a) What do you think is meant by the concept of constrained choice? Why is economics often described as the science of constrained choice? b) Explain how scarcity‚ choice and opportunity cost are relevant when choosing amongst alternatives? 2. Define the concept of “opportunity cost” and discuss various examples. 3. Explain how the concept of opportunity cost may be used to explain the following: a) Why very few petrol stations are found in the centre of large cities. b) Why
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Supply & Demand‚ and Price Elasticity All things in our society are connected in some way‚ for example‚ how humans relate to each other. Complex ideas and analysis are not without their own set of unique connections. The intricate theories of economics are a prime example of this connection. To gain an accurate understanding of how supply and demand are connected‚ and its role within the market‚ one must analyze the functions of each as separate entities‚ and how they relate to economics as a whole
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Economic Policy Problem: Demand and Supply The demand and supply of Housing and the Housing affordability in Australia I. Introduction Like all other economies The Australian economy has been affected by the global financial crisis which is now a global economic crisis due the collapse of Lehman Brothers and other financial institutions in US. The consequences of the global economic crisis has been severe and as a result of this the world is in Recession therefore many economies has pushed
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Aggregate Demand and Supply Models Team C Ellen Campbell‚ April 6‚ 2013 Stephen Martin University of Phoenix Introduction Leaning team C is a group of International reporters. The team has the task of describing and critiquing the current state of the U.S. economy. The current state of the following economic factors is: unemployment‚ expectations‚ consumer income‚ and interest rates. Team C will identify the existing effect of the economic factors on aggregate demand and supply. Team will
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Demand and Supply for Financial Assets Mishkin ch.5: Bonds • Motivation: - Monetary policy works primarily by manipulating interest rates. - Interest rates are determined by the demand and supply for bonds. - Demand and supply for other financial assets are determined similarly. • Perspectives on the bond market: 1. Bonds as financial assets => Determinants of Asset Demand. • Bond demand affected by relative risk‚ relative liquidity‚ and wealth. • Asset pricing (Finance) issues. Instantaneous responses
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Market structure can be described in terms of how much competition a seller has and the proportion of the market share they hold. Monopoly – one person or company dominates provision of a particular product or service‚ in the absence of competitors. Consumers do not have a choice for provision of the product in question. A monopoly can ‘call the shots’ on their product (price‚ availability etc.) as there is no alternative on offer to consumers. Monopolists tend to produce a limited number
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Supply‚ Demand‚ and Elasticity Paper Edward Goodan ECO/212 Principles of Economics October 11‚ 2010 Juan Carlos Ginarte Supply‚ Demand‚ and Elasticity Paper Abstract A look at the cause for shift in the supply and demand of coffee. The shift in the supply and demand mean to equilibrium price and quantity will be answered. Furthermore‚ what can be used as a substitute for this luxury product. The paper will tell the impact of a substitute
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price of oranges to rise. d. Canadian output‚ adjusted for inflation‚ grew by 3.0 percent in 2004. e. Last week the Scotia Bank lowered its interest rate on business loans by one-half of 1 percentage point. f. The consumer price index rose by 2.2 percent in 2005. Macroeconomics: (a)‚ (d)‚ and (f) Microeconomics: (b)‚ (c)‚ and (e) 1-7 (Key Question) Suppose you won $15 on a Lotto Canada ticket at the local 7-Eleven and decided to spend all the winnings
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CHAPTER 2 DEMAND AND SUPPLY All Rights Reserved 2– 1 DEFINITION OF DEMAND Demand is defined as the ability and willingness to buy specific quantities of goods in a given period of time at a particular price‚ ceteris paribus. All Rights Reserved 2– 2 CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES Free goods are goods that have no production cost. Public goods are goods that are for common use and will benefit everyone. Economic goods are goods of value that can
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Supply and Demand Scenario In the global economical scenario the factors governing the supply‚ demand and even manufacturing location are driven by global factors. The opportunity cost is governed by customer demand in global locations. Proximity to the end user is a key factor in selecting the location of manufacturing facilities or distribution network. This is more important in products where the transportation cost is significant and business is serving a specific customer base. In case
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