ECON 101 – Macroeconomics Exam 1 (Take-home Part) Name Daniel Martinez Multiple Choice. Encircle the correct answer. [Bring a pencil on Saturday because you will put all your answers to this exam on a scantron sheet.] 1. Rice and potatoes are substitutes. Suppose the price of rice rises and and at the same time there is a bumper (bountiful) crop of potatoes‚ in the market for potatoes one would expect the: A) equilibrium price to rise‚ fall‚ or stay the same and equilibrium
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Raed Aalashor Andria Reid English #101 April 11‚ 2014 Summary and Response of Steve Job’s TDX Speech In 2005‚ Steve Jobs gave a TDX speech at his Stanford University about his life‚ and how to be successful. Steve Jobs was hungry for success. This is what his three stories were about. In TDX‚ he gave a speech of three stories summaries his life. Steve Jobs’ first story was about connecting the dots; likewise this is was his hindsight. He gained it through his early life;
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Economics Chapter 2 Chapter 2 * Opportunity cost is a ratio. It is the decrease in the quantity produced of one good divided by the increase in the quantity produced of another good as we move along the production possibilities frontier. * The outward-bowed shape of the PPF reflects increasing opportunity cost. The PPF is bowed outward because resources are not all equally productive in all activities. * When goods and services are produced at the lowest possible cost and in the
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Running head: ANTITRUST PRACTICES AND MARKET POWER Antitrust Practices and Market Power A slight inkling of antitrust by the consumers can easily destroy a company’s reputation; bring down years of hard work and dedication. This paper highlights the case of Apple Inc. There was a recent case US vs. Apple‚ that has been on news media. “The Justice Department today released some of the comments it received regarding the ongoing Apple e-book price-fixing case‚ and many of those
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Tariff Cuts in Vietnam The Vietnamese economy began to feel the impact of entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in January. Under its WTO commitments‚ Vietnam has begun to cut tariffs on more than 1800 imported items. The cut is quite large for some commodities‚ such as fabrics‚ where the tariff has dropped from 40 % to 12 %. Taking advantage of the lower tariffs‚ businesses have imported a large quantity of foreign goods‚ and the prices of goods at the retail stores have fallen as the
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|ECON1220 |Principles of Macroeconomics |2012-2013 | |Sections 001-004 |Tutorial Exercise 5 |2nd semester | Short-Answer Questions 1. Suppose you deposit $1‚000 at your bank‚ and the required reserve ratio (r) is 10%. Furthermore‚ assume that banks do not hold any excess reserves‚ and that the public do not hold any cash. Explain the money creation
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• Question 1 1 out of 1 points Use the following demand and supply functions to answer the following question: Demand: Qd = 50 - 4P Supply Qs = 20 + 2P Equilibrium price and quantity are Answer Selected Answer: d. None of the above. Correct Answer: d. None of the above. • Question 2 0 out of 1 points Suppose a frost destroys much of the Florida orange corp. At the same time‚ suppose consumer tastes shift toward orange juice. What would we expect to happen
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As Economics 1. Economics:- 1. The branch of knowledge concerned with the production‚ consumption‚ and transfer of wealth. 2. The condition of a region or group as regards material prosperity. 3. Economics is a science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses 2. Adam Smith Smith believed that competition (the belief that everyone should have a fair chance to compete to make‚ sell‚ and buy goods and services) was the key
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SOLUTION Explicit cost computation Items | GH¢ | Cost of products and services sold | 710‚000 | Selling expenses | 310‚000 | Administrative expenses | 90‚000 | Interest expense (bank loan) 90
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Americans have always had a strong disapproval of taxes‚ especially when they are the ones getting taxed. This was precisely the case during the Whiskey Rebellion occurring from 1791-1794. Farmers outraged by a new excise tax on whiskey protested and refused to pay. However the goal of the taxes was to help pay off a $54‚000‚000 national debt acquired during the Revolutionary War (Historical Spotlight). “Whiskey was a popular drink at the time‚ so such a tax could raise a lot of revenue”(Paul Krugamn
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