ECON 2202-001 Intermediate Macroeconomics Chapter 8 Homework Assignment 8-1. In the United States‚ the capital share of GDP is about 30 percent‚ the average growth in output is about 3 percent per year‚ the depreciation rate is about 4 percent per year‚ and the capital–output ratio is about 2.5. Suppose that the production function is Cobb–Douglas‚ so that the capital share in output is constant‚ and that the United States has been in a steady state. (For a discussion of the Cobb–Douglas production
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Incentives: rewards that encourage action or penalties that discourage action. • Economics studies the allocation of scarce recourses among people • Alfred marshell (1842-1924) shaped macro economics • Joan robinson: “ the main reason to study econ is to avoid being fooled by it Two main parts: A) Microeconomics: studying the choice of individual decision makers. And how they interact in markets B) macroeconomics: how the overall economy performs. 2 big questions 1. What‚ how and
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Econ 204 Name Institution Date Question 1 Avatar: 218.1× 760.50/214.5 = 773.26 Titanic: 218.1 × 600.8/160.5 = 816.41 Star Wars: 218.1 × 461/60.5 = 1661.89 Shrek 2: 218.1 × 437.2/188.9 = 504.78 E.T The Extra-Terrestrial: 218.1 × 399.9/96.5 = 903.82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Movies |Nominal Box Office |Year Released
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Econ 340 10/10/2013 Assignment 6 Marginal Analysis and the Optimal Level of Quality 1.) The Standard cost of quality model is similar to the group size model because both models reach an optimal “size” or “level” of “perfection”. These models are similar because they both have a definition of what is technically perfect although there may be other complications such as overcrowding‚ lack of quality‚ or other available alternatives. In the Standard cost of quality model this “level
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Econ Final 1. A stock portfolio containing 80% common stocks is most likely to be appropriate for: a. 2. A single most important reason for investing is for: a. Retirement 3. Only the strongest‚ most stable and safe-return. a. Blue-chips 4. Companies whose earning have increased at an above-average level over the recent past are called. a. Growth Companies 5. Stocks whose price movements who tend to follow the business cycle are called: a. Cyclical Stocks 6. Stocks are really purchased
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MID-TERM EXAM: ECON 2123 (Macroeconomics) Professor Yong Wang 10am-12pm‚ November 3‚ 2012 NAME ID# Instructions. There are three parts (12 pages) in this exam. Justify your answers in Part 2 and Part 3. Don’ panic even if you …nd some question di¢ cult; it may be di¢ cult for others t as well. Allocate your time wisely: answer the easy questions …rst and do not dwell on a single question for too long. An important way to please your grader is to write your answers neatly. No electronic
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Econ 1011 Study Guide Opportunity Cost The opportunity cost is the cost of the forgone alternative. (If you have many alternative it is the one which has the highest value) Total opportunity cost / economic cost = Explicit cost + Implicit cost Production Possibilities Frontier - Points inside the PPF vs. outside the PPF - Shape of the PPF - Economic growth and PPF Law of Demand Other things remaining constant‚ the quantity demanded of a good rises when the price of the good
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GMGT 1010 short paper Thesis: the real issue is moving away from the use of fossil fuels and there transport (dichotomy) The easiest way to prevent accidents hauling crude oil isn’t to improve railway safety or build more pipelines it is to stop the movement of crude oil. Every single accident involving crude oil could have been averted if we just left it in the ground Oil spills in Canada and the US (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oil_spills) only includes major spills Environmental effects:
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ECON (2155) DOCUMENT DATA EXERCISE #1 Consists of four parts Part 1: Expenditures Approach to Calculating GDP (weight 25% of the assignment grade) Complete the following exercise Visit the Bureau of Economic Analysis Web site at www.bea.gov In U.S. Economic Accounts under National click on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)‚ then Interactive Tables: GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables‚ click “Begin using the data”‚ and use Section 1 - Tables 1.1.5 and 1.1.6 to
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ENGLISH 1010- B. Stephenson ENGLISH 1010- B. Stephenson 08 Fall 08 Fall The Modern Drum Set: Driving the Rhythm of Change in America Jeffrey Ringle A synthesis and comparison of the socioeconomic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ and musical effects the invention of the drum kit has had on America since its invention circa 1900. The Modern Drum Set: Driving the Rhythm of Change in America Jeffrey Ringle A synthesis and comparison of the socioeconomic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ and musical effects the
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