Chilean Business, Economy, and National News: May 30 Insights
Sunday Journal May 30
Business & Economy
Emporio La Rosa: Artisanal ice cream business selling to supermarkets and restaurants projects a 40-45% sales increase. Growth strategies include process outlining and location expansion.
Retail Companies and RUT: Limitations exist on the use of multiple RUTs (tax IDs) by companies. This practice brings rewards and social benefits, such as hiring productive workers for marketing while attributing revenue elsewhere. However, it also creates issues: earnings
Read MoreOpal Mobile: China Market Strategy, SWOT Analysis & Customer Focus
Advantages of Partnerships in China
Firstly, partnership agreements can provide Opal with technology assistance, allowing for joint development of new products and technology sharing. Secondly, a Chinese partnership grants Opal access to local knowledge and an air of acceptability crucial for business in China. Thirdly, local firms’ reputation and experience help tailor product development and customer service to local market needs. Fourthly, partnerships enable cost-sharing and risk reduction.
Disadvantages
Read MoreUnderstanding Modern Economic Growth: Factors, Distribution, and Public Intervention
Modern Economic Growth
Modern economic growth involves not only GDP growth but also significant changes in content and quantity. Characteristics of economic growth include:
- High growth rates
- Productivity growth
- Structural, social, and institutional transformations
- Limited from the standpoint of space
Growth Factors
Technical progress: The existence of new developments that allow for more products using the same or fewer resources, increasing productivity.
Productivity and employment: Aiming for a low unemployment
Read MoreUnderstanding Consumer Demand and Utility in Economics
Theoretical Support # 4
Exercise Class
Consumer Demand Theory of Utility
Economics and Industrial Organization I
Total and Marginal Utility
The demand for a product arises from the satisfaction (utility) that consumers derive from consuming it. Initially, as a person consumes more units of a product over time, their total utility increases. However, with increasing consumption, we observe that marginal utility (the additional satisfaction gained from consuming one more unit) decreases. Eventually,
Read MoreCorporate Funding: Strategies & Sources for Business Financing
Sources of Funding
Companies have various options for financial resources, which can be classified based on:
- Ownership: Equity (partners or reserves) and liabilities.
- Time: Long-term or short-term financial resources.
- Source: Internal (self-financing) or external.
External resources include:
- Short-term: Trade credit, bank loans, commercial paper discounts, factoring.
- Long-term: Debentures, loans, leasing, initial capital contributions, capital increases, retained earnings.
Financial Resources of the Company
Social
Read MoreArgentina’s Economic Challenges and Global Context
Argentina’s Economic Uncertainty
Argentina deepened its economic model amidst global uncertainty, particularly the European crisis. This necessitates a reflection on the future model, especially the primary sectors, to ensure stability. To address relative price reordering, increasing investment in capital goods and infrastructure is an option. However, the government prioritized stimulating consumption, maintaining the exchange rate, and not confronting inflation.