Includes bibliographical references and index.

Managers and economics -- Demand, supply, and equilibrium prices -- Demand elasticities -- Techniques for understanding consumer demand and behavior -- Production and cost analysis in the short run -- Production and cost analysis in the long run -- Market structure : perfect competition -- Market structure : monopoly and monopolistic competition -- Market structure : oligopoly -- Pricing strategies for the firm -- Measuring macroeconomic activity -- Spending by individuals, firms, and governments on real goods and services -- The role of money in the macro economy -- The aggregate model of the macro economy -- International and balance of payments issues in the macro economy -- Combining micro and macro analysis for managerial decision making.