Microeconomics I Homework#1 Answer Key Fall 2009 I. Multiple choice question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D C C A A D D B A C 11 12 13 14 15 C C A B C 1) Who or what is responsible for the allocation of scarce resources into the production of most goods in the U.S.? A) the American government B) the UN C) the Federal Reserve Bank D) markets and prices Answer: B 2) Which of the following is an example of a normative statement?
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How demand and supply of residential housing has affected the price and quantity for both buyers and sellers? There are many factors‚ which determine the answer to this question‚ and one of most important aspects of demand and supply of residential housing is pricing and quantity. Demand and supply plays a very important role in both the buyer and seller lives. A good seller would know his/her market. Buyers often offer properties that a seller can either accept or reject. Demand and supply
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union presents its demand. The management either accepts this‚ or rejects it and returns the next day with a counteroffer for wage to be paid to the employees. The firm can open and start functioning only after an agreement on wage is reached between the management and the union. As per the prevailing law in the state and the industry‚ it is the union’s turn to present its demand on the first day/round of negotiation. At this point the management may either accept or reject the demand made by the union
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Minghao Feng ECO 102 B Assignment #6 03/25/2014 SECTION ONE: 1 point Here you will find questions related to chapter 27. a Assume that employers and workers agree that real wages should rise by 2% next year. If inflation is expected to be 2% next year‚ what will workers ask for in regard to wages next year? From the question we know that employers and workers want to raise real wages by 2%. But inflation will be 2% in next year. Actually‚ the employers and workers do not changer
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Supply and Demand: The Market Mechanism All societies necessarily make economic choices. Society needs to make choices about‚ what should be produced‚ how should those goods and services be produced‚ and whom is allowed to consumes those goods and services. For conventional economics the market by way of the operation of supply and demand answer these questions. Under conditions of competition‚ where no one has the power to influence or set price‚ the market (everyone‚ producers and consumers together)
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Q: Determining the demand for a product is often the responsibility of the strategic marketer. (a) Define and describe the “demand curve”. (b) Assess what information may be helpful to the strategic marketer in order to determine demand. (c) Discuss the factors that may create a fluctuation in demand. The demand curve is the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at that given price.
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CHAPTER 4: FORECASTING DEMAND. What is forecasting? Forecasting is the planning tool to predict the future outcomes based on historical data and experience‚ knowledge of the management. It is very important for the company for developing new products or product line in the marketplace. Forecasting time horizons. A forecast is classified by the future time horizon into three categories. - Short-range forecast has a time of less than three months and up to one year
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Aggregate Demand AGGREGATE DEMAND (AD‚ for short) = C + I + G + (X-M) • The aggregate demand curve is not focused on a single good or service. The AD curve is focused on overall demand for all final goods & services produced across the entire economy. • Determinants of Aggregate Demand: Although the shape of the AD curve is similar to the shape of a single market demand curve‚ its shape is based on entirely different principles from what we studied in Chapter 3. To elaborate‚
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Glenda Hogan September 16‚ 2006 Supply and Demand Mini Ipod University of Phoenix ECO360 Instructor Frank Kingsland Whenever a hot new product comes out‚ the demand for it is usually extremely high. The intense marketing and promotions of these things boost the hype‚ which pushes the demand. However‚ the supply may be limited for these new hot products‚ which give manufactures the leverage as far as pricing is concerned. The Apple iPod Mini is one of those hot products that had limited
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Questions and Answers from Lesson I-4: Demand and Supply Practice Questions and Answers from Lesson I-4: Demand and Supply The following questions practice these skills: Describe when demand or supply increases (shifts right) or decreases (shifts left). Identify a competitive equilibrium of demand and supply. Describe the equilibrium shifts when demand or supply increases or decreases. Describe how prices or gross substitutes or gross complements shift demand. Describe how input costs or
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