SANTA CRUZ Administering Undergraduate Programs in: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMICS GLOBAL ECONOMICS ECONOMICS/MATHEMATICS Office Location: 401 Engineering 2 (831) 459-2743 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm‚ 1:00pm - 4:00 pm For information via the WWW see: Department of Economics Homepage: http://economics.ucsc.edu/ UCSC Homepage: http://www.ucsc.edu/ Student Portal: https://my.ucsc.edu/ CONTENTS Introduction Admission to an Economics Major and Minor
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rather than invest in mutual funds 4) More stock transactions are conducted online than on the floor of an exchange b) Which of the following would BEST achieve diversification? 1) Investing in 10 securities of companies in the same industry in Canada 2) Investing in 10 securities of companies in the same industry in Canada‚ the United States‚ and Mexico 3) Investing in 10 securities of companies in different industries in North America‚ Europe‚ and Asia 4) Investing in 10 securities of companies
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Question 4 (25 marks) Golden Golf Inc. has been in merger talks with Birdie Golf Company for the past six months. After several rounds of negotiations‚ the offer under discussion is a cash offer RM550 million for Birdie Golf. Both companies have niche markets in the golf club industry‚ and both believe that a merger will result in synergies due to economies of scale in manufacturing and marketing‚ as well as significant savings in general and administrative expenses. Bryce Bichon‚ the financial
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Econ 130 – “Principles of Microeconomics”– Spring 2014 Tuesdays‚ Thursdays – Bilger 150 – 3-4:15pm Professor John Lynham (lynham@hawaii.edu) Course Description: Economics is the study of the use of scarce resources to satisfy human wants. In microeconomics‚ we study how these scarce resources are allocated within the market system. Topics include: division of labor‚ comparative advantage‚ supply and demand analysis‚ price ceilings/floors‚ taxes‚ monopoly‚ price discrimination‚ cartels‚ wages
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Problem Set 3 ECON 973 Fall 2012 Fluctuations: Discrete Time Models Ben Brewer 12/10/12 1. a. Given this two-period problem of labor supply maxc1 ‚n1 ‚c2 ‚n2 ln[c1 ] + ln[1 − n1 ] + βln[c2 ] + βln[1 − n2 ] subject to the intertemporal budget constraint c1 [1 + r] + c2 = w1 n1 [1 + r] + w2 n2 Dividing each side by [1+r] for convenience gives c1 + c2 w 2 n2 = w 1 n1 + 1+r 1+r We can solve for consumption and labor supply in each period (c1 ‚ c2 ‚ n1 ‚ n2 ) by first setting up the Lagrangian
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Lillian Flloyd Economics 214-D16 March 27‚ 2013 Liberty University Bulls‚ Bear‚ and Golden Calves Chapter Two: Me‚ Myself‚ and Why 1. What is the difference between self-interest and selfishness? Why is this distinction important when considering the competitive market economy as appropriate for society? Self-interest is looking out for your best interest and finding the best possible alternatives that will benefit yourself in the business world. Selfishness is putting
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C: 2-8 What items are considered to be property for purposes of Sec. 351(a)? What items are not considered to be property? Items that are considered property include all types of property‚ such as cash‚ accounts receivable‚ inventories‚ patents‚ installment obligations‚ equipment‚ and buildings. Services‚ certain debt of the corporation‚ and certain accrued interest on debt are not treated as property. C: 2-43 Liabilities in Excess of Basis. Barbara transfers $10‚000 cash and machinery having
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Week 4 – Check Your Understanding: Chapter 7 Exercise 1‚ 6‚ 8‚ and 9 1. In the Deep Creek Mining Company example described in this chapter (Table 7.1)‚ suppose again that labor is the variable input and capital is the fixed input. Specifically‚ assume that the firm owns a piece of equipment having a 500-bhp rating. a. Complete the following table: |LABOR INPUT L (NO. OF WORKERS)|TOTAL PRODUCT TPL (=|MARGINAL PRODUCT MPL |AVAERAGE PRODUCT APL | | |Q)
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Managerial Economics Spring 2013 Instructor: Laura Youderian Email: youderianx@xavier.edu Office: Smith Hall 315 Office Hours: TR: 1:30-2:30‚ 4-6 Purpose of Course This course is designed to help students understand consumer and firm behavior in decision making and the market process utilizing economic theories and techniques. Students should expect rigorous training on supply and demand analysis‚ regression analysis‚ consumer behavior‚ production theory‚ market structure‚ game theory and pricing
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Maximum four per group‚ all students must be registered in the same section of the same course. Names must be in alphabetical order on the cover page. • Graded work will be available for pick-up beginning on the afternoon of Friday March 14 in the Econ Distribution Center‚ Dunning Hall Room 334. You will require your student card. • This assignment covers material from Chapters 20-24 of the text. True‚ False‚ or Uncertain [48 marks - 6 marks each] Explain why each of the following
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