ECO1104D Introduction to Microeconomics Fall 2012 Assignment 1 due on October 4 in class (Total 80 points) Q1. (15 points) The following table shows production possibilities for two items—chairs and tables. Combination | Chairs | Tables | A | 0 | 6 | B | 8 | 5 | C | 15 | 4 | D | 21 | 3 | E | 26 | 2 | F | 30 | 1 | G | 33 | 0 | (a) What is the opportunity cost of producing the first table? (33-30)/1=3 (b) What is the opportunity cost of producing the third table?
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Subject : English Do the following questions in your writing skills file -: 1. You are Rohit/Roopali. As President of the Students’ Council of St. Francis Sr. Secondary School‚ Bangalore‚ you have invited a visiting Russian Ballet troupe to give a performance in your school on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee celebrations. Write a notice in about 50 words informing the students about this event. 2. You are the Director‚ Physical Education of your school. Your school is playing
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Compute the arc price elasticity of demand over this price and consumption quantity range. Ey = ((1800 – 1500) / ((1800 + 1500) / 2)) ((1.75 – 2.25) / ((1.75 + 2.25) / 2)) Ey = 300 ($4.00) -$0.50 (300) Ey = -8% 4. The subway fare in your town has just been increased from a current level of 50 cents to $1.00 per ride. As a result‚ the transit authority notes a decline in ridership of 30 percent. a. Compute the price elasticity of demand for subway rides. fare price increase
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elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded / price to a change in the quantity demanded / the quantity supplied / price. [Delete wrong words.] (b) Give the formula for price elasticity of demand. 2. Back in the mid-1990s‚ the government in the UK announced that for every 10 per cent rise in the price of cigarettes‚ the demand was likely to fall by 6 per cent. If this information was correct‚ what was the value of the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes
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or E= P ? Why? ΔP Q P−A At point R‚ Q is not given‚ and ΔQ/ΔP cannot be computed. Thus E = P is the only method to use at point R. P−A Technical Problem 2 Chapter 7 2. The estimated market demand for good X is Qˆ = 70 – 3.5P – 0.6M + 4PZ where Qˆ is the estimated number of units of good X demanded‚ P is the price of the good‚ M is income‚ and PZ is the price of related good Z. (All parameter estimates are statistically significant at the 1
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HKU575 ALI FARHOOMAND DELL: OVERCOMING ROADBLOCKS TO GROWTH You don’t get a big result if you don’t challenge people with big goals. - Kevin Rollins‚ president and CEO‚ Dell1 In spring 2005‚ Dell‚ Inc. (“Dell”)‚ the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker‚ announced a new goal: to reach US$80 billion in annual sales by 2009. The goal was fairly ambitious for Dell‚ which at the time had revenues of about US$49 billion.2 In an effort to meet its goals‚ Dell had woven together a broad
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Question 1 0 out of 1 points A minimum wage law in a competitive labor market Answer Selected Answer: causes equality between the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity demanded. Correct Answer: creates a surplus of labor. Response Feedback: creates a surplus of labor. Question 2 0 out of 1 points A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price means that the quantity supplied ____ the quantity demanded so that a ____ exists. Answer Selected Answer: is less than;
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Cardiff Metropolitan University London School of Commerce Subject Title: Integrated Case Study -- Dell Semester: Semester Three Student: FEI WU LSC ID: L0227CHSY1013 University ID: 20066978 Supervisor: Dr. Rajendra Kumar 19/09/2014 Acknowledgement This report is fully of supports from my parents. They give me not only financial support but also materials mentally. My sincere supervisor‚ to my tutor‚ Dr. Rajendra Kumar‚ whose professionalism‚ provided his opportunity‚ patience to encourage me
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Summary of Dell Computers Value Chain Analysis Primary Activities Inbound Logistics Here goods are received from a company’s suppliers. They are stored until they are needed on the production/assembly line. Goods are moved around the organization. Dell relies mostly on its highly reliable supplier‚ where Dell streamlines its operation and relies on its computer monitor supplier to ship directly to the customer. As long as its supplier retains its leadership position‚ Dell would collaborate with it
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Principles of Macroeconomics‚ 9e - TB1 (Case/Fair/Oster) Chapter 3 Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium 3.1 Firms and Households: The Basic Decision Making Units 1 Multiple Choice 1) Michael Dell was the first individual who sold computers by mail order. The company founded by Dell is now one of the largest and most successful computer companies in the United States. Michael Dell would be classified as a(n) A) entrepreneur. B) opportunist. C) monopolist
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