Econ 2200 Midterm #1 fall 2011 Section I Answer Four of the following six questions. Each question is worth 5 points. a. What is the difference between the Income Effect and a Change in Income? b. True or False: The slope of the budget line represents the rate at which the consumer is willing to trade one good for another at any given bundle. Explain. c. An Engel curve can be both positively and negatively sloped‚ why does this happen? d. What do we mean by the term “Consumer Surplus”? e
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Opportunity cost of an activity (or goods) is equal to the best next alternative foregone. Although opportunity cost can be hard to quantify‚ the effect of opportunity cost is universal and very real on the individual level. In fact‚ this principle applies to all decisions‚ not just economic ones. Since the work of the Austrian economist Friedrich von Wieser‚ opportunity cost has been seen as the foundation of the marginal theory of value[citation needed]. Opportunity cost is one way to measure
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QUESTION 1 a. A downward-sloping demand curve shows in both graphs when the quantity at each price is doubled what it was. However‚ the curve in demand for pharmaceutical drugs is drawn with a relatively steep slope as inelastic products. Equilibrium price down-sloping along the demand curve while quantity in both market increased to some extent. b. In inelastic demand of pharmaceutical drugs‚ the percentage change in price is greater than the percentage change in quantity demanded. While in elastic
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Every coin has two sides. After the merger‚ both companies encountered several problems during their integration. Next‚ I will go into details about issues they faced. First of all‚ they wanted to further solidify their brand presence. Fiat has been successful in the European market but lacks visibility in North America; while Chrysler does not carry a strong dealer network in the European markets. What’s worse‚ historically‚ Chrysler was referred to the “Number Three” auto manufacturer and even
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The possibility that microorganisms exist was discussed for many centuries before their actual discovery in the 17th century. The existence of unseen microbiological life was postulated by Jainism‚ which is based on Mahavira’s teachings as early as 6th century BCE.[19] Paul Dundas notes that Mahavira asserted existence of unseen microbiological creatures living in earth‚ water‚ air and fire.[20] Jain scriptures also describe nigodas‚ which are sub-microscopic creatures living in large clusters and
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Subject: Business Economics Subject Code: BUECO5903 Course Coordinator / Moderator: Paul McPhee / David Spiers Assignment A: Microeconomics Student Name: Noor Aini Faiz Student Number: 30120381 Lecturer: Dr. Ganeshamoorthy Question 1: (a) Explain and illustrate using suitable diagrams‚ the impact of external costs and
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Although both GDP and HDI measure the standard of living in a nation through one statistic‚ GDP is less comprehensive than HDI‚ making it not reflect societal well-being as all-rounded as HDI. GDP show total income of a country‚ indicating that only economic growth is taken into consideration. However‚ through means and expected years of schooling‚ life expectancy at birth and gross national income per capital‚ HDI can cover three dimensions: education‚ health and living standard‚ making HDI serve
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SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS: Quick Quizzes: 1. Gross domestic product measures two things at once: (1) the total income of everyone in the economy and (2) the total expenditure on the economy’s output of final goods and services. It can measure both of these things at once because all expenditure in the economy ends up as someone’s income. 2. The production of a pound of caviar contributes more to GDP than the production of a pound of hamburger because the contribution to GDP
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PART I INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium 3 © 2009 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Principles of Macroeconomics 9e by Case‚ Fair and Oster PART I INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS CHAPTER 3 Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium 3 CHAPTER OUTLINE Firms and Households: The Basic Decision-Making Units Input Markets and Output Markets: The Circular Flow Demand in Product/Output Markets Changes
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MCD2090 Revision Tutorial ( T2‚ 2012) The following questions have been taken from the weekly tutorial questions. You are expected to attempt all of the following questions before you attend tutorial in week 12. 1. Topic: Saving‚ Investment and the Financial System Terms and definitions: * * Financial system * Financial market * Financial intermediaries * Market for loanable funds * Real interest rate * Investment tax credit * Budget deficit * Budget
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