This text is designed to teach students the economic way of thinking about business decisions and strategy. Managerial Economics develops critical thinking skills and provides students with a logical way of analyzing both the routine decisions of managing daily operations of a business as well as the longer-run strategic plans that seek to manipulate the actions and reactions of rival firms. It is a self-contained textbook that requires no previous training in economics. The text carefully develops and applies the most useful concepts for business decision making and strategic planning.