since you built a new house Ans: D Difficulty: Medium 3. Which of the following is FALSE? A) U.S. GDP underestimates actual economic activity because it does not include underground activity B) an increase in the ratio of currency holdings to bank deposits may be seen as evidence for an increase in underground activity C) if the underground economy grows rapidly‚ then the rate of economic growth will be underestimated D) if the underground economy grows‚ people’s standard of living will decline
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The world consumes nearly 2.5 billion cups of it per day. Farmers depend on it for their livelihoods. It has worked its way up to become the second most traded commodity in the world and become such a big part of the economy. What is it? Something no bigger than the size of a paper clip‚ the coffee bean. Nearly ninety five countries in the world depend on coffee exports for at least half of their exporting revenue. Only countries that have a warm‚ dry climate‚ are about 1‚500 meters above sea
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ECON 2020 A Mid-Term Examination I - SOLUTIONS Instructor: Derek Olmstead Note: Non-programmable calculators permitted Summer 2012 Duration: 105 minutes Total marks: 20 points Part A: Short-answer questions [3 points each] Note: Use diagrams and/or equations to explain your answer. I. Explain the difference between diminishing total returns to labour and diminishing marginal returns to labour. Diminishing returns to labour means that an increase in the number of labour units
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Introduction to Microeconomics - Midterm Exam 2 Spring Semester - 2014 Chapter 7: Consumers‚ Producers‚ and the Efficiency of Markets 1. Consumer Surplus a. Willingness to Pay i. A buyer’s maximum price they are willing to pay ii. measures how much that buyer values the good iii. Consumer Surplus: the amount a buyer is willing to pay for a good minus the amount the buyer actually pays for it. 1. consumer surplus measure the benefit buyers receive from participating in a market b. Using The Demand
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branches that is micro and macroeconomics MICROECONOMICS: Micro means ‘Small’ so it indicates study of small economic units. The word micro is derived from a Greek word Mikroos. Microeconomics is the study of the economic system from the perspective of households and business firms; it focuses on the nature of individual consumption and production units within a particular market or economic system. Also Microeconomics is the study of decisions that people and organizations make
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©2005 Pearson Education‚ Inc. & ©Y.E.Riyanto Lecture 1 1 Themes of Microeconomics Microeconomics deals with limits that economic agents (consumers‚ workers‚ firms‚ etc) face: Limited budgets Limited time Limited ability to produce How do we make the most of limits? How do we allocate scarce resources? ©2005 Pearson Education‚ Inc. & ©Y.E.Riyanto Lecture 1 2 Themes of Microeconomics Limited resources (constraints) Choices must be made Unlimited
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HERMES OUTSTRIPES DEMAND AND SUPPLY Based on Bloomberg article by Andrew Roberts‚ November 4 2011 Hermes wanted to build two more factory because they reach their full target until 4 November and since they know they quantity demand will always increase‚ their goal in 2012 to raise the quantity demand until 14 percent. They think Europe debt crisis would not effect their selling on 2011. They are thinking about increasing the price of their product due to the increase price for raw materials
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Chapter 2 Q5: Explain the term satisfice as it relates to the operations of large corporation. The argument is that today’s large corporations do not aim to maximize profits but instead‚ their aim is to satisfice. The two parts of this idea that we must consider are the following: The position and power of stockholders in today’s corporation as opposed to the position and power of professional management in today’s corporation. Large corporations today are not managed by the owners or the shareholders
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Advanced Placement Microeconomics Instructor‚ Mrs. Peggy Pride Study Notes to accompany Economics Principles‚ Problems and Policies‚ 15th Ed. Campbell McConnell Stanley Brue AP MICROECONOMICS SEMESTER PLAN Instructor‚ Mrs. Peggy Pride TEXT: Economics‚ Principles‚ Problems and Policies‚ 15th Edition‚ McConnell and Brue Video: Econ U$A series with discussion Class Activities: APIP workbook activities‚ reinforcement and writing activities and other teacher-developed materials This semester-long
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UNIT 3 Microeconomics MULTIPLE-CHOICE SAMPLE QUESTIONS Sample Multiple-Choice Questions Circletheletterofeachcorrectanswer. 1. True statements about the theory of the firm in the short run and long run include which of the following? I. All input costs are fixed in the short run. II. All input costs are variable in the long run. III. At least one input price is fixed in the short run. (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) II and III only 3. Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouta
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