Department of Economics University of California‚ Berkeley Fall 2012 Econ 182 Solutions Problem Set 8 Problem 1. Exchange Rates and International Transmission a. Suppose that the US engages in a monetary expansion. Since exchange rate is pegged to the US dollar‚ country X’s monetary authorities are forced to expand their money supply as well (recall that i = i* under FixER). Interest rates fall in country X‚ output expands‚ and of course the exchange rate remains unchanged. On the AA-DD diagram
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Problem-Solving Model Describe the Situation Classic Airlines consists of 375 aircraft that travel to 240 cities more than 2300 times per day with a workforce of 32‚000 personnel. Classic Airlines’ revenue was in excess of $8.7 billion last year bringing in a $10 million dollar profit and establishing the airline as the fifth largest air travel company in the world. Despite good sales and profits‚ Classic Airlines has been receiving harsh criticism from their customers resulting in
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How to Find A Writing Topic Problem-Solution Essays Have you ever received a problem-solution essay where you cannot think of anything to write? Although many of the forty million students in America go through this at one time or another‚ don’t despair! There are several systematic ways to find a writing topic. Some topics take no research at all. Let’s look at a few of them. First‚ the local newspaper may contain some interesting articles. The newspaper can be used as a utility to the writing
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ECON112 Macroeconomics Problem Set 3 *Solution* Fall 2010 (Instructor: Li‚ Yao; TA: Fok Pik Lin‚ Astor) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posted: Monday‚ November 1‚ 2010 Due: 5:30 PM Monday‚ November 8‚ 2010 40 marks total Part I: True/False/Uncertain Please justify your answer with a short argument for each question and draw a diagram if necessary. (15 marks‚ 3 marks each: 1 mark for correct judgment
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Solution: Computation of: Revenue Simple returns = (service fee‚ $50) x no. of simple returns demand Complex returns = (service fee‚ $200) x no. of complex returns demand Cost of permanent employees Payment for accountant = (regular rate‚ $600 per week) x no. of permanent accountant Payment for computer system = (per computer rate‚ $175 per week) x no. of accountants who access to the computerized system Total permanent costs = payment to accountant
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distribution To calculate the covariance and understand its use in finance To compute probabilities from binomial‚ hypergeometric‚ and Poisson distributions How to use the binomial‚ hypergeometric‚ and Poisson distributions to solve business problems Copyright ©2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chap 5-2 Definitions Random Variables A random variable represents a possible numerical value from an uncertain event. Discrete random variables produce outcomes that
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By: Nicholas R. Singh Valeree A. Morales A Heavy-Set Problem During a chase‚ huffing and puffing‚ a staggering cop collapses to the ground‚ out of breath‚ without the ability to run further; another criminal gets away. It’s pathetic – cops these days – fat‚ doughnut loving‚ out of shape losers. It is impossible to expect obese‚ stout‚ gargantuan‚ heavyset‚ rotund‚ potbellied police to help us in our endeavors to be a free and prosperous country; together we can solve this crisis with two
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Riordan Manufacturing This paper takes a good look at the situation‚ opportunities and challenging issues that are facing Riordan Manufacturing Company. Through analyzing the situations‚ opportunities‚ and challenges the true problem with Riordan ’s human capital is realized. The end-state goals will direct Riordan Manufacturing to improve human resource practices‚ which will give Riordan a sustained competitive advantage (Dreher & Dougherty‚ 2001). Situation Background Riordan Manufacturing is
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Introduction Companies around the world face challenges both externally and internally. Externally‚ companies have to create‚ manufacture‚ and distribute a product appealing to a targeted group of companies and in some cases venture out to the individual population. Internal challenges stem from the Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO)‚ board members‚ team leaders‚ production designers‚ sales representatives‚ and the employee population. Some challenges presented can be the light of a new idea and other
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People in the twentieth century have to face with a lot of troubles from the environment‚ because they have used too many resources and damaged the environment. As a result‚ there are a lot of resources which are losing day by day‚ such as animals‚ forests or fresh water. As far as I am concerned‚ if I have chance to choose an important resource to preserve‚ I would like to protect forests‚ because forests are essential to our survival‚ provide habitats for wild animal and contribute to the development
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