(i) What is meant by ’cross-price elasticity of demand’? It is a measure of the responsiveness of demand for a good to a change in the price of another good. This good can either be a substitute good or complementary good. (ii) Comment on the cross-price elasticity of demand between platinum and gold. When the price of platinum rises demand for gold rises. Because gold can be a substitute for platinum people will want to buy gold more when the price of platinum increases. (b)
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ECO365 Supply and Demand Simulation Student Name ECO/365 – Principles of Microeconomics Instructor Name Date Introduction Supply and Demand is a phrase that every one hears in one way or another‚ Supply and demand phrase according to Colander‚ (2010) is the most used phrase by economist and the reason is because the phrase provides a good “off-the-cuff” answer for many question that have to do with economy. Example why are interest rates to Low? Because supply and demand. Why is Gasoline
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Integration at Ford. However the supply chain strategy of Virtual Integration that is used successfully by several companies such as Dell and is a revolutionary business strategy would not suit the needs of Ford Motor Company. I will focus on other aspects that I feel are most suitable for Ford and tailor it to meet their needs. I predict that by using virtual integration‚ Ford can expect to minimize its suppliers‚ eliminate middlemen‚ and have more flexibility in its supply chain by using virtual integration
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conversely‚ external benefits is positive and beneficial to third party. Because of this concept‚ it will effect resource allocation. An external cost‚ i.e. a negative externality‚ is not taken into account‚ so there is more production‚ at a higher price‚ resulting in an over-allocation of resources. An external benefit‚ a positive externality‚ will result in an under-allocation of resources. (b) Why are public goods not produced in sufficient quantities by private markets? (2.5 marks) Public
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A market is an environment where buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods‚ the price for which are determined by both the supply and demand for them. ‘A market uses prices to reconcile decisions about consumption and production’.¹ The supply/demand model helps to explain how the market works and gives a greater understanding of actual market behaviour. Therefore‚ analysis of this concept can be used to develop economic and business decisions and policies. The purpose of this assignment is
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Economics Unit 2: How Markets Work Investigating Price Changes Portfolio Project Part 1: Chapter 6 Wall Street Journal Questions 1) Why are sports teams considering switching to a variable–pricing strategy for tickets? Sports teams are switching to a variable-pricing strategy for tickets so that they can get a higher profit on games with record attendance numbers. They feel the need to do so because the marginal costs‚ such as construction payment and players’ salaries‚ did not equal to the marginal
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According to Colander (2010)‚ economics is the study of how human beings manage their wants and desires. Buyers based their wants and needs on marginal costs and marginal benefits. Sellers based their supply production on the consumer demand shift‚ and seller set their prices according to the demand change. That is just some of the basics of economics. There are two types of economic structure: macroeconomics and microeconomics. Colander (2010) defines microeconomics as “the study of how individual
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Elasticity is a measure of how much buyers and sellers respond to changes in market conditions. There are 3 types of elasticity of demand‚ which are price elasticity of demand‚ income elasticity of demand and cross elasticity of demand. In general‚ elasticity of demand is important for a firm in price setting for its products. Price elasticity of demand is the percentage change in quantity demanded given a percent change in the price. It is a measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good
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opportunity cost as it is abundant Sectors of the economy -Private Resources owned by individuals -Public Resources owned by the State (E.g. Healthcare) Sectors of industry Primary: Extraction of resources (metal‚ wood‚ fish) Secondary: Adding value on to extracted resources (can manufacture) Tertiary: Service industry (banking) Factors of production -Land Natural resources -Labour Human resources; workforce -Capital Financial → Cash Physical → Machinery -Enterprise (risk-takers)
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distribution and spending habits or how the community consumes money‚ materials‚ services‚ etc.‚ within a community or country. The economy is divided into two separate parts: Microeconomics (the study of behaviors concerning decision-making or demands of consumers) and Macroeconomics (the study of behaviors concerning financial changes or trends within the community or country). The purpose of this paper is to try and provide some clarity to the fundamental principles of Macroeconomics. The
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