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ECONOMICS FINAL EXAM ➢ TEST 1 1. Which of the following topics typifies microeconomics as opposed to macroeconomics? An individual’s decision about which goods to buy with his or her income. 2. If the number of workers unemployed in an economy decreases‚ then the economy moves from a point inside its PPF to a point closer to its PPF. 3. An economy is said to be efficient if it is not possible to produce more of one good without producing less of another. 4. Technological
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Jesse Manso 9/16/2014 Tues/Thurs 10:50 BUS101 Assignment on Economic Indicators 1.) Housing starts lowest in months Housing starts are the number of new residential construction projects that are being done at a given time. When housing starts are particularly low it could mean bad news for the economy and also for both large and small businesses. If houses are not being built‚ people are not spending money on the initial construction. If there’s not construction‚ there are no jobs being
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improvement in the quality and level of production. The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labor is equal and that the quality of employees can be improved by investing in them. The education‚ experience and abilities of an employee have an economic value for employers and for the economy as a whole. Health is like capital as well: Like Human Capital -- Better health = enjoy better life = work more = higher productivity = more financial benefits. Education is the same. Other
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Assignment 1: Principles of Economics A March 2010 report on alcohol abuse identified American adults make up over 30 percent of alcohol abusers or are suffering from alcoholism (Roberts‚ 2010). The report interviewed 43‚000 adults in the 18 and older category and brought to light the dependency on alcohol consumption by adults as well as its far-reaching implications of costs associated with this addiction. An economist would approach the problem of alcohol abuse by making the assumption that
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Economic Analysis for Managers CHAPTER 11 (TECHNICAL QUESTIONS) 1. Do government statistics calculate GDP by simply adding up the total sales of all business firms in one year? Explain. GDP is the market value of all good and services produced in the United States in one year. It includes only final goods and services‚ so the sales of any firms producing intermediate goods are not included. GDP is usually calculated by adding up spending on consumption‚ investment‚ government‚ and net
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war for market share goes on yet Samsung is able to maintain a high market share in TVs and smartphones. It is the innovative ideology of Samsung that has driven it to the top. Smart Camera & Smart TV as a monopoly What is Monopoly? In Economic terms ‘Mono’ means ‘one’ and ‘Poly’ means ‘Seller’. So basically it occurs when there in only one seller of a particular commodity in a market. There is no close substitute for the product in the market so the seller has complete power to set its
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Sun Tzu - The Art of War A mysterious Chinese warrior philosopher compiled this book over 2‚000 years ago. It was translated into English by an author named‚ Thomas Cleary‚ who holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He is the translator of various works in Buddhist‚ Taoist‚ and I Ching studies. It is still the most prestigious and influential book today for study by politicians and military strategists everywhere. The main theme of this book is to "To Win
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policies towards and relations with the new regime.’4 These policies and relations would be indicated by factors such as public statements‚ the establishment or conduct of diplomatic relations‚ ministerial contact and other contacts such as aid‚ economic‚ defence arrangements or technical and cultural exchanges.’ The official announcement made explicit that the new policy did not imply any change in Australia’s attitude towards Afghanistan or Kampuchea (now Cambodia). Australia had refused to
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PROBLEM SET # 3 JUDO ECONOMICS The Problem is premised on the following phased structure; | Decision Maker | Decisions To Be Made | Stage 1 | Entrant | Whether to enter or opt out | Stage 2 | Entrant | Set up the price(Pe) and the number of target customers(T) | Stage 3 | Incumbent | Whether to fight or accommodate; 1) Price war 2) Set up the price for remaining customers (100-T) | Stage 4 | Buyer | Consumers buy from whoever offers them the highest surplus. There is no cost to capacity
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