Managerial Economics (BFT 513/3)

Managerial Economics illustrates the central decision problems managers face and provides the economic analysis needed to guide these decisions. The book integrates theory with extensive real-world applications throughout which makes it more accessible. The presentations begin simply and are progressively applied to more and more challenging applications. The right level of mathematical rigor is integrated throughout to make it accessible to a wide range of readers with varied mathematical backgrounds. Decision-making is introduced early and a strong emphasis is placed on strategic behavior and the application of game theory. This revision also continues to provide managers with real-world examples and necessary decision-making skills to make thoughtful and advantageous managerial decisions.

The right tools to guide real decisions When you're climbing a mountain, you have to carefully consider every step if you want to reach your goal. You need to know how your tools will actually perform on the mountain. It also helps to have a trusted guide who knows the way. The same holds true in today's highly competitive, global business environments. The decisions managers make are more complex and critical than ever before. You need to understand how to use economic analysis techniques to make real business decisions. When it comes to making real-life decisions based on sound economic analysis, there is no better guide than Samuelson and & Marks's Managerial Economics, 5th Edition. Featuring many detailed, real-world examples, as well as strong coverage of decision making under uncertainty, game theory, and international topics, this practical text equips you with the right tools you need to make smart decisions. New in the Fifth Edition * Updated and revised chapters on making decisions under uncertainty (Chapters 8 and 9). * New discussions of behavioral economics, including such issues as bounded rationality, sunk-cost fallacies, decision-making heuristics and biases, and the winner's curse. * Updated and expanded coverage of corporate incentives and governance. * Incorporates new developments in the areas of technological change, network economies, and internet economics. * Updated applications and revised end-of-chapter problems.

In recent years, innovative texts in mathematics, science, foreign languages, and other fields have achieved dramatic pedagogical gains by abandoning the traditional encyclopedic approach in favor of attempting to teach a short list of core principles in depth. Two well-respected writers and researchers, Bob Frank and Ben Bernanke, have shown that the less-is-more approach affords similar gains in introductory economics. The authors introduce a coherent short list of core principles and reinforce them by illustrating and applying each in numerous contexts. Students are periodically asked to apply these principles and to answer related questions and exercises.

Introduces you to the fundamentals of macro- and microeconomics, while addressing some of the most stimulating topics affecting the world. This book covers issues like monetary policy, monopolies, and the labor market, as well as financial market collapse and housing crises.

Packed with powerful examples from actual managers, MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS, 12e teaches you how to think analytically -- and make better business decisions. Written by a seasoned and well-respected author team, Managerial Economics equips readers with the economic tools to avoid analytic pitfalls and become more effective managers. Drawing from more than 300 real-world applications, the authors illustrate how actual managers apply economic theories and techniques to solve real business problems. Current, comprehensive, and cutting edge, this new edition includes extensive coverage of the latest analytical tools in managerial economics, including game-theoretic tactics, information economics, and organizational architecture. It also offers exceptional coverage of "green" businesses and business developments taking advantage of environmentally-friendly practices and product needs. The text caters to a variety of learning styles as it presents key analytical concepts in several ways, including tabular analysis, graphical analysis, and algebraic analysis. Students learn in a format with which they are comfortable, making difficult material more accessible and easier to understand.

KEY BENEFIT: This text will excite readers by providing a more linear progression, while proving the consistency and relevance of microeconomic theory. KEY TOPICS: Goals of a firm, supply and demand, elasticity, demand estimation and forecasting, theory and estimation of production and cost, pricing and output decisions of monopolies and oligopolies, special pricing practices, game theory and asymmetric information, capital budgeting, risk, and uncertainty, multinational corporations and globalization, government and industry challenges, managerial economics in the semiconductor industry. For business professionals looking to expand their knowledge of managerial and applied economics.

Featuring a proven, problem-solving approach, Truett & Truett's new Eighth Edition shows how to use economic analysis to make effective managerial decisions in the complex world of business. The text provides a clear, concise, and current statement of the principles of microeconomic decision making, along with ample problems, examples, and cases that illustrate how those principles are applied.