ECO1104D Introduction to Microeconomics Fall 2012 Assignment 1 due on October 4 in class (Total 80 points) Q1. (15 points) The following table shows production possibilities for two items—chairs and tables. Combination | Chairs | Tables | A | 0 | 6 | B | 8 | 5 | C | 15 | 4 | D | 21 | 3 | E | 26 | 2 | F | 30 | 1 | G | 33 | 0 | (a) What is the opportunity cost of producing the first table? (33-30)/1=3 (b) What is the opportunity cost of producing the third table?
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THE DEMAND SIDE OR CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Islamic perspective by MONZER KAHF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 SECTION ONE: EXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS FACTORS IN CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR 3 Exogenous Factors: 3 I. Effect of wealth and income II. Effect of technology 6 III. Effect of biological and material surroundings 7 Effect of the amount‚ nature and cost of information 8 IV. 4 V. Effect of tastes and desires 8 VI. Effect of beliefs‚ religion‚ culture and legal and political framework 9 Endigenous
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Metabical (Case study) Case Facts • Metabical is a prescription drug produced by Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (CSP) for weight loss. • It was the first and only prescription drug to obtain FDA approval for weight loss (overweight category) drug. • The company had conducted an elaborate market research program for identifying the target segment and positioning the product. • Competitors: FDA approved OTC drug Alli. • Marketing strategy: – DTC advertising- celebrity endorser‚ TV‚ radio‚
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Question 1 0 out of 1 points A minimum wage law in a competitive labor market Answer Selected Answer: causes equality between the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity demanded. Correct Answer: creates a surplus of labor. Response Feedback: creates a surplus of labor. Question 2 0 out of 1 points A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price means that the quantity supplied ____ the quantity demanded so that a ____ exists. Answer Selected Answer: is less than;
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Biochemical Oxygen Demand‚ BOD‚ as it is commonly abbreviated‚ is one of the most important and useful parameters (measured characteristics) indicating the organic strength of a wastewater. BOD measurement permits an estimate of the waste strength in terms of the amount of dissolved oxygen required to break down the wastewater. The specifics of the analysis are discussed in detail in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. The BOD test is
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Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 5210 BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)*#(1) 5220 CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD)*#(2) 5220 A. Introduction Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is defined as the amount of a specified oxidant that reacts with the sample under controlled conditions. The quantity of oxidant consumed is expressed in terms of its oxygen equivalence. Because of its unique chemical properties‚ the dichromate ion (Cr2O72–) is the specified oxidant in Methods
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elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded / price to a change in the quantity demanded / the quantity supplied / price. [Delete wrong words.] (b) Give the formula for price elasticity of demand. 2. Back in the mid-1990s‚ the government in the UK announced that for every 10 per cent rise in the price of cigarettes‚ the demand was likely to fall by 6 per cent. If this information was correct‚ what was the value of the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes
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define the market at all. I INTRODUCTION M arket definition has long been a controversial issue in competition and merger cases. The past twenty years has seen the development of new methods of defining markets more suited to the particular demands of competition analysis than those traditionally used by economists. Attention has also focused on methods of measuring market power directly thereby obviating the need to define markets in some instances. The current paper reviews developments in
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SUPPLY‚ DEMAND AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES When analyzing government policies‚ supply and demand are the first and most useful tools of analysis. Price controls such as‚ price ceiling‚ price floor and tax incidence mentioned in this chapter show how price controls affect economy. Price ceiling is a legal maximum on the price at which a good can be sold and price floor is a legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold. Evaluating
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CFA® Level I – Economics Demand and Supply Analysis: Introduction www.irfanullah.co 1 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Types of Markets 3. Basic Principles and Concepts 4. Demand Elasticities www.irfanullah.co 2 1. Introduction • Economics is the study of production‚ distribution‚ and consumption; it is divided into two broad areas: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics • Macroeconomics deals with aggregate economic quantities‚ such as national output and national income • Microeconomics deals with
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