Chapter 5 DEMAND ANALYSIS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q5.1 Q5.1 Is the economic demand for a product determined solely by its usefulness? ANSWER No‚ two basic conditions must be met before economic demand is created. First‚ there must be value associated with acquiring and using the good or service. For individuals‚ this value is in terms of utility‚ well being‚ or satisfaction through consumption. For firms‚ this value is measured in terms of the profit created through resource employment. Second‚ there
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Health economics - The Primer This series of articles will introduce readers to the emerging field of health economics. We will review how health economics influence decision making process in health care and the basic tools used in health economics. * 1. The Role of Health Economics * 2. Cost of Health Care * 3. Should Oncologists Care About Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? * 4. Classification of Health Economic Analyses * 5. Health Economics Research: Cost Utility Analysis
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where they live; and consumers typically have a very limited set of goods to choose from. As a result‚ many of the tools and concepts of microeconomics are of limited relevance in those countries. •macroeconomics Branch of economics that deals with aggregate economic variables‚ such as the level and growth rate of national output‚ inter· est rates‚ unemployment‚ and inflation. Trade-Offs In modern market economies‚ consumers‚ workers‚ and firms have much more flexibilityand choicewhen
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Name Professor Subject Date Global Managerial Economics The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form a crucial part of the U.S. economy. The SMEs create the most jobs in the country; they target the ordinary Americans for employment thus making them a very important component of the economy. Without the SMEs‚ the economy will bleed millions of jobs‚ adversely affecting the economy. This is the reasoning behind the drive by President Obama to give this sector newly acquired impetus and promote
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revenue perspective‚ one must think about the costs of producing the extra output in order to determine whether the price decrease is profit maximizing. On the other hand‚ if an increase in price is justified from a revenue perspective‚ it must be the case that it is also justified from a profit perspective simply because total cost decreases as less output is produced and sold. Total revenue is maximized when selling an extra unit would cause your revenue to fall and selling a unit less would have
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Price Elasticity: Price Elasticity is used to explain the degree of responsiveness of the demand for a product to a change in its price. Ep=Percentage change in quality demanded/Percentage change in price (Ep=Price Elasticity) Practical applications of Price Elasticity: 1) Helps in fixing the prices of different goods: It helps a producer to fix the price of his product. A higher price is charged if the demand for the product is inelastic and a lower price is charged if the demand for the product
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SUPPLY supply curve - in economics‚ graphic representation of the relationship between product priceand quantity of product that a seller is willing and able to supply. Product price is measured on the vertical axis of the graph and quantity of product supplied on the horizontal axis. In most cases‚ the supply curve is drawn as a slope rising upward from left to right‚ since product price and quantity supplied are directly related (i.e.‚ as the price of a commodity increases in the market‚ the
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associated with high price causes decline in the value for money. It exists when the amount of money in the country is in excess of the physical volume of goods and services. Explain the reasons for this monetary phenomenon. Ans: Inflation: In economics‚ inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. It can be defined as too much money chasing too few goods. When the general price level rises‚ each unit of currency buys fewer
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P7.6 Optimal Input Mix. The First National Bank received 3‚000 inquiries following the latest advertisement describing its 30-month IRA accounts in the Boston World‚ a local newspaper. The most recent ad in a similar advertising campaign in Massachusetts Business‚ a regional business magazine‚ generated 1‚000 inquiries. Each newspaper ad costs $500‚ whereas each magazine ad costs $125. A. Assuming that additional ads would generate similar response rates‚ is the bank running an optimal mix of newspaper
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price ceiling of $3 will result in a A. B. C. D. shortage of 30 units. shortage of 15 units. surplus of 30 units. surplus of 12 units. 2. In a competitive market‚ the market demand is Qd = 60 - 6P and the market supply is Qs = 4P. The full economic price under a price ceiling of $3 is A. B. C. D. 6. 7. 8. 9. 3. The buyer side of the market is known as the: A. B. C. D. income side. demand side. supply side. seller side. 4. The law of demand states that‚ holding all else constant:
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