1. Suppose that there are two states that do not trade: Iowa and Nebraska. Each state produces the same two goods: corn and wheat. For Iowa the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of wheat is 3 bushels of corn. For Nebraska the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is 3 bushels of wheat. Present production is: | |Iowa |Nebraska | |Wheat |20 million bushels
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Opportunity Cost‚ Supply and Demand 1. The following table shows output per hour for Martha and Stewart who make gift baskets and potholders: (a) What is the opportunity cost of a gift basket for Martha? What is the opportunity cost of a gift basket for Stewart? Who has a comparative advantage in producing gift baskets? How can you tell? (b) What is the opportunity cost of a potholder for Martha? What is the opportunity cost of a potholder for Stewart? Who
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Appalachian Coal Mining believes that it can increase labor productivity and‚ there- fore‚ net revenue by reducing air pollution in its mines. It estimates that the marginal cost function for reducing pollution by installing additional capital equipment is MC = 40P where P represents a reduction of one unit of pollution in the mines. It also feels that for every unit of pollution reduction the marginal increase in revenue (MR) is MR =1‚000 =10P. How much pollution reduction should Appalachian Coal
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Through my whole life‚ I had dreamt of helping people especially those who deserve justice. For this reason‚ my goal is to graduate from university and become a lawyer. Therefore‚ I need to find resources that could help me to achieve my goals. There are many ways in which this scholarship will facilitates me. First of all‚ this scholarship will make it easier for me to function well in my education goals. It gives me an opportunity to further my education at University of Malaya in the field of
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Chapter 1 (2 & 6 p. 27) 2. What is the maximum amount you would pay for an asset that generates an income of $150‚000 at the end of each of five years if the opportunity cost of using funds is 9 percent? To find the maximum amount‚ we must determine the Present Value (PV) of the $150‚000 over the 5 years. PV=(150000/1.09^1)+(150000/1.09^2)+(150000/1.09^3)+(150000/1.09^4)+ (150000/1.09^5) = $583‚447.69 So‚ if costs exceeded $583‚447.69‚ then the asset would not be worth the price
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The purpose of this paper is to prepare a speech that will be provided to a number of reporters that are not well versed with economics. In this paper I will put emphasis on international trade and foreign exchange rates and how those affect the GDP‚ domestic markets‚ and students. I will also outline some of the benefits on goods and services that are imported from other countries and how those contribute to our economy in the United States. What happens when the dollar-value of goods and services
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connections between trade and economic growth[1] . General evaluation of trade during Industrial Revolution 1760-1850 During the classical years of industrial revolution‚we can distinguish two different periods of changes in the trend of trade growth. 1760-1781 This period follows a recovery period for the growth of exports that it was attributed to the end of the Seven Years War and its special circumstances. Thus
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the cause the economical gap of during the war and the postwar period. As for the Japanese economy of the 20s‚ a protracted economic slump will continue starting with this depression. The global supply shortage of 1920 previous World War I (1914 to 18 years) made Japan ’s export expand‚ and it led it to prosperity. Expansion of demand changed Japan from the agricultural country of prewar days to the industrialized country. Moreover‚ the labor shortage by expanding demand moved the farmer to
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Netherlands National Economy: 2008-2012 Compulsory Assignment April 24 2012 Spur: MM 2nd Sem. Subject: Descriptive Economics Table of contents _ Introduction…………………………………….………………………………………………..……………………………………………………2 GDP………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….……………………………………………….3 Unemployment Rate.....................
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