businessman would always raise prices when facing an inelastic demand curve‚ but might or might not raise prices when facing an elastic demand curve? Explain and justify your answers in detail. Price elasticity of demand is defined as percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. If the demand is elastic‚ consumer response is large relative to the change in price (e.g.‚ new car‚ airline travel). If demand is inelastic‚ consumers aren’t very responsive to price changes
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customers(smokers) are addicted to nicotine ‚ these firms can rely on them for continuous demand and they can easily increase supply. Therefore‚ the firms can easily monopoly the market and fix their own price. One of the reasons for a firm to enter the market of producing cigarettes would be the profit. These giant tobacco companies makes billion yearly profit after tax. However‚ these firm has to build their reputation through quality. They have to spend millions in advertisement‚ to make their brand of cigarette
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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 choice is influenced
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Quantity (Refer Diagram No 01) =Rs.700/=200 units 1 Diagram No 01 1000 900 900 900 800 800 800 700 700 PRICE 600 600 500 600 500 500 Demand quantity 400 Supply quantity 300 200 100 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Quantity (b) If the price is Rs 600/-‚ which is below equilibrium price and there will be an excess demand (150 CD’s to 250 CD’s). Due to the competition among buyers to buy CD’s‚ competing buyers would offer higher price to induce producers to supply more. As
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Joshua Simmons Professor Goodman WRI121.04 11/4/14 A Better World In today’s world‚ it can be very difficult to survive. The economy is a disaster in most places around the globe. Countries are devastated with hunger‚ drought‚ natural disasters‚ crime‚ and many of other challenging things for a nation to overcome. What could you do to overcome the world’s problems‚ and make life a better place? You could possibly end world hunger by growing mass farms and providing free cattle for those in hunger
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indirect finance. 2. (10 pts.) Discuss the reasons for the decline we have witnessed over the past 30 years in the number of U.S. banks. 3. (30 pts.) Suppose the total amount of reserves in the economy is $5 billion‚ and the public does not directly hold any cash. Also‚ suppose all banks hold excess reserves equal to 4% of deposits and the required reserve ratio is 5%. a. (5 pts.) Calculate the money multiplier. b. (5 pts.) What is the total money supply (or money
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This chapter explains why America is so unequal. Florencia Torche‚ clarifies that the higher the income share of the wealthiest 10%‚ increases inequality. Not only does America face inequality‚ but other small countries had increased amounts of inequality. Due to this‚ there is a common factor that both country share‚ that can indicate the reason for an increase of inequality. A major reason why inequality increased is due to change between technology expansion and education. As technology involved
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Supply and Demand Simulation Supply and Demand Simulation During this simulation‚ many scenarios covered an understanding of demand and supply‚ equilibrium‚ shifts in demand and supply‚ and price ceiling that a monopoly had to face when different situations arose. I was able to understand the concept of microeconomics and macroeconomics with the scenarios the simulation provided. During the simulation with regards to microeconomics‚ GoodLife is what is considered as an individual choice and
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Supply and Demand Simulation The University of Phoenix online simulation entitled "Applying Supply and Demand Concepts" starts with the description of a fictional small town‚ Atlantis‚ and the rental market for two bedroom rental apartments. Below we will discuss the key points of supply and demand covered in the simulation‚ and by David Colander in the Book Economics‚ along with real world examples and results for the simulation. In this simulation the reader is a property manager for GoodLife
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MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY Quality cannot be ignored; every purchasing decision is based on price and quality What is Quality? It’s the ability of a product or service to consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. Slogans related to quality: * Talk is cheap but recalls are not. * There is nothing is more frustrating than working hard and then knowing that what you did‚ didn’t work out. * People want to do good job‚ and we have to enable them. To meet or exceed customer expectations
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