Samantha Becicka Macro Study Guide Chapter 3 1 We have scarce resources so in our choices of consumption we wish to maximize the satisfaction we receive from those choices. The economist terms this maximizing the __utility_________ 2 Since it is unlikely that we can grow our own food‚ sew our own clothes or build our house‚ it would be better if we would __specialize___ in what we do best and __exchange_ for those needs that others do better 3 The term _product market___ is a place where and
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categories of drugs that are used topically to treat allergy symptoms in the eyes. The three categories that are used topically to treat allergy symptoms in the eyes are topical antihistamine drugs‚ mast cell stabilizer drugs‚ and decongestant drugs. 3. How do antihistamine drugs exert their therapeutic effect? Antihistamine drugs exert their therapeutic effect by blocking histamine receptors in the nose and throat. By inhibiting the activity of histamine‚ they can reduce capillary fragility‚ which
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generating FSK. Frequency-shift keying (FSK) is a method of transmitting digital signals. 6. Explain a method used to generate BPSK using Figure 10-5 as a basis. Need for modulation 1) to reduce the antenna height 2) to multiplex the more number of signals 3) to reduce the noise & distortions 4) to narrow banding the signal 8. What is coherent carrier recovery? The received BPSK signal is fed into the mixer circuit. The other input to the mixer circuit is driven by a reference oscillator
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percentage change in price increases faster than the change in quantity‚ which may remain constant. When more is paid for a good or a service‚ revenue increases. Materials Price Elasticity and the Total-Revenue Curve Inelastic Demand Top of Form 3 . Price elasticity of Demand increases when A. the number of complementary goods decreases B. the number of substitute goods decreases C. people become more price sensitive over time D. people become less price sensitive over time Bottom of Form
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2). Development of lymphocytes with the development of the other formed elements -B lymphocytes develop in red bone marrow‚ T lymphocytes develop in red bone marrow and mature in the thymus; the other formed elements develop in red bone marrow 3.) Erythropoiesis? -the production of RBCs Which factors speed up and slow down erythropoiesis? -when oxygen delivery to the kidneys falls and slows down when there is sufficient oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood 4.) What happens if
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other populations? a. Researchers should be concerned about generalizing to other populations‚ because if their research is not generalizable then their findings will be limited to only one population and will not have a far-reaching effect. (Page 292) 3. How can the fact that most studies are conducted with college students‚ volunteers‚ and individuals from a limited location and culture potentially impact external validity? a. The fact that most studies are conducted with college students‚ volunteers
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characteristics of a future contract. How does a clearinghouse facilitate the trading of financial futures contracts? 2. How does the price of a financial futures contract change as the market price of the security it represents changes? Why? 3. Explain why some futures contracts may be more suitable than others for hedging exposure to interest rate risk. 4. Will speculators buy or sell Treasury bind futures contracts if they expect interest rates to increase? Why? 7. Financial
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1. When comparing the composition of world trade in the early 20th century to the early 21st century‚ we find major compositional changes. These include a relative decline in trade in agricultural and primary-products (including raw materials). How would you explain this in terms of broad historical developments during this period? The typical composition of world production during this period experienced major changes. Focusing on today’s major industrial countries the industrial-employment composition
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1. Why did the Framers of the Constitution opt for a federal system rather than a unitary one? The experience with British rule had soured the Founders on the idea of one government with centralized and ultimate power. The new Americans did not care if tyranny came from a central government in America rather than from across the Atlantic—they wanted to make the potential for tyranny as remote as possible. In a federal system‚ both the states and the central government are sovereign within
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1.What were the economic and political policies of the states in the post reconstruction south? Throughout the post reconstruction period‚ the Democratic party dominated in almost every political aspect and controlled most state and local government decisions. The debt and finances were a huge issue in post reconstruction politics due to the debt reaching close to 17 million dollars by the year 1875. The debt itself consisted of a variety of bonds issued during the Reconstruction period. The simplest
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