economics :
Nature and scope of Managerial Economics , its relationship with subjects . Objective of Firm, Fundamental Economic concepts- Opportunity cost concept, Incremental concept. Role of Manager in formulation of Business Policies.
Demand Analysis : Utility Analysis-Marginal Utility, Indifference Curve approach. Concept and importance of Demand & its determinants , Income & Substitution effect, Various elasticities of demand , using elasticities in managerial decisions , revenue concepts, relevance of demand forecasting , methods of demand forecasting .
Cost Concept and Production Theory : Various cost concepts & classifications, Cost output relationship – in short run and in long run , (cost curves), Economies of scale , cost control and cost reduction , Production function , managerial uses of production function , Iso Product curves.
Pricing Decisions: Pricing methods , Price Discrimination , Price and output decisions under different market structures - Perfect competition, Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition , Oligopoly .
Profit & Inflation: Profit, Functions of profit, profit maximisation , Break Even analysis , Inflation - Types, in terms of demand pull & cost factors , effects of inflation .
* A minimum of one case study will be discussed per unit of the syllabi.
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