(Marginal Rate of Substitution) Slope of indifference curve= the amount of a product that must be substitute for another if utility is to remain unchanged. The ratio is the marginal rate of substitution. The MRS is the slope of the indifference curve at a certain point. I spend my money on the product that gave the most marginal utility. Ex: How much X do I have to give to get an extra unit of Y ? Example of indifference curves= If my MRS does not depend on
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or old firms exit the market‚ and (d) the ways in which firms in the industry compete with each othersuch as through prices or advertising. 2. (Demand Under Perfect Competition) What type of demand curve does a perfectly competitive firm face Why The perfectly competitive firm faces a demand curve that is horizontal at the prevailing market price. This is the result of firms in the industry producing a commodity. No individual firm would want to raise its price above its competitors priceswhich
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convexity‚ sensitivity). However‚ these tools assume a parallel movement of the yield curve yet it happens that the yield curve changes in a form of a twist or a butterfly -these concepts will be explained later in the report-. So‚ as managing the risk of a portfolio I traced the evolution of the yield curve using a statistical tool named the Principal Component Analysis to see how frequently does the yield curve shift in parallel and if the duration‚ convexity‚ and sensitivity can be still used as
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Chapter 22 3. The following two quotes are from the website for the FTIF Franklin High Yield Fund dated December 31‚ 2009(http://www.franklintempleton.com.es/pdf/funds/fdata/0825_ksp_es.pdf): a. “Portfolio risk is controlled primarily through our extensive bottom-up‚ fundamental analysis process‚ as well as through security and industry diversification.” What does this mean? The statement refers to how FTIF Franklin High Yield Fund seeks to contain portfolio risk‚ which is to say how it seeks to
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PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES CURVE: A curve that illustrates the production possibilities of an economy--the alternative combinations of two goods that an economy can produce with given resources and technology. A production possibilities curve (PPC) represents the boundary or frontier of the economy’s production capabilities‚ hence it is also frequently termed a production possibilities frontier (PPF). As a frontier‚ it is the maximum production possible given existing (fixed) resources and technology
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F and C are the two goods available for purchase: food and clothing. a. Graph Juan’s indifference curves for the following levels of utility: 100‚ 200‚ and 300. Juan’s indifference curves for U = 100‚ 200 and 300 are pictured as follows. The general formula for the graph of an indifference curve for a given level of utility‚ U*‚ is F=U*/C (since U* = F x C). For example‚ the indifference curve for U* = 100 is
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Measuring inequality: Using the Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient 1. Introduction Almost thirty years ago‚ the author of this brief attended a lecture addressing the economics of inequality. At the start‚ the class was invited to imagine the implications of individual wealth being reflected in our personal height. Assume that by government decree‚ everyone has to march past a fixed point over the period of one hour‚ starting with the smallest people and ending with the largest. The parade
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unit is consumed by other decreasing pace.). The marginal utility is the slope of the total utility function get flatter and flatter. * Um is the slope of the U function C/ Representing Preferences with Indifference Curves Graphical Representation An indifference curve= shows
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1. Suppose there are 100 consumers with identical individual demand curves. When the price of a movie ticket is $8‚ the quantity demanded for each person is 5. When the price is $4‚ the quantity demanded for each person is 9. Assuming the law of demand holds‚ which of the following choices is the most likely quantity demanded in the market when the price is $6? Explain and show calculations‚ While the question asks of the choices given what the quantity demanded will be‚ there are no choices
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bell curve is literally‚ the symmetrical curve created on a graph when using a frequency distribution method for a set of data‚ splitting the mean symmetrically. There is a big difference between standard deviation and the bell curve! Standard deviation shows the difference in variation from the average; the bell curve‚ also normal distribution or Gaussian distribution‚ shows the standard deviation and is created by the normal or equal distribution of the mean among either half. The bell curve is an
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