Nature and Scope of Managerial Economics

Nature and Scope of Managerial Economics



Economics is a science of wealth. According to Adam Smith, the ploneer of science of economics has defined economics as a science of studying the process of production and consumption of wealth.

 

Managerial economics is applied in decision making. It is a special branch of economics bridging gap between abstract theory and managerial practice. 



Managerial Economics: 

The characteristics of managerial (2013) economics are as follows

 (a) Managerial economics is microeconomic in character. Microeconomics is concerned with decision- making units within an economy.
 (b) Managerial economics is pragmatic and applied.
 (c) The main aim of managerial economics is to help the management in taking correct decisions and making forward planning. 


The scope of managerial economics can be seen in the individual following points 

(a) In demand analysis. 
(b) In production and cost analysis. 
(c) In profit management. 
(d) In capital management. 


Microeconomics implies the study of individual level determinations or analysis of individual economic variable. It studies the economic activities and the behaviour of individual and small groups in making decisions on the allocation of limited resources.

 

This branch is known as macroeconomics.

 

 Macroeconomics deals not with individual quantities as such but with aggregates of these quantities, not with the individual incomes but with the national income, not with the individual prices but with the price levels, not with the individual output but with the national output.

The opportunity cost of any product or service means the maximum revenue expected to be earned by the maximum alternative use of that product or service.



The discounting concept refers to the time value of money. Whenever a project is accepted for investment, it constitutes on outflow of cash. It is compared with the estimated annual cash inflow from the project.

 

Incremental cost is the differential cost that must be incurred if that business is taken and which need not be incurred if the business is not taken. 


Following are the responsibilities of a managerial economist:

 (a) To make a reasonable profit on capital employed.
 (b) To forecast the management of a particular trènd.
 (c) To establish and maintain contracts with individual and data sources. 


An economic activity is a systematic endeavour to satisfy a material need. The three basic economic activities are relsated to consumption, production and investment. These economic activities are interrelated with each other. Section-B

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