GASOLINE According to the law of demand‚ when the price of a good and the quantity demanded have an inverse relationship. When the price of a good increases‚ the quantity demanded decreases. There are various factors affecting the demand for gasoline. These include: 1. The availability and prices of substitutes and complements: A good is referred to as a substitute for another good‚ when it can be used as a replacement for the good. When the price of one good goes up‚ the demand for the substitute
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would always raise prices when facing an inelastic demand curve‚ but might or might not raise prices when facing an elastic demand curve? Explain and justify your answers in detail. Price elasticity of demand is defined as percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. If the demand is elastic‚ consumer response is large relative to the change in price (e.g.‚ new car‚ airline travel). If demand is inelastic‚ consumers aren’t very responsive to price changes (e.g.‚
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Impact of Petrol Price Hike Economics State-run oil companies announced a hike of Rs 7.50 per litre in petrol prices - a direct fall-out of elevated international crude oil prices‚ which had until now not registered a pass-through in domestic market prices; thereby impacting the financial and liquidity position of oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the country. A depreciating rupee has only added to this pressure. While diesel and LPG prices have been left untouched‚ this move is expected to provide
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Question 1: Consider an option on dividend-paying stock when stock price $30‚ the exercise price is $29‚ the risk-free interest rate is 5% p.a.‚ the volatility is 25%p.a. and time to maturity is 4 months. Assume that the stock is due to go ex-dividend in 1.5 months. The expected dividend is 50cents. a. b. c. what is the price of the option if it is a European call? What is the price of the option if it is a European put? Use the results in the Appendix to this chapter to determine whether there
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or seller will a. have a negligible impact on the market price. b. have little effect on market equilibrium quantity but will affect market equilibrium price. c. affect marginal revenue and average revenue but not price. d. adversely affect the profitability of more than one firm in the market. Table 14-1 Quantity Total Revenue 0 $0 1 $7 2 $14 3 $21 4 $28 2. Refer to Table 14-1. For a firm operating in a competitive market‚ the price is a. $0. b. $7. c. $14. d. $21. 3. Suppose that a firm
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The consumer price index or CPI is a more direct measure than per capita GDP of the standard of living in a country. It is based on the overall cost of a fixed basket of goods and services bought by a typical consumer‚ relative to price of the same basket in some base year. By including a broad range of thousands of goods and services with the fixed basket‚ the CPI can obtain an accurate estimate of the cost of living. It is important to remember that the CPI is not a dollar value like GDP‚ but instead
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Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of change in prices over a period of time. The CPI is made up of a fixed basket of goods that is used to determine one’s CPI. The basket of goods consists of services and goods like food‚ education‚ transportation‚ apparel‚ housing‚ and beverages. Some examples of these goods are cereal‚ milk‚ cheese‚ prescription drugs‚ jewelry and new vehicles (“Consumer Price Index” 2010). The basket of goods are reviewed every ten years‚ which
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Price Elasticity of Demand Mark Vines 05/14/2011 DeVry University The demand for corn as an ingredient for an alternative energy source has had a profound effect on its supply as a core food ingredient. So‚ what has been the effect on the supply of corn and its substitute such as the soybean? The answer can be found by examining the five demand determinants and five supply determinants to see which ones will shift demand and supply. The demand determinants are known as T-I-P-E-N‚
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The average stock prices for each of the four years shown in Exhibit 1 were as follows: 1998 111/4 = 27.75 1999 163/4 = 40.75 2000 281/2 = 140.5 2001 91/2 = 45.5 a. compute the price/earnings ratio for each year. That is‚ take the stock price shown above and divide by net income per common stock-dilution from exhibit 1. 2001 (3‚417)/$ 0.27 = 12‚655.5 2000 (3‚379)/$0 .55 = 6‚143.63 1999 (3‚282)/$ 0.31 = 10‚587.09 1998 (3‚180)/$ 0.24 = 13‚250.00 b. Why do you think P/E has changed
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The Gender pay gap Historically‚ gender inequality has always been a phenomenon embedded in our cultural infrastructure and today it still exists in our society in the subtle form of Pay Gap‚ a social issue that exposes income discrepancy between men and women. There are multiple causes to this difference of wage and the measure of pay gap fluctuates greatly based on demographics and economic status. Pay gap affects us in various ways in terms of job selectivity‚ economic functionality‚ and gender
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