- 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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Economics 201A: Economic Theory (first half ) Tu-Th 12:30–2:00 150 GSPP 1 Description Economics 201A is the first semester of the required microeconomic theory sequence for first-year Ph.D. students in the economics department. The first half of the fall semester focuses on choice theory‚ consumer theory‚ and social choice. The second half will be taught by Chris Shannon and will cover general equilibrium. (A separate syllabus will be distributed for the second half.) In the spring‚ the
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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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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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Finance: Problem Set 1 Question 1. An ANZ Bank currency trader working out of Wellington New Zealand wonders if she can make an intermarket arbitrage profit using Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) and Singapore dollars (SGD). If she has 10 million New Zealand dollars to work with and gathers the following quotes‚ calculate if she can make a profit (show your workings): National Australia Bank quotes NZD/SBD 5.7796 – 5.8241 Citibank quotes NZD/SGD 1.0148 – 1.0156 Commonwealth Bank quotes SGD/SBD
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ECO 252 -- HW 9 Questions 1. Which of the following events would cause a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate in the short-run money market? For each event‚ simply state YES or NO. a. The price level increases‚ Ceteris Paribus. b. The FOMC conducts open market sales of existing bonds‚ Ceteris Paribus. c. The aggregate demand shifts to the left‚ Ceteris Paribus. d.The Fed increases the required reserve ratio‚ Ceteris Paribus. e. The Fed increases the money supply‚ Ceteris
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. THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS The economic activity of a society consists of activities related to the production and consumption of goods and services. Since earliest times‚ the primary function of organized society has been economic in nature. The other elements of civilized society -- architecture‚ literature‚ music‚ etc. -- emerge only after the material needs of the society have been amply provided for. Poor societies do not build great pyramids‚ erect magnificent cathedrals‚ or
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