Problem Set 1 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. The receipts and year of release of the five movies with the largest nominal box office revenues‚ along with the CPI data of each year are presented below. Assuming that the receipts for each of the movies were derived during their year of release‚ convert the receipts for each to real dollars for the year 2010 (2010 CPI 218.1). Put the movies in order from largest to smallest real box office receipts. Movies
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BE 13.8 Vertical analysis (common-size) percentages for Vallejo Company’s sales‚ cost of goods sold‚ and expenses are listed below: VERTICAL ANALYSIS 2012 2011 2010 Sales 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Cost of goods sold 60.5 62.9 64.8 Expenses 26.0 26.6 27.5 Net Income 13.5 10.5 7.7 Did Vallejo’s net income as a percent of sales increase‚ decrease‚ or remain unchanged over the 3 year period. Provide numerical support for your answer. Sales – Cost of Goods Sold – Expenses = Net Income 100 – 64.8
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Week 1 (6) Introduction Chapters 1‚ 2. Problem set 1.1 a. Give a definition of the process of (economic) globalization. b. For many people‚ however‚ the globalization process is more than just economic globalization‚ and the advantages and/or disadvantages of globalization are spread over a much wider area than just international economics. Give a few examples. 1.2 a. How can globalization and international economic integration be measured (3 indicators)? b. Use the three
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1. a. Power– kilowatt‚ b. Area – acres‚ c. Application Rate – in/hr‚ d. Pressure – head‚ e. Depth – inches‚ f. Length – miles‚ g. Velocity – ft/sec‚ h. Volume – ac-in‚ i. Flow Rate – cu-ft/sec 2. Statements (1) and (2) refer to water volumes. Are these Net or Gross volumes? (1) Crop water use (cu-ft) = Seasonal ET (ft) x Crop area (acres) x 43‚560 sq-ft/acre (2) Volume applied by system (ac-in) = Application rate (in/hr) x Irrigation time (hr) x Area (acres)
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BTEC Assignment Front Sheet (Centre No: 11058) Learner Name: Qualification: BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma In Engineering (FW267) Unit Title: Health and Safety In the Engineering Workplace (T/600/0249) Unit Number: 1 Assignment Title: The concept of RIDDOR and the use of accident data Assignment No: 4 Hand in dates and times: Date of Issue: 02/09/2013 Submission is: Hand in/Due Date: 11/06/2014 ON TIME □ / LATE □ Copied work will be graded as a FAIL and disciplinary action may
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ECP 6705 – First Problem Set Fall‚ 2014 Name or Names: (if a group of two) 1. Write a memo to UWF COB Dean Tim O’Keefe explaining why you believe offering a tuition increase for the next semester MBA students will increase total revenue (assume that he has heard of elasticity‚ but is no expert on the subject). 2. Mentone Cabins recently reduced price by 20 percent and saw volume increase by 10 percent. Should the owners reduce price further
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Unit 4 Exercise 1: Guided Reading Chapter 11 1. What is the basic format for a proposal? An introduction that defines a problem‚ stresses its importance‚ and offers a brief description of the proposed solution (the thesis). An analysis of the problem‚ discussing its causes‚ and its effects. A detailed plan that shows step by step how to solve the problem. A costs-benefits analysis that measures the benefits of the plan against its costs. A conclusion that looks to the future and stresses the importance
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Problem set 3 (Answer) 7.6. A farmer uses three inputs to produce vegetables: land‚ capital‚ and labor. The production function for the farm exhibits diminishing marginal rate of technical substitution. a) In the short run the amount of land is fixed. Suppose the prices of capital and labor both increase by 5 percent. What happens to the cost-minimizing quantities of labor and capital for a given output level? Remember that there are three inputs‚ one of which is fixed. b) Suppose only the cost
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Problem Set 3 Problem Set 3 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6. 1. Data for the market for graham crackers is shown below. Calculate the elasticity of demand between the following prices. Price of crackers Quantity Demanded (per month) $3 80 $2.5 120 $2 160 $1.5 200 $1 240 $1.00 - $1.50: Elasticity of demand equals .45; favoring inelasticity $1.50 - $2.00: Elasticity of demand equals .78; favoring inelasticity $2.00 - $2.50: Elasticity of demand equals 1.29; favoring
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ECONOMETRICS: PS5 PROBLEM SET 5: ESTIMATION PROBLEMS 1 We have the following variables: Y: Food expenditure in USA. X: Family income. P: Price index. Two different regressions are estimated with the following estimation results (standard errors are in brackets): Coefficient for Regression X Y/P Y / X; P 0.112 (0.003) Coefficient for P 2.462 (0.407) -0.739 (0.114) Determination coefficient 0.614 0.978 Assuming that the true equation for Y includes both X and
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