Economics Survivor Assignment Shadman Kaif & Tony Ng Q: What is your basic economic problem? (Be specific) A: There is a water shortage (which is a need) on a deserted island. Of our fellow residents‚ 38 of them are people under the age of 18. This population is not very productive and they are inexperienced. They can be considered as our burden. 2) Q: Classify your existing resources as natural‚ capital and human. A: Examples Natural Wild animals‚ fruit‚ trees‚ fish‚ food + water
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Name Professor Subject Date Global Managerial Economics The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form a crucial part of the U.S. economy. The SMEs create the most jobs in the country; they target the ordinary Americans for employment thus making them a very important component of the economy. Without the SMEs‚ the economy will bleed millions of jobs‚ adversely affecting the economy. This is the reasoning behind the drive by President Obama to give this sector newly acquired impetus and promote
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ECONOMICS conimists- 16th and 17th centuries. hysiocrats (farmers) ercantalists (traders) Father of Economics/ Father of the classical school of economic thought- Adam Smith (In 1776‚ he wrote ’An enquiry into the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations’) According to Smith‚ self interest was an invisible hand which would work for the common benefit of the community. The Great Depression of 1929 was a phase in which supply exceeded demand. John Maynard Keynes (a British economist)
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historical economic data as well as economic forecast data. Explain how and why each source is valuable and useful. Identify any quantitative or qualitative forecasting factors contained in the sources. Discuss this week’s objectives with your team. Your discussion should include the topics you feel comfortable with‚ any topics you struggled with‚ and how the weekly topics relate to application in your field. Two historical economic data where information can be found is Bureau of Economic Analysis
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This pack of ECO 212 Final Exam consists of: ECO 212 ECO212 Final Exam A 1)Economics does not study correct or incorrect behaviors‚ but rather it assumes that economic agents make the best decisions given their knowledge of the costs and benefits. What term best describes this behavior? 2) By definition‚ what is economics the study of? 3) What is the term in economics by which a group of buyers and sellers of a product come together to trade? 4) Which of the following statements
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The Differences Between Macro & Micro Economics . Microeconomics • Microeconomics studies business decisions made on an individual level. A small business owner‚ for example‚ must consider all sorts of financial decisions in order to keep a business afloat and operating‚ such as the allocation of resources‚ and must follow the tax and state regulations created by the government. Price levels must also be determined with the help of supply and demand. A business owner must thus need to know how
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CHAPTER 4: FORECASTING TRUE/FALSE 1. Tupperware only uses both qualitative and quantitative forecasting techniques‚ culminating in a final forecast that is the consensus of all participating managers. False (Global company profile: Tupperware Corporation‚ moderate) 2. The forecasting time horizon and the forecasting techniques used tend to vary over the life cycle of a product. True (What is forecasting? moderate) 3. Sales forecasts are an input to financial planning‚ while demand forecasts
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International Economy and Foundations of Modern Trade Theories Multiple Choice Questions 1. A primary reason why nations conduct international trade is because: a) some nations prefer to produce one thing while others produce other things. b) resources are not equally distributed among all trading nations. c) trade enhances opportunities to accumulate profits. d) interest rates are not identical in all trading nations. 2. Free traders
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1. Exercise 2: Poverty trends Update the Table 1 of “Halving global poverty”. Download from the World Development Indicators database the following data: * Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) * Population‚ total For the main geographic areas of Table 1‚ and since 1990 2. Calculate the number of poor Geographic Region (developing) | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2008 | Europe & Central Asia | 7‚482‚812 |
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2009 Economics Subject Test Part I. Multiple Choice (30 questions‚ 60 points in total) Choose only ONE best answer. 1 E 2 D 3 E 4 B 5 B 6 B 7 D 8 C 9 C 10 A 11 D 12 A 13 C 14 D 15 D 16 D 17 C 18 B 19 A 20 C 21 D 22 B 23 A 24 D 25 C 26 A 27 B 28 D 29 D 30 C 1. An increase in the quantity demanded could be caused by: a. an increase in the price of substitute goods b. a decrease in the price of complementary goods c. an increase
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