Economics Luis D. Maymí Romero University of Phoenix ECO/212 Prof. Mayra Malpica Rivera April 27‚ 2015 Economics There are four principals of decision making: People face trade-off The cost of something is what you give up to get it Rational people think at the margin People respond to incentives The first principle can be summarized with the following phrase “There’s never a free lunch” every time that you need something you have to give something in return. One example is an employee that needs
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Marginal Costs and Benefits Marginal analysis is a technique used in microeconomics by which very small changes in specific variables are studied in terms of the effect on related variables and the system as a whole. Marginal costs and benefits are a vital part of economics because they help to provide the relevant measurement of costs and benefits at a specific level of production and consumption (McCain‚ 2008). This is the reason why I’ve chosen this topic for my paper. We use economics
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to determine if they should make or reject a certain decision by using marginal costs or benefits. Marginal costs refer to the change in cost over the change in quantity while marginal benefits refer to the change in benefits over the change in quantity (“Marginal Costs & Benefits”‚ n.d.). When it comes to a decision in purchasing a home‚ the strength of the economy could affect the marginal costs and the marginal benefits. During the times of economic growth‚ the consumer who purchases a new
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Explain how the strength of the economy as a whole could affect the marginal benefits and the marginal costs associated with a decision to purchase a home. How does the removal of the tax deduction on mortgage interest affect the housing market? The strength of the economy as a whole could affect the marginal benefits and the marginal costs associated with a decision to purchase a home. Here’s how. When the economy is growing‚ a consumer may feel that the purchase of a house is a good decision
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revenue from the last unit sold exceeds the additional cost of the last unit by the largest amount. B. the additional revenue from the last unit sold equals the additional cost of the last unit. C. total revenue exceeds total cost by the largest amount. D. total revenue equals total cost. E. both b and c 2. The function a decision maker seeks to maximize or minimize is the ________ function. A. optimal B. decision-making C. objective D. marginal E. none of the above 3. Choice variables A. determine
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shape. The campaign manager should then spend the campaign’s budget on the combination of the two inputs will that maximize the number of votes. 5. For each of the following examples‚ draw a representative isoquant. What can you say about the marginal rate of technical substitution in each case? a. A firm can hire only full-time employees to produce its output‚ or it can hire some combination of full-time and part-time employees. For each full-time worker let go‚ the firm must hire an increasing
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The Cost and Benefits of Hybrid Cars Have you pulled your car up to the gas pump lately and been shocked by the high prices of gasoline? The Auto industry has the technology necessary to address this concern. . It’s the hybrid car. Today‚ there are many different models out there in the market and most major manufacturers are involved in developing them. Hybrid cars will save the drivers a lot of money. The purpose of this paper is to identify the costs and show the benefits of this awesome
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business and how the new equipment will help the business to function and the cost of the product will determine what the managers of the business decides. Marginal costs are change in total costs divided by change in output. Marginal revenue is the change in total revenue divided by change in output. Increase in fixed costs means that when the fixed costs cannot be changed it is the short run and when the fixed costs change it is the long run. The second questions that I chose to answer was
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Shelby Hudson Mrs. Purtle Economics 24 Feb. 2014 Buying A Car There are many things to consider when purchasing a brand new vehicle. These things include the model of the car‚ the features that come with the vehicle‚ and most importantly the price. While searching for a new car I learned that there are many options to choose from depending on the various price ranges‚ there are several different payment options available for car buyers‚ and also the Internet serves as a helpful tool when trying
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Marginal Revenue and Marginal Cost An understanding of marginal revenue and marginal cost is economically crucial to owning and operating a successful business. Marginal revenue is the amount of change in total revenue by selling one additional product. So if a company sells four extra unit of product and brings extra total revenue of 500 dollars than the marginal revenue for this month would be 125 dollars. This is found by taking the change in total revenue‚ 500 dollars‚ and dividing it by the
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