ECO1104D Introduction to Microeconomics Fall 2012 Assignment 1 due on October 4 in class (Total 80 points) Q1. (15 points) The following table shows production possibilities for two items—chairs and tables. Combination | Chairs | Tables | A | 0 | 6 | B | 8 | 5 | C | 15 | 4 | D | 21 | 3 | E | 26 | 2 | F | 30 | 1 | G | 33 | 0 | (a) What is the opportunity cost of producing the first table? (33-30)/1=3 (b) What is the opportunity cost of producing the third table?
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4.2 Worksheet – Calculating Elasticity of demand 1. Otten Industries sells notebook computers for $800 a computer. Mrs. Otten‚ owner‚ decides to decrease the price of these computers to $750. As a result‚ the quantity demanded for notebook computers rose from 500 to 550. a. Calculate the percentage change in price ___________________ b. Calculate the percentage change in quantity demanded ____________ c. Calculate the elasticity of demand _______________________ d. Is it elastic‚
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Subject : English Do the following questions in your writing skills file -: 1. You are Rohit/Roopali. As President of the Students’ Council of St. Francis Sr. Secondary School‚ Bangalore‚ you have invited a visiting Russian Ballet troupe to give a performance in your school on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee celebrations. Write a notice in about 50 words informing the students about this event. 2. You are the Director‚ Physical Education of your school. Your school is playing
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Compute the arc price elasticity of demand over this price and consumption quantity range. Ey = ((1800 – 1500) / ((1800 + 1500) / 2)) ((1.75 – 2.25) / ((1.75 + 2.25) / 2)) Ey = 300 ($4.00) -$0.50 (300) Ey = -8% 4. The subway fare in your town has just been increased from a current level of 50 cents to $1.00 per ride. As a result‚ the transit authority notes a decline in ridership of 30 percent. a. Compute the price elasticity of demand for subway rides. fare price increase
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DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN DASMARIÑAS‚ CAVITE A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate Studies in Business De La Salle University-Dasmariñas Dasmariñas‚ Cavite In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master in Business Administration ANANIAS V. PERMALINO‚ JR. November 29‚ 2008 DEED OF DECLARATION I‚ Ananias V. Permalino‚ Jr.‚ hereby submit my thesis for oral examination‚ entitled “Demand
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elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded / price to a change in the quantity demanded / the quantity supplied / price. [Delete wrong words.] (b) Give the formula for price elasticity of demand. 2. Back in the mid-1990s‚ the government in the UK announced that for every 10 per cent rise in the price of cigarettes‚ the demand was likely to fall by 6 per cent. If this information was correct‚ what was the value of the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes
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or E= P ? Why? ΔP Q P−A At point R‚ Q is not given‚ and ΔQ/ΔP cannot be computed. Thus E = P is the only method to use at point R. P−A Technical Problem 2 Chapter 7 2. The estimated market demand for good X is Qˆ = 70 – 3.5P – 0.6M + 4PZ where Qˆ is the estimated number of units of good X demanded‚ P is the price of the good‚ M is income‚ and PZ is the price of related good Z. (All parameter estimates are statistically significant at the 1
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ability to monopolise a market completely. D. a firm’s ability to raise price without losing all demand for its product. 3. Which of the following would not be considered a legitimate measure of demand elasticity? A. Price elasticity of demand B. Income elasticity of demand C. Supply elasticity of demand D. Cross-price elasticity of demand 4. The price elasticity of demand is calculated by dividing: A. he absolute change in quantity demanded by the absolute change in
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It has been become an issue of great concern that the accounting profession must find a common theory in order to address and put the issue at rest. This therefore‚ has called for the study of this topic under review “the demand for and supply of accounting theories: the market for excuses. As a result of this several questions have been raised. For instance‚ the question of why accounting theories are predominantly normative has been put forward by this article? Secondly‚ why no single theory in
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Question 1 0 out of 1 points A minimum wage law in a competitive labor market Answer Selected Answer: causes equality between the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity demanded. Correct Answer: creates a surplus of labor. Response Feedback: creates a surplus of labor. Question 2 0 out of 1 points A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price means that the quantity supplied ____ the quantity demanded so that a ____ exists. Answer Selected Answer: is less than;
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