2015 Intermediate Microeconomics PPE-3100 Home Work -1 1. Suppose a teenager has $20 and likes both rap music (R) and country music (C) with a set of preferences so that U = C1/2R1/2. Suppose that the iTunes price of a rap music song is and the price of a country music song is. Find optimum levels of R and C. What is the greatest level of affordable utility (Use Lagrange method)? U = C^1/2 R ^1/2 Constrain = Pc +PR = 20 Applying Lagrange Method L = C^1/2 R^1/2 + 2. Determine
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Microeconomic First Homework Chapter 1 4. You win $100 in a basketball pool. You have a choice between spending the money now or putting it away for a year in a bank account that pays 5 percent interest. What is the opportunity cost of spending the 100$ now? Answer: By spending the money right away the opportunity cost is 5 percent of 100 dollars that is 5 dollars plus the 100$ itself. So the total opportunity cost is $105‚- 5. The company that you manage has invested $5 million in developing
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Title Page Microeconomic Concepts Charlie Edwards Contents Page Page Title page 1 Contents page 2 1.0 Summary 3 2.0 Introduction 3 3.0 Over view of Qantas group 3 4.0 Products and Services 4 4.1 Economy and Economy plus 4 4.2 Business Class 5 4.3 First 5 5.0 Internal and external factors 5 5.1 Internal factors 6 5
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Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Strategic Management TRUE/FALSE 1. The term strategy refers to various plans at all levels of the organization. ANS: F Strategy refers to top management’s plans to develop and sustain competitive advantage. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: 1-1 2. The term strategy refers primarily to activities at the top level of the organization. ANS: T Strategy refers to top management’s plans to develop and sustain competitive advantage. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: 1-1 3.
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or answers the question. Then mark your response on the answer sheet. Unless otherwise stated‚ demand curves are negatively sloped and supply curves are positively sloped. The midpoint and point formulae for elasticity are‚ respectively: ____ 1. If the government wants to reduce smoking‚ it should impose a tax on a. buyers of cigarettes. b. sellers of cigarettes. c. either buyers or sellers of cigarettes. d. whichever side of the market is less elastic. Figure 6-23 ____ 2
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Microeconomic and Tourism I. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………. II. The significance of tourism to economic. ………………………………………… III. The impact of tourism on local society. …………………………………………... IV. The effects of tourism on microeconomics……………………………………….. V. UAE as an example for the subject. ………………………………………………. VI. Clusters and competitiveness of the UAE. ……………………………................ VII. Conclusion. ………………………………………………………………………… VIII. List of figures. ………………………………………………………………………
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True/False Questions 1. The standard deviation of any normal random variable is always equal to one. Answer: False Type: Concept Difficulty: Easy 2. For any normal random variable‚ the probability that the random variable will equal one is always zero. Answer: True Type: Concept Difficulty: Medium 3. The graph of a standard normal random variable is always symmetric. Answer: True Type: Concept Difficulty: Easy 4. The formula will convert any normal
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Chapter 14 Firms in Competitive Markets Multiple Choice 1. A FIRM HAS MARKET POWER IF IT CAN |a. |maximize profits. | |b. |minimize costs. | |c. |influence the market price of the good it sells. | |d. |hire as many
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APPLICATION OF MICROECONOMIC CONCEPTS TO THE ECONOMY BACKGROUND Project Description: In this project‚ you will apply the theories studied in class to analyze the microeconomic forces affecting a business. Each and every data/graph/table should have the Source with it. The contents of your presentation must incorporate concepts from the course. RESEARCH OUTLINE Choose your industry and your company - Brief background of the company. Explain the circular flow diagram and concentrate on each
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CHAPTER 2 TEST QUESTIONS True-False 1. The utility created through the basic marketing activities is known as place utility. ANSWER: False‚ Page 40 2. Transportation is the physical movement or flow of goods. ANSWER: True‚ Page 42 3. During the 1990s and 2000s‚ logistics costs as a percentage of gross national product declined. ANSWER: True‚ Page 47 4. An aircraft manufacturer is a good example of an organization with a heavy inbound flow and a simple outbound flow. ANSWER: True
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