Market economy compared to planned economy in terms of allocating scarce resources By: Habab Mohamed In the purpose of allocating the resources of a certain country‚ controlling the market flow‚ adjusting and making the rules and policies to manage the market in addition to the pricing of goods in terms of maintaining an efficient economy growth of a certain country‚ economists have been struggling to answer the very questioning issue; what is the most effective economy system in terms of
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Chapter 3—Supply and Demand Question 1. Draw a demand curve with an equilibrium price and quantity‚ show what happens on your diagram when each of the following events occurs. Explain whether each of the following events represents a (i) shift of the demand curve or (ii) a movement along the demand curve. (a) A store owner finds that customers are willing to pay more for umbrellas on rainy days (b) When XYZ Telecom‚ a long-distance telephone service provider‚ offered
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com/article/2012/09/21/japan-wheat-feed-idINL4E8KL2DC20120921 Analysis about Japanese corn market with the real application of supply-demand model and elasticity theories Yu Liu MSF(1352749) It is reported that Japan designs to import almost half more wheat than its March estimate to satisfy the domestic need for animal feed food. A serious of negative factors‚ especially the serious drought in USA‚ resulted in the skyrocketing price of corn. The demand for corn has fiercely decreased and Japan is forced
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during the Lenten period fish prices increase and before the Divali festival chicken prices decrease? During the Lenten period most Christians in Trinidad and Tobago would fast from something they like most and for some reason most stay away from meats and eat fish only. Christians in Trinidad and Tobago accounts for approximately 1/3 of the population which is around 433000 people and when this amount of people decides to eat fish only the fishermen needs to supply them. Fishermen would try every
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Equilibrium Price Equilibrium Quantity (Refer Diagram No 01) =Rs.700/=200 units 1 Diagram No 01 1000 900 900 900 800 800 800 700 700 PRICE 600 600 500 600 500 500 Demand quantity 400 Supply quantity 300 200 100 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Quantity (b) If the price is Rs 600/-‚ which is below equilibrium price and there will be an excess demand (150 CD’s to 250 CD’s). Due to the competition among buyers to buy CD’s‚ competing buyers would offer higher price to induce
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more information. We know that the demand for a product is elastic if: Select correct option: When price rises‚ revenue rises. When price rises‚ revenue falls. When price rises‚ quantity demanded rises. When price falls‚ quantity demanded rises The demand for chicken is downward-sloping. Suddenly the price of chicken rises from Rs. 130 per kg to Rs. 140 per kg. This will cause: Select correct option: The demand curve of chicken to shift to the right. The demand curve of chicken to shift to the left
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Economics as defined in the text is ’the study of how human beings coordinate their wants and desires‚ given the decision-making mechanisms‚ social customs‚ and political realities of the society’. (Colander‚ 5th Ed) Encarta defines economics as ’the study of production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services’. So basically economics is how to produce something people want‚ whether it is a tangible item or a service to them. This study however is not as cut and dry as it may sound‚ for
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Up Law of supply and demand: Sony‚ Nintendo‚ and Microsoft Many big industries now focus on the production of the best product/services for the people and other companies. Industries such as Sony‚ Microsoft‚ and Nintendo have developed new consoles ranging from prices of $499.99 to $199.99. But how does the law of supply and demand affect their pricing? Also are these products elastic and how many substitutes are available? The Sony‚ Microsoft‚ and Nintendo industries set their prices based on the
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Laptop’‚ whose market we are going to analyze. Assume that exogenous (external) forces are equal in magnitude‚ while supply–demand curves are unitary elastic. Given a certain event/scenario‚ (a) analyze the curve/s affected‚ shifts or movements and the direction‚ and (b) effect to equilibrium price (P*) and equilibrium quantity (Q*) Scenario 1 a. Prices of optical drives suddenly increase The production cost has increased so the supply decreases and eventually the price go up. The
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and Canada‚ progress and grow in population‚ more demands for energy and fuel are created. Likewise‚ as less advanced countries bring themselves into the global economy‚ they will also have increased energy and oil demands. So then the question begs‚ where are the resources for these demands coming from and what options will there be for future demands? Given current needs and forecasting the global needs of the future‚ a brief economic analysis will show what the world is up against. Energy
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