Introduction to Microeconomics - Midterm Exam 2 Spring Semester - 2014 Chapter 7: Consumers‚ Producers‚ and the Efficiency of Markets 1. Consumer Surplus a. Willingness to Pay i. A buyer’s maximum price they are willing to pay ii. measures how much that buyer values the good iii. Consumer Surplus: the amount a buyer is willing to pay for a good minus the amount the buyer actually pays for it. 1. consumer surplus measure the benefit buyers receive from participating in a market b. Using The Demand
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necessary‚ and reasonable in amount * Properly documented * An expense of the taxpayer Expenditure is not deductable if it is… * A capital expenditure * Expense related to tax-exempt income * Illegal or in violation of public policy‚ or * Specifically disallowed by tax law Business or investment activity? – requirements have two parts * Activity must be engaged in for profit * Trade or business vs. investment classification – distinction important only to individuals
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United States had only gone into debt for paying in its wars only after Alexander Hamilton had refunded the debts of the Revolutionary War by utilizing the federal debt. And in the 1930s during the administration of President Roosevelt‚ the nation was moved out of the Great Depression as the federal borrowings of the nation were properly handled. But it was during territory of World War II that the US had actually entered the new debt era. In 1941 federal debt had zoomed from its starting point at
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Debt or no debt? What is the answer to the U.S. national debt debate? The United States started accruing debt during the American Revolutionary War‚ it was paid off once‚ which lasted one year. Hence‚ since this time the national debt has grown in the trillions‚ so that the United States can be responsible to its financial obligations while allowing a streamlined approach for authorizing debt. This means that a “debt limit” was instituted by Congress to assist with this process and how much debt
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Topic 4 – Fiscal Policy Refers to the governments choices regarding the overall level of government purchases or taxes Government spending – on health sector‚ education‚ infrastructure‚ defence. Taxation policy – income tax‚ sales tax (VAT)‚ corporate tax‚ capital gains tax. Fiscal policy and aggregate demand Government spending – increase in G spending → AD shifting right e.g. Gov places £10 billion order for new school buildings → building contractor has increased demand for output
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talk about the tuition issue among different universities a certain question ways lingered in my head. I asked myself‚ “Is college worth it?”. In Robin Wilson’s‚ A Lifetime of Student Debt? Not Likely‚ he expresses how tuition cost are being exaggerated‚ in fact he says “the problem among students who go heavily into debt is that they are determined to attend their dream college‚ no matter the
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Trinity Debt Management Why choose Trinity? Too many bills make our lives disrupted‚ especially spiritual well-being. Debt can affect all aspects of life‚ such as personal relationships‚ physical and emotional health. This is a vicious cycle that makes life uncomfortable because of debt. As a nonprofit agency‚ Trinity provides counseling and debt management services to individuals and families who are experiencing debt problems. Any form of debt‚ our agents will help. Here’s how it works: Trinity
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The local government debt Abstract: As China’s economy has increasingly grown at an incredible high speed about average 9.8% gain every year before the 2008 financial‚ and china has became the world second-largest economy. Local government plays an important role in keeping such a rapid growth through the large amount of investment. However‚ the local government debt has increased substantially‚ following the growth of total economy. And the problems and potential troubles brought by the local
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“Debt is the fatal disease of republics‚ the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people” Wendell Phillips‚ civil rights activist and lawyer (Phillips). There was only one time in U.S. history that the nation was debt free‚ one year beginning on January 8‚ 1834 under President Jackson. When President Jackson took office‚ the national debt was approximately 58 million USD (Smith). After six years in office‚ the nation’s debt was eliminated. On February 1‚ 2016‚ less
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story of student loan debt isn’t too often talked about‚ students don’t take it too serious like they should. College students that barely have time to work spend four years thinking about the student loan; how it will affect their life after college; how they will manage to pay it later. Seven in a total of 10 seniors that graduated back in 2015 had a student loan debt average of $30‚000. It had increased 4% comparing to 2014 graduates. Within the years‚ student loan debt has grown at twice; America
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