Econ 302 Name:_____________________ Fall 2014 Problem Set 1 (Thursday September 18‚ 2014 In class – no extensions) Please Print and Answer in the Provided Space 1) Consider the following estimates for an iPad sold in Canada in 2010: retail price $550 (say at Best Buy)‚ Apple (a U.S. corporation) wholesale price $475‚ Apple intermediate costs $385. Of Apple’s intermediate costs‚ $100 was wholly produced by U.S. manufacturers‚ and $285 from other foreign producers. Suppose the production chain was
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Running Head: MACRO ECONOMICS Macro Economics Econ 214 Problem Set 3 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. Will increases in government spending financed by borrowing help promote a strong recovery from a severe recession. Why or why not? 2. Does fiscal policy have a strong impact on aggregate demand? Did the shift of the federal budget from deficit to surplus during the 1990s weaken aggregate demand? Did
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Unit 1 Problem Set 1 26. Surgery Versus Splints A study compared surgery and splinting for subjects suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. It was found that among 73 patients treated with surgery‚ there was a 92% success rate. Among 83 patients treated with splints‚ there was a 72% success rate. Calculations using those results showed that if there really is no difference in success rates between surgery and splints‚ then there is about 1 chance in 1000 of getting success rates like the ones obtained
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Comprehensive Problem 67 (Ch. 5) Ken is 63 years old and unmarried. He retired at age 55 when he sold his business‚ Understock.com. Though Ken is retired‚ he is still very active. Ken reported the following financial information this year. Assume Ken’s modified adjusted gross income for purposes of the bond interest exclusion and for determining the taxability of his Social Security benefits is $70‚000 and that Ken files as a single taxpayer. Determine Ken’s 2009 gross income. a. Ken won $1
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FBE 421 Prof. Briggs Problem Set #1 Please print out this document and clearly handwrite your answers to each of the questions below in the space provided. Show all your work accordingly. A. Calculate LTM (a) Revenue and (b) Net Income for Costco Wholesale (COST) using their latest financial statements as of 3Q2011. 77946+60737-53821=84‚862 MM Revenue 1303+984-871= 1‚416 MM Net-income B. Calculate Costco’s LTM (a) EBIT and (b) EBITDA. 2077+1677-1389=2‚365 MM EBIT (2077+795)+(1677+582)-(1389+549)=
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Problem Set – June 11th 1. How does our spatial representation of time constitute an element of consciousness? Jaynes outlines six essential features to consciousness in modern humans. The first is spatialization. This describes the ability to metaphorically construct abstract concepts in a spatial map. For example‚ think about human history from about 1000 AD to today. How did you conceive of this concept? Did you see a timeline running left to right‚ with bullet points for the Norman Conquest
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Week 4 – Check Your Understanding: Chapter 7 Exercise 1‚ 6‚ 8‚ and 9 1. In the Deep Creek Mining Company example described in this chapter (Table 7.1)‚ suppose again that labor is the variable input and capital is the fixed input. Specifically‚ assume that the firm owns a piece of equipment having a 500-bhp rating. a. Complete the following table: |LABOR INPUT L (NO. OF WORKERS)|TOTAL PRODUCT TPL (=|MARGINAL PRODUCT MPL |AVAERAGE PRODUCT APL | | |Q)
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ACC 422 Week 4 WileyPLUS Assignment To purchase this material click http://www.assignmentcloud.com/ACC-422/ACC-422-Week-4-WileyPLUS-Assignment For more classes visit www.assignmentcloud.com ACC 422 Week 4 WileyPLUS Assignment Exercise 11-4 Wenner Furnace Corp. purchased machinery for $650‚070 on May 1‚ 2012. It is estimated that it will have a useful life of 10 years‚ salvage value of $34‚950‚ production of 559‚200 units‚ and working hours of 25‚000. During 2013‚ Wenner Corp. uses the machinery
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Economics 500 – Problem Set #3 Consider a firm producing an output Q using the two inputs “labor” (L) and “capital” (K) according to the production function Q = K.5L.5 (i.e.‚ the amount of output produced Q is equal to the square root of K times the square root of L). Suppose that the firm is in a short-run situation in which K is fixed at one unit (K = 1) but labor is variable. Suppose that the user cost of capital‚ r‚ is $48 for each unit of K and that the wage rate‚ w‚ the cost of one unit
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file of ACC 421 Week 2 Individual Assignments contains: EXERCISE 2-2 (15–20 minutes) EXERCISE 2-4 (15–20 minutes) EXERCISE 2-7 EXERCISE 2-7 (Continued) EXERCISE 3-5 (10–15 minutes) Business - Accounting ACC 421 All Week 2 Assignments – Individual Assignment Includes: ACC 421 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment with 2 part excel spreadsheet included ACC 421 Week 2 Individual Assignment with 4 part excel spreadsheet included ACC 421 Week 2 Discussion
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