Macroeconomics 2) c. Demand function 3) b. Arc elasticity 4) b. Consumer goods 5) c. The Indifference Curve 6) a. Future costs 7) c. Equilibrium 8) b. Gross national product 9) b. Product approach 10) c. GDP PART TWO: 1) The elasticity of one variable with respect to another between two given points. It is used when there is no general function to define the relationship of the two variables. Arc elasticity is also defined as the elasticity between two points on a curve. The P arc elasticity of Q is calculated
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among Le Shuttle users * Patterns among peak travelers * Price elasticity of freight traffic Among users of Le Shuttle passenger car service‚ it was noted that the top three important factors in crossing included reliability (70%)‚ value for money (65%)‚ and speed (30%). As reliability is assumed equal between the tunnel and ferries‚ the next biggest factor in customer value is price. By offering even a slightly reduced price than the ferries‚ many customers will switch to using Le Shuttle
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2. Greener Grass Company (GGC) competes with its major competitor‚ Better Lawns and Gardens (BLG)‚ in the delivery and installing of in-ground lawn watering systems in the prosperous western suburbs of a main east-coast town. Previous year‚ GGC’s price for the standard lawn system was $1‚995 compared with BLG’s rate of $2‚100. GGC set up 9‚130 systems‚ or roughly 55% of total sales and BLG set up the remaining. (No doubt‚ several additional systems were set up by do-it-yourself householders because
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(a decrease in price that will increase the total revenue and vice-versa) or inelastic (a decrease in price that will cause the total revenue to decrease and vice-versa) (McConnell‚ 2009‚ p. 116‚ para. 6). Businesses use this test to determine if they have a product that is elastic or inelastic by moving the prices of the products up and down and determining if the revenue is increasing or decreasing. For example‚ if a product currently sells for $5‚ the seller increases the price to $10‚ and the
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CMA DEFINITIONS-PART2: Why to look at financial statements? • It helps to analyze trends in data and operating results. • Trends are important because they may point to basic changes in the nature of the business. • With the use of ratios they help to evaluate a company’s past performance and are useful in projecting its financial future and also reflects a company’s performance compared to industry averages. Why ratios advantageous? • Measurement of economic events and transactions and
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does pricing rivalry or non-price competition (e.g.‚ advertising) erode the profitability of a typical firm in this industry? Characterization Future (Current) Textile industry has high degree of specialization. Developed countries attempt to specialize in high quality products whereas 1. Degree of seller concentration? developing countries are producing lower quality products. Main differentiator is price which significantly differs between these groups. Growing demand of products due to growing
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2. The impact of price on the demand for tobacco products 2.1 Conventional studies of cigarette demand 2.1.1 Analysis of aggregate data 2.1.2 Analysis of individual level data 2.2 Addiction models and cigarette demand 2.2.1 Imperfectly rational addiction models 2.2.2 Myopic addiction models 2.2.3 Rational addiction models 2.2.4 Critiques of the rational addiction model 2.3 Behavioral economic analyses of cigarette demand 2.4 Econometric studies of the demand for other tobacco products
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income‚ price of the produce and the substitutions available briefing on supply and demand. The taxing of unhealthy goods is segmented under consumption taxation rather than on income. For addictive goods‚ the level of consumption today not only causes harm tomorrow‚ but also increases the marginal benefit of future consumption. Literally every country charges through some sort of ad valorem tax through value added tax‚ sales tax or an expenditure tax. Economic Models to study Demand for Cigarettes:
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Examples of this model are stock market and agricultural industries. Perfect competition describes a marketplace that no one participant can set the market price of an exchangeable product. This is generally considered an ideal‚ rarely found in markets today. There are some approximations‚ such as online auctions‚ such as eBay. Such firms’ demand curves are perfectly elastic. These markets are theorized to have an unlimited number of buyers and sellers. There are likewise no barriers to entry or exit
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Course: IB Economics SL Commentary number: 1 School name: Candidate name: Candidate number: Date commentary was written: 24 May 2014 Section of the syllabus to which the commentary relates: Section 1 – Microeconomics Word count: 745 Source of extract: Richard J. Brennan‚ Published on Thu May 01 2014‚ Tax on cigarettes going up http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/05/01/tax_on_cigarettes_going_up.html Article: Tax
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