To prevent gasoline prices from having devastating effects on the economy it has been proposed that all gasoline prices in the United States be fixed at the average price for the last two years. For simplicity it will be assumed that this price is $2.50 per gallon. When equilibrium prices are under $2.50 per gallon the excess payments will be kept in a government fund. When retail prices exceed $2.50 per gallon money from this fund will be distributed to pay the difference. Do you think that this
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PRICE STABILITY 1’’Price stability is the economic term used to refer to a situation where the general price level covering consumer goods remain unchanged or if it does change‚ it happens at a low rate so that it is not strong enough to make any significant influence on economic decision of participants in a economy. We encounter prices in different forms in our daily life activities as buyers or sellers when we get engaged in consumption‚ investment or trade. In market economy‚ price changes
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Price FloorsA price floor is the lowest legal price a commodity can be sold at. Price floors are used by the government to prevent prices from being too low. The most common price floor is the minimum wage--the minimum price that can be payed for labor. Price floors are also used often in agriculture to try to protect farmers. For a price floor to be effective‚ it must be set above the equilibrium price. If it’s not above equilibrium‚ then the market won’t sell below equilibrium and the price floor
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Price controls are usually justified as a way to help consumers‚ but those who advocate them often ignore their incentive effects. Consider‚ for example‚ rent controls‚ a popular form of a price ceiling. If the demand curve and the short-run supply curves are inelastic‚ then a sizable drop in rents may result in a very small shortage. The benefits to consumers (lower prices) will‚ in the judgment of most‚ clearly outweigh the costs to consumers (less housing). Further‚ the short-run supply of housing
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mbiEBSCOhost Page 1 of 14 Record: 1 Title: Authors: Source: Document Type: Subject Terms: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET. Seabrook‚ John New Yorker; 8/10/2009‚ Vol. 85 Issue 24‚ p34-43‚ 8p‚ 1 Color Photograph Article *TICKETS *PERFORMING arts -- Ticket prices *CONCERTS Company/Entity: People: Abstract: LIVE Nation Worldwide Inc. TICKETMASTER Entertainment Inc. SPRINGSTEEN‚ Bruce The article discusses concert ticket sales in the U.S. The efforts of Live Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment to sell concert
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CONSUMER THEORY I Consumer theory – deals with how a consumer chooses the best bundle of goods he/she can afford. BUDGET CONSTRAINT To know which bundle of goods a consumer can afford‚ we have to look into the consumer’s budget constraint. We first assume that there are only two goods‚ say good x1 and x2. A consumer can choose from bundle A (3‚ 2) – 3 units of good 1 and 2 units of good 2; bundle B (6‚ 5) – 6 units of good 1 and 5 units of good‚ so forth. Given the price of good 1 (p1)‚
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period I 5-12-11 Iron-Gall Ink I. Objective: The objective of this lab was to make our own ink and write an elemental haiku. We had to mix numerous amounts of liquids to make the ink. II. Materials: First we needed to get safety glasses to protect our eyes from any chemicals‚ we could have used aprons but we didn’t really need to. A hot plate to heat up the water. 200 ml tap water‚ three 250 ml beakers‚ one heat-proof glass funnel. Filtered paper‚ vinegar‚ hydrogen peroxide‚ a
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08TH SEPTEMBER 2009 Topic of the Assignment: DOMINANT PRICE LEADERSHIP Student Signature Faculty Signature DOMINANT PRICE LEADERSHIP Dominant price leadership exists when a. one firm drives the others out of the market. b. the dominant firm decides how much each of its competitors can sell. c. the dominant firm establishes the price at the quantity where its MR = MC‚ and permits
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1. Under what environmental conditions are price wars most likely to occur in an industry? What are the implications of price wars for a company? How should a company try to deal with the threat of a price war? Price wars are most likely to occur when the following conditions are present in an industry: the product is a commodity‚ exit barriers are substantial‚ excess capacity exists‚ the industry is consolidated‚ and demand is declining. A price war constitutes a strong threat. It is difficult
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