Concordia University Department of Economics ECON 303/2BB: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I Fall 2013 Midterm exam #1‚ October 15‚ 2013 Instructor: Yves Tehou STUDENT NAME___________________________________________________ STUDENT ID ____________________________ Instructions: There are a total of 25 points. The exam has two sections: multiple-choices and short problems. The multiple-choice section is worth 15 points‚ and the short problems section is worth 10 points. For the multiple-choice
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William Nelson Econ 1000 Assignment 2 In the past‚ handheld gaming systems had met consumers’ expectations very well. The vast majority of the handheld gaming industry was divided between Nintendo (Gameboy‚ DS) and Sony (PSP) products. Consumers expected a handheld gaming device to be small and portable‚ run on batteries‚ and play fairly complex games. The handhelds fulfilled these requirements very well‚ and enjoyed high demand because of it. The introduction of smartphones (iPhone‚ Android)
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ECON 2020 – FINAL EXAM REVIEW Exam 1 Review Scarcity * A situation in which unlimited wants exceed the limited resources available to fulfill those wants. * Scarcity leads to CHOICE Choice * A situation caused by scarcity. * Leads to OPPORTUNITY COST Rational Choice (Marginal Cost & Benefit) * Rational consumers will use all available information as they act to achieve their goals * Marginal Benefit – The benefit that arises from an increase in an activity
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Demand Estimation Econ 550 Strayer University QD = - 5200 - 42P + 20PX + 5.2I + .20A + .25M (2.002) (17.5) (6.2) (2.5) (0.09) (0.21) Qd= -5200 – 42(500) + 20(600) + 5.2(5‚500) + .20(10‚000) + .25(5‚000) Qd= -5‚200 – 21‚000 + 12‚000 + 28‚600 + 2‚000 + 1‚250 = 17‚650 It is a common rule‚ when the prices of a product increase the demand of that same product decreases. In the particular case the price of the product increases‚ the demand for the frozen microwaveable food will decrease
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ECON 3305 Managerial Economics Homework 1 The homework covers Ch 1~3. It has to be your individual work. Copying answer from others will violate ACADEMIC HONESTY policy to cause a failing grade. For each question‚ please show the necessary derivation (if applicable) and highlight the answer. Limit your answers within 5 pages. No cover sheet is required. Q1: Ch 1 (15%) At the beginning of the year‚ an audio engineer quit his job and gave up a salary of $ 175‚000 per year in order to start
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FAQs in Econ A232 Discuss three problem of real GDP per capita as a measure of economic well-being. Real GDP per capita is not the best single method to measure economic well-being because: 1. GDP measures the market value of all final goods and services produced in a country within a given period of time. However‚ it cannot measure unreported activities such as homemade or illegal goods or services. 2. Some social issues may affect citizens’ happiness such as unemployment and income inequality
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ECON 305 MIDTERM A. Multiple choices 1. __________ Given that air pollution is generated as a byproduct of the production of some goods like chemicals A) GDP is adjusted downward to account for this B) GDP is adjusted upward to account for this. C) GDP tends to understate economic welfare. D) GDP tends to overstate economic welfare. E) None of the above. 2. __________ Suppose hamburgers cost $1.20 last year and $1.32 this year‚ and the overall price index (the GDP
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Econ Notes 3: Exam Thursday‚ March 27th Chapter 16: Money Money- used to purchase things Weath- not money until converted into form that can be used to purchase things Liquidity- Purchasing power Functions of Money: (515) 1. Medium of exchange 2. Store of Value- can store it 3. Unit of account - way of establishing relative value 4. A Standard of Differed Payment- allows exchange over period of time Our Money • Commodity Money- money that has value outside of being used for money
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Week 2: Exercises and Homework Problems 1. Of the adult U.S. population‚ 36% has an allergy. A sample of 1200 randomly selected adults resulted in 33.2% reporting an allergy. a. Describe the population. b. What is the sample? c. Describe the variable. d. Identify the statistic and give its value. e. Identify the parameter and give its value. 2. (HWK) A drug manufacturer is interested in the proportion of persons who
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Practice Questions Chapter 6: Systems Development Chapter 7: Enterprise Infrastructure‚ Metrics‚ and Business Continuity Planning 1. What is the structured approach called for developing software and information systems? A) Software design B) Prototyping *C) Systems development life cycle D) Systems methodology 2. Who is the person who typically manages the software development project? A) Software engineer *B) Project manager C) IT manager D) Technology director 3. In
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