- 3 - N05/3/ECONO/HP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/M Paper Specific Markscheme In addition to the assessment criteria use the paper-specific markscheme below. Award up to the maximum marks as indicated. Examiners should be aware that candidates may take a different approach‚ which if appropriate should be fully rewarded. 1. (a) Explain the differences between monopolistic competition and oligopoly as market structures. [10 marks] • large number of firms (m.c) versus a few dominant firms (oligopoly) • differentiated
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Question: Consider the following short-run production function (where L = variable input‚ Q = output): Q = 10L – 0.5L2 Suppose that output can be sold for $10 per unit. Also assume that the firm can obtain as much of the variable input (L) as it needs at $20 per unit. a. b. c. Determine the marginal revenue product function. Determine the marginal factor cost function. Determine the optimal value of L‚ given that the objective is to maximize profits. Question: The Blair Company’s three assembly
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GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS Fundamental Economic Concepts SSEF1 The student will explain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity‚ opportunity costs and trade offs for individuals‚ businesses and governments. Individuals have wants that are‚ for practical purposes‚ unlimited. But the total resources of society‚ including natural resources‚ human resources‚ capital goods and entrepreneurship‚ are limited‚ so that scarcity exists. As a result‚ it isn’t possible
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Karl Marx and Adam Smith: Division of Labour A nation is just a vast establishment‚ where the labour of each‚ however diverse in character‚ adds to the wealth of all. Two brilliant people of their time are both respected in their views for creating a near perfect society where everyone is happy. Adam Smith‚ a respected Scottish political economist philosopher born in 1723‚ had the goal of perfect liberty for all individuals through the capitalistic approach. While Karl Marx‚ born in 1818
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MBA 5600 Managerial Economics Assignment #1 1. What impact will the prospect of deprivatization have on investment by managers of privatized firms? The impact will be: - Loosing corporate focus; - Missing planned CEO turnover; - Affecting planned managerial objects and strategic efficiency Obviously‚ normal managers invest in long-term projects‚ products and services‚ deprivatization may come up with a different strategy that not aligned with corporate goals and its profit will probably
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Learning activity 2 ch 3-U2 1. When do we consider two commodities to be complements or substitutes? It is considered both products and services as a substitute or complementary when the price of goods purchased gets increased to such a level that the consumer purchasing power will be affected less looking for a good price that is similar or lower the purchase quantities where his purchasing power allows. 2. What must be true for a good to be normal and a necessity? To be a normal product
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Argos and Littlewoods Price Fixing Arrangement 1. The oligopolistic features of the toy market are that there are two dominant retailers that dominate the market. There is a significance of advertising‚ such as them trying to dominant the price of their products. Lastly‚ there are no barriers to entry. These two firms have cost advantages due to the expansion of the company. In a perfectly competitive environment Hasbro‚ Argos‚ and Littlewoods wouldn’t have been able to have a price-fixing agreement
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As defined in the Bills of Exchange Ordinance Act No.25 of 1927‚ a Bill of Exchange is an unconditional order in writing‚ addressed by one person to another‚ signed by the person giving it‚ requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand‚ or at a fixed or determinable future time‚ a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person‚ or to bearer. There are five important parties of a bill of exchange; • Drawer: The drawer is the person who has issued the bill. In an
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1. Purpose of the case study 2. Discussion (here you can incorporate the answers to the questions) 1. Describe the market for telephony services prior to the enactment of the 1996 Telecommunication Act in Germany. Why is it unlikely that DT would face new competition in the market for retail fixed-line telecommunication services prior to 1996? 2. In what forms could local-level wholesale access to DT’s fixed-telephone network take? Describe the price structure for wholesale access to
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1. Discuss the critical success factors for the implementation of b2b exchange (271) The critical success factors for the implementation of b2b exchanges are early liquidity‚ the right owners‚ the right governance‚ openness and a full range of services. Liquidity meant the number of participants and the transaction volume. Early liquidity meant the earlier a business achieves the necessary liquidity level‚ the better its chances for survival. When they have more buyers to trade‚ more
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