What is GDP? The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been the most widely used indicator of a nation’s welfare since 1944. For decades‚ people regard countries with higher GDP as stronger ones and whatever is good for the GDP is also good for the nation. But is that true? And what does GDP actually measure? In my opinion‚ GDP only measures part of the economic growth‚ while ignores the economic health and human well-being. First of all‚ GDP counts all the money transitions of goods and services; however
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THE IMPACTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (GST) ON MIDDLE INCOME EARNERS IN MALAYSIA MOHD RIZAL PALIL1 MOHD ADHA IBRAHIM 2 Abstract The introduction of GST in Malaysia has called many arguments from various parties including academics‚ professionals and the nation (would become the taxpayers) on how GST affect goods pricesincrease or decrease. The consumers are worrying of the significant price increases on basic needs when the GST has fully implemented. With the relatively high living costs particularly
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important to be able to recognize certain elements of a demand curve. For instance‚ if Apple raised its prices by five percent‚ what would happen to its revenues? The answer to this question depends on the response of Apple consumers. Will the consumer refrain from making purchases completely or just cut back on them? How a consumer responds to price changes is known as price elasticity. The price elasticity of demand can be influenced by availability of substitutes‚ the level of necessity or luxury
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IILM INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Project Report On COMPUTING DEVICES USED BY TRAVEL AGENCIES SUBMMITED TO: Prof.RITU KHANNA SUBMMITED BY: Sec J Group no.13 ANSHUMAN SAXENA JAGMOHAN SINGH SHOBHIT SHARMA YOGENDRA SINGH TARUN JHALANI NITIN CHAUHAN ACKNOWLGEMENT We highly obliged and Thankful to “SHUKRIYA TRAVELS” which is located at NEW DELHI without which the project cannot reach to its success. They not only devoted their valuable time to us but also tell us that
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18.2 Good or Service Mr. Gulash lived in Shelton‚ Connecticut. He wanted an above- ground swimming pool installed in his backyard. Gulash contacted Stylarama‚ Inc. (Stylarama)‚ a company specializing in the sale and construction of pools. The two parties entered into a contract that called for Stylarama to “ furnish all labor and materials to construct a Wavecrest brand pool‚ and furnish and install a pool with vinyl liners.” The total cost for materials and labor was $ 3‚690. There was no breakdown
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firm will produce the quantity at which its marginal cost (MC) equals the market price (P) (P>AVC). MC=8Q=P or Q=P/8 2. Since all 10 firms are identical‚ the industry supply curve will be: Q=10(P/8)=5P/4 3. To find the short-run equilibrium price equate the industry supply with the demand: 5P/4=300-P 5P=1200-4P 9P=1200 P=1200/9=133‚(3)≈133 So‚ the short-run equilibrium price will be $133. At this price the quantity supplied by all 10 firms will be about 167 units each firm will
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economics dealing with the performance‚ structure‚ behavior‚ and decision-making of an economy as a whole‚ rather than individual markets. This includes national‚ regional‚ and global economies.[1][2] With microeconomics‚ macroeconomics is one of the two most general fields in economics. Macroeconomists study aggregated indicators such as GDP‚ unemployment rates‚ and price indices to understand how the whole economy functions. Macroeconomists develop models that explain the relationship between such
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Supply and Demand‚ Markets‚ Prices and Price Setting Cirilo "Lee" E. Montano Trident University Microeconomics ECO201 Allison Kaminaga‚ Ph.D. December 10‚ 2012 Explain what happens to price and quantity of coffee when the following events occur: 1. An advertising campaign highlights scientific studies that find drinking coffee can help reduce weight gain. a. What do you think would happen? People will buy more coffee‚ drink more coffee‚ and research what coffee will help them lose
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Product (GDP). Economists usually measure the size of an economy by the amount of stuff it produces. This makes sense in a lot of ways‚ mainly because an economy’s output in a given period of time is equal to the economy’s income‚ and the economy’s level of income is one of the main determinants of its standard of living and societal welfare. GDP is the most closely watched economic statistic because is it thought to be the best single measure of a social well-being. The definition of GDP is composed
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Setting a price for a service or product can be very difficult. Patients are now checking to see prices on certain non-emergent services before having them performed. Patients also check prices on medications before they have prescriptions filled. What are the different methods and seven steps for setting an initial price for a product or service? There is much dissatisfaction with the prices of health care services. Consumers face rising co-payments and deductibles‚ employers are feeling the pinch
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