Kuis 5 1. The countries of A and B are small island countries. Both produce fruit and timber. Each island has a labor force of 30. The following table gives production per month for each worker in each country. Workers | Baskets of Fruit | Board Feet of Timber | A | 10 | 10 | B | 4 | 8 | a. Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of fruit? Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of timber? b. Which country has a comparative advantage in the
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Aggregate Supply and Demand Models ECO/372 November 24‚ 2014 Aggregate Supply and Demand Models Current state of Interest Rates and their effect on the U.S. economy Since the financial collapse of 2007 the United States Federal Reserve has maintained a system of policy accommodation consisting of lowering short-term interest rates to near zero levels‚ and buying large quantities of longer-term Treasury securities in order to encourage new spending and maintain the current prices of assets. Because
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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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Fall 2013 ECO 2306 – Principles of Microeconomics Homework 4 Answer Key Part I: True/False and Multiple Choice 1. In equilibrium in the strawberry market‚ strawberries sell for $1.50 a quart. If the government institutes a price floor of $1 per quart of strawberries‚ the result will be a surplus of strawberries. a. The preceding statement is TRUE. b. The preceding statement is FALSE. 2. A price ceiling will lead to deadweight loss as a result of overproduction of the good at the higher ceiling
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4.2 Worksheet – Calculating Elasticity of demand 1. Otten Industries sells notebook computers for $800 a computer. Mrs. Otten‚ owner‚ decides to decrease the price of these computers to $750. As a result‚ the quantity demanded for notebook computers rose from 500 to 550. a. Calculate the percentage change in price ___________________ b. Calculate the percentage change in quantity demanded ____________ c. Calculate the elasticity of demand _______________________ d. Is it elastic‚
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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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ability to monopolise a market completely. D. a firm’s ability to raise price without losing all demand for its product. 3. Which of the following would not be considered a legitimate measure of demand elasticity? A. Price elasticity of demand B. Income elasticity of demand C. Supply elasticity of demand D. Cross-price elasticity of demand 4. The price elasticity of demand is calculated by dividing: A. he absolute change in quantity demanded by the absolute change in
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