China’s Market Economy in the Long Run For the majority of the last 2000 years Asia has been at the dominance of the world development in terms of GDP. China + Japan at the lead have accounted for roughly 25 to 35 percent of the world GDP until the late 1800s when US and UK combined for the lead in the share of GDP. China had become the worlds poorest country and Japan had been militarily governed while the rest of Asia was fighting amongst the Cold War. Until of late (peaking in 1950) the western
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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ST. AUGUSTINE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS ECON2000: INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS I – 2012/13 TUTORIAL SHEET 1 THE THEORY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS 1. The following data represent 5 points on the supply curve for orange juice: PRICE ($ PER GALLON) QUANTITY (MILLIONS OF GALLONS) 1 100 2 300 3 500 4 700 5 900 and these data represent 5 points on the demand curve for orange juice: PRICE
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Name __________________________ _________ last 4 PSU ID _______ Section 001 11:15 SPARKS MWF Spring 2011 Chuderewicz YOU MUST USE THIS AS A TEMPLATE – NOTEBOOK PAPER IS NO LONGER ACCEPTED - MAKE SPACE FOR YOUR ANSWERS BY HITTING ENTER (you certainly don’t need to type this assignment)– LEAVE THE QUESTIONS AS THEY ARE – AND PLEASE STAPLE! ALSO‚ PLEASE PUT THE FIRST TWO LETTERS OF YOUR LAST NAME IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THIS PAGE SO THAT WE CAN ALPHABETIZE THESE EASILY. THANKS IN
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Chapter 1 Introduction Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The best definition of economics is A) how choices are made under conditions of scarcity. B) how money is used. C) how goods and services are produced. D) how businesses maximize profits. Answer: A Level of Difficulty: Easy 2) Managerial economics is best defined as the economic study of A) how businesses can make the most profits. B) how businesses can decide on the best use of scarce resources
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Q1. When the income distribution gets very skewed‚ with a small number of people getting a large portion of the income‚ the taxation system can be used to redistribute some of the income so that the poor aren’t as poor and the rich aren’t as rich. Taxes can be used to redistribute some income to the poor. The government can use a progressive income tax. The definition of progressive tax is the taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as the income of the taxpayer increases
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Karynn Ortiz Week 2 HW Chapter 3. Problem 2 Consider an economy in which taxes‚ planned investment‚ government spending on goods and services‚ and net exports are autonomous‚ but consumption and planned investment change as the interest rate changes. You are given the following information concerning autonomous consumption‚ the magical propensity to consume‚ planned investment‚ government purchases and goods and services‚ and net exports. Ca =1500-10r c=0.6 T=1800 Ip=2400-50r G=2000
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Bill owns 3 acres of beautiful wooded land. When Bill decides to move to be closer to his grandchildren‚ he donates the land to the state with the understanding that the land will be used as a state park. This state park is large enough that it is not congested. It is an example of a good that is neither rival in consumption nor excludable. 9. You are the mayor of a small town with 2‚000 residents. The head of your economic development agency recently conducted a survey in which the 2‚000 residents
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Measurement (from Old French‚ mesurement) is the assignment of numbers to objects or events.[1] It is a cornerstone of most natural sciences‚ technology‚ economics‚ and quantitative research in other social sciences. Having an international standard allows scientists and other people to share information easily. For example‚ if a chemist discovers something‚ he or she will want to share their findings with other chemists. These other chemists will want to test the theory through whatever experiment
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ECON 1. (Demand Under Perfect Competition) what type of demand curve does a perfectly competitive firm face? Why? A horizontal or a perfectly elastic‚ demand curve. A perfectly competitive firm is called a price taker because that firm must “take‚” or accept‚ the market price- as in “take it or leave it.” 2. Explain the different options a firm has to minimize losses in the short run. A firm in perfect competition has no control over the market place. Sometimes that price may be so low
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Exam Name MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Which of the following statements about guest reservation is false? 1) A) Transient sales are done primarily through the efforts of the Front Office and its staff. B) Convention site hotels tend to have a greater portion of group room sales than transient room sales. C) The group sales effort in a hotel does not affect transient sales. D) Group rooms are primarily sold through
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