EXERCISES FOR MICROECONOMICS TOPIC 1 Economics: An Introduction (Chapters 1 & 2 in the Textbook) EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWINGTERMS ◎ Average benefit ◎ Average cost ◎ Economic surplus ◎ Economics ◎ Microeconomics ◎ Macroeconomics ◎ Marginal benefit ◎ Marginal cost ◎ Normative economics ◎ Positive economics ◎ Rational person ◎ Sunk cost ◎ Opportunity cost ◎ Absolute advantage ◎ Comparative advantage ◎ Attainable point ◎ Unattainable point ◎ Efficient point ◎ Inefficient
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Micro Economics DEMAND The nature of markets • A market is where buyers and sellers come together to carry out an economic transaction The law of demand • The law of demand states that “as the price of a product falls‚ the quantity demanded of the product will usually increase‚ ceteris paribus” o Ceteris paribus is an assumption that means “all other things being equal” The demand curve The non-price determinants of demand • There are many factors that determine demand and lead to an actual
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Microeconomics Article Analysis: Application of Supply and Demand Concepts to Current H1N1 Vaccine Shortages R.Mate According to a recent article‚ the United States faces problems of H1N1 vaccine shortages as the swine flue epidemic spirals out of control. Even though the supply is increasing steadily‚ so is the demand for it. “The first estimates called for 40 million doses by the end of October and 190 million doses by year ’s end” (ACJ). Although production has been delayed several times
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operating at its full productivity (on the PPF)‚ which means that more of both outputs can be produced during the specified period of time without sacrificing the output of either good. Conversely‚ the PPF will shift inward if the labor force shrinks‚ the supply of raw materials is depleted‚ or a natural disaster decreases the stock of physical capital. However‚ most economic contractions reflect not that less can be produced‚ but that the economy has started operating below the frontier—typically both labor
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that mobile user base has surpassed the PC user base in India and very soon the Indian market will have more mobile users than TV viewers. The growing intensity of competition has led to more services for the end user at lower prices. This has had an effect of stimulating demand and thus increasing the category adoption rate. As more users have been added to the subscriber base‚ it has led to a further downward pressure on operator costs. This has led to further cost benefits to the end user‚ fuelling
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Price elasticity of demand (PED) is the responsiveness of quantity demanded in relation to the price. Normally as price increases for an elastic good the quantity demanded will fall. This is affected by how many close substitutes there are for the good and if the good is a luxury good (jewelry) or a necessary good (food). If the price of a certain type of cheese increases‚ less will be demanded because there are many substitutes available such as other brands of cheese. The inelasticity of demand
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A supply chain is the system of organizations‚ people‚ technology‚ activities‚ information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. In Supply Chain Demand planning is a critical business process that impacts Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies’ ability to manage their value chain business performance. Revenues‚ costs and asset utilization are all affected by the quality‚ timeliness and accuracy of demand planning. Cleaning History and Reason Code
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ECO 1101 PRINCIPLE OF MICROECONOMICS Table Of Content: Content | Page | Table of Content | 2 | Introduction | 3 | Question 1 | 4 – 5 | Question 2 | 6 | Conclusion | 7 | Appendix | 8 | Reference | 9 | Introduction: Subsidy is an incentive from the government to encourage producers to produce more. Beadshaw‚J said “the benefit of the subsidy will be split into the producer and consumer” (2001‚ p.91). On the other hand‚ subsidy meant support‚ help and protection from government
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As the price of a good rises: | A. | firms earn larger profits. | B. | more firms can cover their opportunity costs of producing the good. | C. | firms find they can raise price by even more. | D. | consumers become more willing to purchase the good. | | | | | | | 5. | Suppose the marginal cost of producing the third TV is $200 and the total cost of producing three TVs is $750. TVs are sold for $250 each. What is the seller ’s reservation price for the
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1: At the Portland Fish Exchange‚ each day some amount of cod is brought to market. Supply is perfectly inelastic at that amount. How much cod is caught and brought to market varies day to day. Assuming the demand curve does not vary over time‚ use a supply and demand diagram to illustrate how the price is determined on different days. Explain how this process allows us to identify different points on the demand curve. Question 2: Consider the CEO compensation regression results on p.68 of
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