Answers to Textbook Questions and Problems Macroeconomics and the Financial System by N. Gregory Mankiw; Laurence Ball CHAPTER 1 The Science of Macroeconomics Questions for Review 1. Microeconomics is the study of how individual firms and households make decisions‚ and how they interact with one another. Microeconomic models of firms and households are based on principles of optimization—firms and households do the best they can given the constraints they face. For example‚ households
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opportunity cost is... a) $15. b) $10. c) $8. d) $33. Q3) Apples‚ oranges‚ and peaches are the same price. In descending order‚ Joe’s favorite fruits are apples‚ oranges‚ and peaches. If Joe buys an apple‚ the opportunity cost for him is a(n)... a) apple. b) orange. c) peach. d) oranges and peaches. Q4) Joe is spending $500 to take an economics class. If he wasn’t in class‚ he could be earning $900 at a part-time job. What is the opportunity cost of Joe to be in class? a) $300
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1. Inflation is most likely to result from a(n): Under normal circumstances‚ a short-run trade-off exists between the rate of inflation and the rate of employment. Aggregate supply shocks can cause both higher rates of inflation and higher rates of unemployment. 2. Assume contracts between workers and employers that call for an increase in the wage rate of 5% are based on an expected inflation rate of 3%. Should inflation actually be 6% then: Yes 3. From the perspective of supply-side economists
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Chapter 3: Second industrial Revolution: -many believe began with Bessemer steel process -firms grew‚ with this came market power -rising concern over monopolies let to anti-trust legislation -worried that Malthus’s economic prediction might come true-that growth would explode‚ leading to more-thinly spread resources (food) among starving and dying population (appendix 20.1)-the classical(malthusian) growth model -from 1860-1890: real wages for manufacturing employees increased
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Study Guide MSc Programmes 2011 - 2012 Rotterdam School of Management‚ Erasmus University * Indicates new course code for 2011-2012 academic year Preface Rotterdam School of Management‚ Erasmus University offers a large portfolio of MSc programmes. In this study guide you will find course information for the following programmes: MSc in: Business Administration‚ specialisation Accounting & Control Business Information Management Chinese Economy & Business Entrepreneurship & New Business
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• Micro vs. Macro • Microeconomics – the study of how individual households and firms make decisions and how they interact with one another in markets. • Macroeconomics – the study of the economy as a whole. – Its goal is to explain the economic changes that affect many households‚ firms‚ and markets at once. • The Two Groups of Economists • Macroeconomists • Focus on the economy as a whole. • Spend much time analyzing how total income changes and how changes in income cause changes in
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of Research Paper Through the paper and the information provided by the textbook‚ it is clear that two brief conclusions we can get and explanations will be attached. 1. The financial statement do impact the share price 2. The influence caused by the financial statement is limited. The main reason‚ that financial statement impact the share price‚ is the efficient capital market. Namely‚ the efficient security market will go hand in hand with full disclosure. Once the relevant information provided
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Financial Accounting Final Study Guide Liabilities – Probable debts or obligations that result from past transactions Current Liabilities – Are due within one year of the balance sheet date Liquidity – The ability to pay current obligations Working capital – Current assets minus current liabilities Accrued Liabilities – Expenses that have been incurred but have not been paid at the end of the accounting period Deferred Revenues – Revenues that have been collected but not yet earned‚ they are
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Tutorial 1 Chapter 2: Macroeconomic accounts Multiple choice questions Question 1 Ignoring errors and omissions in the balance of payments accounts‚ if official interventions (Off) are positive‚ what may we conclude? a. That at least one of the current account (CA) and the private financial account (FA) was a deficit. b. That both the current account (CA) and the private financial account (FA) were a deficit. c. That either the current account (CA) or the private financial account (FA) was a
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