Economic Analysis for Agribusiness Management

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Quantitative methods used to address managerial problems, specifically calculus-based optimization, marginal analysis, elasticities, statistical and forecasting techniques, linear programming, and risk analysis; emphasis on theoretical aspects and applied analysis of managerial problems faced by agricultural firms. Prerequisites: AGEC 217 ; ECON 323 ; BUSN 203 for agribusiness majors or STAT 301 , 302, or 303 for agricultural economics majors; junior or senior classification; agricultural economics, agribusiness majors only; or approval of department head.