Page 1 of 22 © IMM Graduate School of Marketing Good Answer Booklet MAC/ECO101 Page 2 of 22 Note: These answers were written by students under examination conditions. Whist it may be possible to find fault with some of the answers‚ keep in mind that they satisfied the examiners about the student’s knowledge and ability. © IMM Graduate School of Marketing Good Answer Booklet MAC/ECO101 Page 3 of 22 MACROECONOMICS (MAC) ECONOMICS 1 (ECO101) 24 OCTOBER 2012 SECTION A (40 MARKS)
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A. Throughout American history there have been periods of financial boom and bust‚ economic growth and recession. The most recent recession from the third quarter 2007 to the second quarter 2009 seemed like an extraordinary period of recession. The S&P 500 shrank from about 1300 points to 666 points (50%)‚ evaporating capital in a matter of days. However‚ this recessionary period was quickly turned around to economic growth again. The average post-World War II length of economic contraction
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1. Do all international financial transactions necessarily involve exchanging one nation’s distinct currency for another? Explain. Could a nation that neither imports goods and services nor exports goods and services still engage in international financial transactions? LO1 Answer: The answer is almost certainly a yes. Only in rare cases would you find barter exchanges (goods and services for other goods and services). Yes‚ they could engage in financial transactions (the exchange of assets across
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1. What is the gross domestic product? A gross domestic product is “the total market value of final goods and services produced within an economy in a given year”. 2. Do increases in gross domestic product necessarily translate into improvements in the welfare of citizens? Yes‚ an increase in GDP improves welfare of citizens because if U.S exports are increased it will increase U.S GDP and reduces unemployment in the short run. This would be an improvement for welfare citizens. 3. What is unemployment
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Part 1 of 3 - 100.0/ 100.0 Points Question 1 of 16 10.0/ 10.0 Points Demand is price inelastic if: A.the price of the good responds slightly to a quantity change. B.the demand curve shifts very little when a demand shifter changes. Correct C.the percentage change in quantity demanded is relatively small in response to a relatively large percentage change in price. D.all of the above are true. Answer Key: C Question 2 of 16 10.0/ 10.0 Points If the absolute value of price elasticity
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ECON 1020 Principles of Macroeconomics Assignment 1 Question 1 (10 marks) (a) The relative scarcity of resources makes the operation of any economy a matter of choosing between alternatives.” Explain. The world has limited resources and us‚ as people have unlimited wants. Therefore‚ we must constantly make decisions to choose what we would rather buy or produce and what we must give up in its consequence. This includes work and time. For example‚ studying for an exam late at night would give
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Disclaimer- The ASB Economics Faculty accepts no responsibility for the content of these pages. These notes were created by a past student for their personal revision purposes and as such may contain errors‚ typos‚ outdated statistics etc. Students are advised to read all material critically and for best results‚ to make their own notes based on official ECON lecture slides and notes and the BOF textbook. ECON1102 Macroeconomics Summary otes What is Macroeconomics? Macroeconomics is concerned
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Protecting Against Macro Viruses Marques Tate Rasmussen College This paper is being submitted on February 23‚ 2014‚ for Tina Grezinski’s D181 Excel course. Protecting Against Macro Viruses Many applications‚ such as Microsoft Excel and Word‚ support macro languages. A macro virus attacks these kinds of applications‚ infecting the documents and template files. So if your computer has a macro virus‚ and you use a word template file to make a new document‚ it ’ll also become infected
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In Steve Harvey’s “Act Like a Lady‚ Think Like a Man”‚ Harvey explores the inner context of what a strong and realistic relationship can be‚ based on the shortcomings and experiences of his past relationships. Harvey‚ a self-proclaimed “King of Comedy” has written a book for women about the one thing they want: a good man. Harvey begins the book by talking about questions “Ask Steve” portion of his radio show and how it was the inspiration for writing the book. He sees this book as playbook for
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When studying ageism it is important to study how social norms contribute to people behavior and interaction on the micro‚ meso‚ and macro levels. On the micro level a person immediate surrounding such as family weigh highly on how people see each other. Within the micro level‚ I defined ageism as multiple-generational of negative dispositions‚ beliefs‚ thoughts‚ and philosophies owned by individuals and families through influences of religious beliefs‚ rituals‚ and family values. Whereas‚ the meso
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