GASOLINE According to the law of demand‚ when the price of a good and the quantity demanded have an inverse relationship. When the price of a good increases‚ the quantity demanded decreases. There are various factors affecting the demand for gasoline. These include: 1. The availability and prices of substitutes and complements: A good is referred to as a substitute for another good‚ when it can be used as a replacement for the good. When the price of one good goes up‚ the demand for the substitute
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The average stock prices for each of the four years shown in Exhibit 1 were as follows: 1998 111/4 = 27.75 1999 163/4 = 40.75 2000 281/2 = 140.5 2001 91/2 = 45.5 a. compute the price/earnings ratio for each year. That is‚ take the stock price shown above and divide by net income per common stock-dilution from exhibit 1. 2001 (3‚417)/$ 0.27 = 12‚655.5 2000 (3‚379)/$0 .55 = 6‚143.63 1999 (3‚282)/$ 0.31 = 10‚587.09 1998 (3‚180)/$ 0.24 = 13‚250.00 b. Why do you think P/E has changed
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PETROL PRICE HIKE!!!!! Today ‚I geetika bajaj would like to throw some light on a very burning issue of 21st century for which I would like to ask u a question about something u do daily? U’l tell me brushing bathing n all dat. But now a new thing that has intruded our daily routine –is The inflating /ballooning Price of Petrol!!!!!! One gets out of the house ‚drives his vehicle and reaches his destination activating his brain cells thinking of any new shortcut to his destination – the reason
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Price elasticity of demand Marija managed to explain perfectly what is the price elasticity and what are the factors that affect it: availability of substitutes and time. In overall‚ it is a very scholastic presentation since Marija gives in detail how the demand of goods is changing according to the availability of substitutes‚ the fluctuation of the price of goods‚ and what impact they have on the consumers if all the other factors are being stable. Though‚ there is a point of which I would add
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Assignment 2 Price Elasticity Of Demand Price Elasticity of Demand is the quantitative measure of consumer behavior whereby there is indication of response of quantity demanded for a product or service to change in price of the good or service ( Mankiw‚2007). The Price Elasticity of Demand is calculated using either the point method or the midpoint method. The Point Method Price Elasticity of Demand = Percentage change of Quantity Demanded Percentage change of Price The Midpoint Method
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT‚ VOL. 46‚ NO. 2‚ MAY 1999 Price Elasticity and the Growth of Computer Spending Kar Yan Tam and Kai Lung Hui Abstract—Recent works have indicated that the price of computers is a key factor in explaining the growth of computer spending. However‚ it remains unclear whether the price elasticity of the demand for computers is constant over time. Findings on the pattern of price elasticity will have important implications in the study of information technology
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Although the wergeld initially served as a buffer in a violence prone Anglo-Saxon culture‚ it eventually was used to determine social standing and establish the power of the king. Anglo-Saxon England began as a heroic society that valued honor and kin above all. This society maintained a high potential towards internal strife that threatened to destabilize it. The wergeld developed in this hostile culture as a social convention that offered an alternative to the violence. Once written into Royal
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drugs. The War on Drugs started in the 1970s. It’s the government’s work to fight drug misuse and trafficking. Prez Nixon made this term popular. This has changed a lot over the past 50 years due to social and pull factors. This looks at how the War on Drugs began‚ its effects and if it works. Drugs go back to the 20th century. In the US‚ rules have been introduced for narcotics. The first drugs were herbs‚ plants‚ roots‚ vines‚ and fungi. Anyone could grow these? But‚ Nixon made the "War on Drugs"
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empire and to become the leader of the Phoenician colonies. Carthage was‚ most of the time‚ at war with the Greeks and the Romans. By 264 BCE‚ Carthage and Rome were fiercely fighting for control of the Western Mediterranean. After the first Punic war‚ Carthage lost Sicily to the Romans which they tried to take back in the second Punic war. Carthage began to lose power and decline after they lost the war. (Morey‚ n.d.) CARTHAGE‚ THE CENTER OF PHOENICIAN TRADE AND ALMOST AN EQUAL TO ROME Carthage rose
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in the price level‚ measures how much more expensive a set of goods and services has become over a certain period‚ usually a year. Consumers believe that low stable and predictable inflation is best for economy‚ too high and too low are not good. Measuring Inflation: To measure the average consumers cost of living‚ government agencies conduct household surveys to identify a basket of commonly purchase items and then track the cost of purchasing this basket over time. Consumer Price Index:
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