What does the world supply of sugar look like from the point of view of the U.S. market? _The world supply of sugar looks perfectly elastic (horizontal) from the point of view of the U.S. market‚ at a price of 8.3 cents per pound. This conclusion comes from two statements in the case: "Annual world sales of sugar amount to roughly $100 billion" and "Thus‚ for our analysis the 2001 world price of 8.3 cents per pound is assumed to be constant outside the United States." In other words‚ because the
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WHAT IS ECONOMICS (Chapter 1) DEFINITION OF ECONOMICS * Scarcity: Limited resourcesTime‚ money. * Inability to satisfy all of our wants * Faced with scarcity we must choose among available alternatives * Trade offs * Incentive: Reward that encourages and action or penalty that discourages * Microeconomics: Choices of: * Individuals * Businesses * The way these choices interact in markets and the influence of the government * Macroeconomics: * Study of
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Equilibrium Lab Report Data Collection: 1. What card did you have? K=13 What was your trading partner’s card? Q=12 2a) . At what price did you eventually trade? 12 Your surplus: -1 2b) If you didn’t trade‚ why not? Economic Relevance 3. What is the predicted equilibrium? How does the most common trading price in your lab session compare to the equilibrium price? The predicted equilibrium was (13‚ 7). 4. Who was able to stay in the market? Who was shut out? In what ways did this
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do a country’s natural resources explain whether consumer goods are on the nation’s shelves for people to buy. Venezuela is a prime example of this question. This is a country having abundant natural resources for it is one of the world’s top oil producers and rich in gold and other minerals‚ also the rich soil and temperate climate allow the country for productive agriculture. However‚ there are shortages of staple products like milk‚ meat and writing paper. This commentary focuses on the main reason
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consumer changes 4.Change in expectations 5.Changes in the price of complements and subsititutes Five main reasons why the supply curve shifts: 1.Changes in the price of the complements and subsititutes 2.Changes in expectation 3.The number of producers changes 4.Changes in technology 5.Changes in input prices Chapter 5 Elasticity and Its Applications The fundamental determinant of the elasticity of demand is how easy it is to substitute one good for another. Less
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understand that some people gain and some people lose from every policy change. By understanding the consequences of legal price regulations‚ citizens are able to weigh the costs and benefits of the change. As a general rule‚ price floors create a surplus of goods or services‚ or excess supply‚ since the quantity demanded of goods is less than the quantity supplied. Conversely‚ price ceilings generate excess quantity demanded‚ causing shortages Price Floors and ceilings can be plotted with supply
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of the Market System Five Fundamental Questions The “Invisible Hand” The Demise of the Command System The Circular Flow Model Ch. 6: Elasticity‚ Consumer Surplus‚ and Producer Surplus Price Elasticity of Demand Price Elasticity of Supply Cross Elasticity and Income Elasticity of Demand Consumer and Producer Surplus OBJECTIVE: Explain the market equilibrating process. Resource: Ch. 3 of Economics Content Ch. 3: Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium Markets Demand
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outward. What is absolute advantage? The ability to produce more of a good or service than competitors using the same amount of resources What is comparative advantage? The ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than other producers Is it possible for a country to have a comparative advantage in producing a good without also having an absolute advantage? A country without an absolute advantage in producing a good … will have a comparative advantage if it has a lower opportunity
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Tutorial Questions: Chapters 1 & 2 Section A- Answers MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) In economics scarcity refers to: A) insufficient resources to meet the wants of society. B) the situation when the production possibility frontier shifts inwards. C) not enough technological progress to enable more output to be produced from existing levels of resources. D) insufficient demand for goods and services.
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Micro Chapter 18 Practice Problems #3 Key 1. Which is not characteristic of a product with relatively inelastic demand? A) The good is regarded by consumers as a necessity. B) There are a large number of good substitutes for the good. C) Buyers spend a small percentage of their total income on the product. D) Consumers have had only a short time period to adjust to changes in price. Answer: B 2. The demand for Cheerios cereal is more price-elastic than the demand for cereals as a
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