ECON 130 tutorial questions Tutorial 1 (week 3): Thinking like an economist. MC1. Suppose Frieda is offered a free voucher that entitles her to one of the following: a movie‚ dinner at a restaurant‚ or a concert. Frieda values the movie at $15‚ dinner at $20 and the concert at $40. Frieda’s opportunity cost of going to dinner is: a) $15. b) $20. c) $40. d) $55. Question 1. What are the essential elements of the basic competitive model? Question 2. Consider a lake in a national
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A fish has long been seen as the perfect “starter pet”. Parents who are skeptical of their children’s ability to care for a larger animal will often present their offspring with a goldfish before introducing a dog or a cat to the household. While it is true that goldfish do not require quite as much attention as their four-legged counterparts‚ marine pets are not as easy to raise as everybody seems to think. If a fish is to thrive and survive in your care‚ you must make sure the water in your aquarium
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teenagers. This food item is very easy to make and it only needs a few ingredients. Further‚ this product could be stored for a long time and just fried before consumption. However‚ it is best when consumed as freshly fried because it may cause rancidity. Fish balls in the Philippines are sold by street vendors pushing wooden deep-frying carts. The balls are served skewered‚ offered with a choice of dipping sauces. Fishball making could be a good business enterprise even among small entrepreneur. In order
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Tailor made fish farm Tailor Made Fish Farms is an aquaponics farm with an environmental conscious‚ producing quality “year-round” production of both fish( mainly barramundi) and vegetables. The fish farm uses innovative technology of a land-based modular fish production system that takes a compact‚ controlled and conscientious approach to production. The tailor made fish farm uses large scale‚ commercial production equipment‚ producing around 600 kilograms of barramundi per week and 22000 lettuce
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Sample Essay One In the story “Yellow Fish‚” the main character is never directly described or mentioned. The reader must inference everything except their name‚ Anu. The author creates the character through reflections and other various techniques. Throughout the story‚ the writer uses very choppy sentences‚ as well as fragments‚ to represent Anu’s stream of consciousness. By doing this‚ the writer gives her a timid‚ scarred personality. By limiting the sentence structure‚ Ambai indirectly leads
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Carp are a family of fish native to Europe and Asia. The common carp has been in the US for over 100 years. The common carp is considered a nuisance fish‚ but it doesn’t seem to be doing too much harm to the lakes and rivers it lives in. The newest carp invaders‚ seem to be causing trouble in the Mississippi River and surrounding waters. Introduced to the U.S. in the 1970’s to control weed and parasite growth in aquatic farms‚ common carp eventually managed to get into the Mississippi River and
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One would think that eating cod would be more enjoyable than reading about them. This is not the case in Mark Kurlansky’s book entitled Cod: A biography of the Fish That Changed the World. Before reading this book I was wondering to myself how an author like Kurlansky could make a book about cod so fascinating and very hard to put down. In my opinion‚ Kurlansky portrays one of the most mundane items and transforms it into an engaging and informing text that is truly easy to read. To give a brief
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double-blind experiment? (4 points) 5. Which technique for gathering data (observational study or experiment) should be used for each of the following studies? (4 points each) The Colorado Division of Wildlife netted and released 774 fish at Quincy Reservoir. There were 219 perch‚ 315 blue gill‚ 83 pike and 157 rainbow trout. The Colorado Division of Wildlife caught 41 bighorn sheep on Mt. Evans and gave each one an injection to prevent heartworm. One year later‚ 38 of these
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measured. The dependent variable were ventilation rates and oxygen consumption as they were being measured. There were 10 fish per treatment level. There were two treatment levels‚ 25 C and 15 C. Ten fish tanks per treatment level were set up‚ the first group of fish tank were filled with spring water and kept at room temperature of 25 C‚ whereas‚ the second group of fish tank were filled with spring water‚ but padded with ice packs which lowered the temperature to approximately 15 C. The mass
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Why I should have a fish I want a fish and the reasons are down please read it. First I will clean the fish tank by myself. I have everything like rocks‚ plant and I have a fish tank. You only have to buy me a fish and a plant. I can take care of it myself by feeding it‚ cleaning the tank; this will get me more responsibility. It does not take that space because the tank is small. Also it does not make noise like filter; I have no filter so it is quiet. It does not chew on the furniture
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