ECON 7002: Semester 1 2012 Tutorial Topic 1 Tutorial Topic 1 CHAPTER 1 Practise Economics: Question 2: In light of your answer to question 1‚ provide some explanations for the apparent differences in the relative share of government expenditure in the countries listed in the above table. Governments spend money on social security‚ health services‚ infrastructure such as roads‚ bridges etc‚ and transfer payments such as unemployment benefits and pensions. The disparity within the table
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Perfect Competition: 1. Same product + No barriers to entry + No NPCF easy to switch. 2. Increase P slightly above market P‚ no sales demand is perfectly elastic. 3. D curve is horizontal at the P determined by the intersection of market S&D curves Profit Maximzing decision 1. Since MR=MC 2. Set P (price) = MC 3. MR curve = Demand curve 4. Firms can sell all they want at this market price Q* is the profit maximizing level of output. 1.For output < Q*‚ P < MC. Increase output
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NSS Exploring Economics 4 Chapter 19 Monopoly pricing Questions P.2 Think it over 1. Why does Microsoft not lower its price for Windows so that more people can use its software products? 2. The MTR charges students a lower fare. Do you know why? P.3 Discuss 19.1 Which private companies can be regarded as monopolists in Hong Kong? Do they charge higher prices? What do you mean by ‘higher prices’? Higher than what levels? P.7 Test yourself 19.1 Given the following information
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Write the quantity equation and explain it. Money x Velocity = Price x Transactions Money x Velocity = Price x Output This theory seeks to explain how money affects the economy‚ and is based on the fact that money is demanded as a medium of exchange. We can say that price level is a function of the quantity of money in circulation. The transaction version of the quantity theory states that the changes in money supply other things remaining the same‚ brings a directly proportionate change in the
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News Article Analysis Topic: Demand and Supply Headline: Used- car shortage looms as curbs bite Source: The Strait Times Date: 25th May 2013 Summary Supply of used-cars has decreased from 7000 to 2400 because MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) lifted loan curbs on these vehicles for 60 days. Moreover‚ suppliers are unable to increase supply of used cars since owners are not selling due to future loan restrictions. Under the old scheme‚ car buyers can borrow up to 100 percent of the purchase
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Note Book Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 DEFINITION AND QUESTIONS 1. Scarcity is the condition that arises because wants exceeds the ability of resources to satisfy them. 2. Scarcity is the condition that arises because wants exceed the ability of resources to satisfy them. Scarcity is not eliminated when people become rich‚ movie goers are able to see the next The Social Networ installment‚ or people gain employment because of the movie’s release. In all cases‚ people will have wants that
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Economics 111 – Study Guide CHAPER 1 – Economic and Economic Reasoning Economics: The study of how human beings coordinate their wants and desires given the decision making mechanism‚ social customs and political realities of society. The three central coordination problems any economy must solve are: 1. What and How much to produce 2. How to produce it 3. For whom to produce it Economist find that individuals want more than is available‚ given how much their willing to work. That
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(b) Discuss whether the Singapore government should change its policies for managing the balance of payments. The policies for managing the balance of payments could be directed to the current account via expenditure switching (exchange rates and protectionism)‚ expenditure dampening or raising through Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy‚ or through long-term measures like supply side policies (increasing general education‚ subsidies‚ etc.). The policies directed at the capital account could include
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1. What is the difference between a soft commitment and no commitment? In making no commitment‚ a firm has not taken an action or made an investment that alters its own and/or its rival’s competitive responses. In contrast‚ a soft commitment is one that‚ no matter what its competitors do‚ the firm will behave less aggressively than if it had not made the commitment. Thus‚ in a Cournot game a soft commitment will cause the firm to produce relatively less output‚ while in a Bertrand game a soft
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Sample Test Questions for ECON 102 with answers marked 1. Economics deals primarily with the concept of a. scarcity. b. money. c. poverty. d. banking. 2. The adage‚ "There is no such thing as a free lunch‚" means a. even people on welfare have to pay for food. b. the cost of living is always increasing. c. people face tradeoffs. d. all costs are included in the price of a product. 3. Government policies resulting in reduced efficiency include (i) the welfare system
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