Academic year 2013/14 LM Economics and Market Policy Applied Microeconomics C Benassi corrado.benassi@unibo.it Office hrs: Mon 11-12 6 hrs per week - 10 weeks ————————————————————— Course outline: 1. General introduction 2. Consumption and Demand Theory: (a) Basic issues in the theory of consumer’s choice: preferences and budget constraints‚ demand functions and their properties; (b) Duality in consumption; Applications: (a) Applied analysis and expenditure systems; (b) Separability
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Exercise #4 1. Working without taking a break. We try to get as much work done as we can in an hour. We work without taking breaks to get as much work done as we can in an hour. 2. I needed to bring work home. In order to meet the deadline. I need to bring work home in order to meet the deadline. 3. Unless the ground thaws before spring break. We won’t be planting any tulips this year. Unless the ground thaws before spring break‚ we won’t be planting any tulips this year. 4. Turning the lights
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BEO2264 MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS TUTORIAL QUESTIONS TOPIC 1 Question 1 (a) Discuss how microeconomic theory can help to explain the effects of lowering the minimum wage for teenage employees in the retail industry (b) How is the usefulness of a theory evaluated (c) “Observation without theory and theory without observation are equally useless in explaining the complexities of the real world”. Discuss. Question 2 (a) Distinguish between positive analysis and normative analysis.
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Microeconomics Positive economics This is the use of economics to describe the activities which are happening in the world It is also called “what is” or “descriptive” Normative economics This is the use of economics to recomment changes. It means advicing on how things “shoud be” It is also called prescriptive analysis The market economy An economy that is entirely run by the market forces demand and supply and there is no government involvement in the economy A pure market economy
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Exercise 16–1 Requirement 1 Since taxable income is less than pretax accounting income‚ a future taxable amount will occur when the temporary difference reverses. This means a deferred tax liability should be recorded to reflect the future tax consequences of the temporary difference. Income tax expense (to balance) 140‚000 Deferred tax liability ([$400‚000 – 250‚000] x 35%) 52‚500 Income tax payable ($250‚000 x 35%) 87‚500 As a result‚ net income is $260‚000: Pretax accounting
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Southwest Airlines and Microeconomics John Divler Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on June 14‚ 2010‚ for Mr. Bergeen’s Microeconomics course at Rasmen College by John Divler. Southwest Airlines and Microeconomics Southwest Airlines was created in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas‚ TX. Southwest offers flights to their passengers to get them to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fare. The advantage that Southwest
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Exercises 1. Synergy Valuation a. Cost and revenue synergies Managers of an acquiring company anticipate cost savings pretax of $50 million in the first year of the deal and $100 million the next and that thereafter the savings would grow @ inflation‚ 2%. Marginal tax rate is 30%. The firm must invest $1 billion to achieve these savings and starting in the third year must spend 5% of the pre-tax savings to sustain the rate of savings. As part of rationalization of operations‚ some assets will be
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Microeconomics Introduction : What microeconomics is all about ? Macroeconomics focus on the economy as a whole. In macro‚ you outline relationships between variables ( growth‚ employment rate‚ investment…). Micro : focus on economic agents‚ players‚ and companies. Focus on how consumers and companies are behaving. In micro you look at the economy as being structured‚ divided in several individual markets. It is an important difference in focus : from the overall standpoint to the
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Renewable energy is a microeconomics situation‚ it’s thriving for different type of business‚ and it’s becoming a substantial topic in the United States. Renewable energy is any energy that its source is naturally replenished‚ which is solar‚ wind‚ geothermal or hydroelectric action. There’s another type of source called fossil fuel which is coal‚ oil‚ or gas there are nonrenewable source. Fossil fuels provide energy at a lower cost than renewable energy‚ but fossil fuel is the largest source of
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MicroEconomics 102 Problem Set #1: Chapters 1-4 Due Date: September 20th Name: _______________ 1. Discuss the opportunity costs of attending college for four years. Is college more or less costly than you thought it was? Explain. Luckily for me my Education is being paid for the by United States Government. I have had many unforeseen costs‚ such as rent‚ bills‚ food‚ gas‚ and many other things. 2. A friend pays for your lunch. Is this an example of a “free lunch”
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