ever heard of the catch phrase‚ “What does that have to do with the price of tea in China”. Most people probably are familiar with that phrase as a way of telling a person that the point they are making doesn’t have much to do with the main topic of the discussion. Some think the phrase originated from economists who “describe everything economic as affecting everything else.” This week’s discussion topic may not be about the price of tea in China but instead may I lead in my response to this week’s
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Intermediate Price Theory Problem Set 1 -- Supply and Demand 1. Assume that the United States demand curve for corn is QD = 80 - 2P where P is the price of corn (in dollars per bushels) and QD is the quantity of demanded of corn ( in billions of bushels) and that QS = 20 + 4P is the supply curve for corn where QS is the quantity of corn supplied (in billions of bushels). a. What are the equilibrium price and quantity? At equilibrium‚
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fluctuations in the supply and demand affect the price of the gasoline and everyone can see the result of that volatility at the pump as the gas price fluctuates accordingly. When demand for the gas is high retailers raise prices and when demand is low – the prices are driven down. As an example‚ one can observe that when in need for gas the intersection that has several gas stations would have the same or similar pricing for gas because the supply is high and the prices are contained by competition
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Problems for Chapter 10 1. Suppose the automobile market in the U.S. is divided as follows: General Motors 28% Ford 23% Toyota 18% Daimler-Chrysler 16% All others 15% a) What is the four firm concentration ratio? b) What is the approximate Herfindahl-Hirschman Index? 2. Assume an oligopolist confronts two possible demand curves for its own output‚ as illustrated below. The first (A) prevails if other oligopolists don’t match price changes. The second (B) prevails
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raise prices when facing an inelastic demand curve but might or might not raise price when facing an elastic demand curve? Explain and justify your answers in detail. Elasticity and profit maximization behavior When facing an inelastic demand curve‚ a profit maximizing businessman would always raise price because increase in price will bring about increase in total revenue. On the other hand‚ when facing an elastic demand curve‚ he might or might not raise price because increase in price will
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Zaneh Milad 10/22/11 College Essay There is only one to many things that inspires a person. One to many things a person wants to be. One to many things people need‚ want‚ have‚ see in life. The amazing thing about life is you learn everyday‚ see the truth about life‚ and experience change. When I was a little girl‚ I always wanted to be a model because I loved fashion‚ clothes‚ and hair but things changed. I grew up‚ seen things differently‚ wanted more in life‚ and wanted change. My life
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Question 3 Compute a sales dollar base index for Midwest Sales‚ Inc.‚ to analyze the following quality cost information‚ and prepare a memo to management. Answer {draw:frame} Question 4 Analyze the following cost data for product B. What are the implications of these data for management? Chart these data. Calculate the quality indices as a relationship to the cost sales. Product B Quality categories as a percentage of Quality Cost Answer {draw:frame} CoQ graph {draw:frame}
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4.4ai. The price elasticity of demand is given to calculate the new price. The fruit stall has 100 peaches initially but 10 peaches are rotten. It means the number of remaining peaches is 90 units. Therefore‚ the question provides the factors such as initial quantity‚ new quantity‚ initial price which are 100‚ 90‚ 1 respectively. Let the new price be x. Therefore‚ we will choose $1.2 per unit as the new price to sell the remaining peaches. 4.4aii. Case 1: If I do not discover the
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The importance of price in the modern economic system not be overemphasized. However‚ to set the right price for any commodity or service‚ some parameters or determinants come to play. Among the determinants of factoring price are:- • Tender • Sales by Auction • Haggling etc‚ and these are discussed below. 1. Interaction of the forces of Demand and Supply:- In a perfectly competitive market or what is sometimes referred to as a free market economy‚ prices are determined by
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Price discrimination in practice First and third degree discrimination in the train tariffs‚ etc. Price discrimination basically involves charging a different price to different groups of people for the same good. It needs some conditions. First of all‚ the firm must operate in an imperfect competition‚ it must be a price maker with a negative sloping demand curve. Second‚ the firm must be able to separate markets and prevent black market. Third‚ there would exist different consumer groups who
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