for buyers and sellers. If the organization sets its prices there may not be market equilibrium and that can result in either a shortage or a surplus. By specializing in the production of one good a company is able to benefit from economies of scale which increases their revenues. Attributes of specialization include Reducing costs by creating a surplus. Saving time by allowing a worker to focus on one task.* Encouraging workers to learn new skills. Encouraging workers to learn a number of different
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Is it necessarily a good thing‚ in terms of the welfare of society as a whole‚ for the government to step in to break up a monopoly in order to create a competitive industry? A monopoly exists when one single firm is the only producer of a commodity in the market‚ allowing them to set prices as they wish and maximise profits due to the high barriers to entry. In this case‚ the firm is given the ability to exploit their consumers in terms of price discrimination based on price elasticity. In this
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TASK 1 Consider the following equation: MRSXY < PX/PY where MRS = marginal rate of substitution x and y are two goods P = price < = is less than {draw:frame} The graph above shown us the indifference curve budget line diagram which explaining the equation MRSXY < P X / PY. There are two ways to measure the consumer preferences or what the consumer wants. The first one is by trying to put a ‘value’ on the satisfaction a consumer obtains from consuming
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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Department of Economics ECON 201 Instructor: Ivan Tchinkov Exam duration: 60 min. SAMPLE MIDTERM EXAMINATION WITH ANSWERS Version 1 Instructions: 1. Write your answers on the IBM SHEET ONLY. 2. Use a PENCIL. 3. Put your NAME and ID on the IBM sheet. 4. Put the EXAM VERSION on the top right corner of the IBM sheet. Multiple Choice Questions (2 marks each). 1. Which of the following statements is correct for a society that emphasizes the production
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than any other producer. Production Possibilities Frontier – shows all the combinations of goods that a country can produce given its productivity and supply of inputs Comparative Advantage – a country has a comparative advantage in producing goods for which it has the lowest opportunity cost. Demand Curve – a function that shows the quantity demanded at different prices Quantity Demanded – the quantity that buyers are willing and able to buy at a particular price Consumer Surplus – the consumer’s
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1. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2. LO 6.1 Calculate the effect of a price ceiling on the equilibrium price and quantity. 3. LO 6.2 Calculate the effect of a price floor on the equilibrium price and quantity. 4. LO 6.3 Calculate the effect of a tax on the equilibrium price and quantity. 5. LO 6.4 Calculate the effect of a subsidy on the equilibrium price and quantity. 6. LO 6.5 Explain how elasticity and time period influence the impact of a market intervention. FEEDING THE WORLD‚ ONE PRICE CONTROL AT
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maximizing price and output level. * Identify the area of consumer and producer surplus for the profit maximizing monopoly. * Identify the deadweight loss for the monopolist. 1. Now assume the federal government imposes a regulation on the monopoly. 2. Show and explain how the electrical monopolist would determine its profit-maximizing price and output level. * Identify the area of consumer surplus and producer surplus for the profit maximizing monopoly. * Identify the deadweight
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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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sum of consumer and producer surplus. Surplus : A situation in which supply is greater than demand Consumers’ surplus : Buyers’ willingness to pay for a good minus the amount the buyer actually pays for it. It measures benefit buyers gets by participating in a market. Producers’ surplus : The amount sellers receive for their goods minus their costs of production. It measures benefit sellers get from participating in a market. Dead Weight Loss : The fall in total surplus that results from
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Elasticity………………………………………………………………………….10 4.1 Inelastic Demand……………………………………………………….……11 4.2 Elastic Demand………………………………………………………………11 4.3 Education and Negative Advertising……………………………………….13 5. Consumers‚ Producers and Market Efficiency………………………………..14 5.1 Consumers……………………………………………………………………14 5.2 Producer……………………………………………………………………...15 5.3 Market efficiency…………………………………………………………….16 6. Conclusion…………………………………………………………..……………18 Reference……………………………………………………………………....……19
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