elasticity of demand (PED) is the responsiveness of quantity demanded in relation to the price. Normally as price increases for an elastic good the quantity demanded will fall. This is affected by how many close substitutes there are for the good and if the good is a luxury good (jewelry) or a necessary good (food). If the price of a certain type of cheese increases‚ less will be demanded because there are many substitutes available such as other brands of cheese. The inelasticity of demand is applicable
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large number of small private enterprises. Production and management strategies are made by private capitalists according to changing in market supply and demand. Private capitalists are free to participate or exit the economic activity of any of industries. The form of price is spontaneous in market. It shows the change of supply and demand‚ it can distribute the scarce resources to producers‚ and also distributes goods and services to consumers. Consumer rights Consumers are the main part of
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are careless‚ sloppy‚ and less than professional. For the rest of your life you will be creating your brand: please think about what you are saying about yourself when you do any work for someone else! 1. Consider a monopolist where the market demand curve for the produce is given by P = 520 – 2Q. This monopolist has marginal costs that can be expressed as MC = 100 + 2Q and total costs that can be expressed as TC = 100Q + Q2 + 50. a. Given the above information‚ what is this monopolist’s profit
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Supplement to Unit - II BEHIND THE DEMAND CURVE: THE THEORY OF CONSUMER CHOICE Here‚ the purpose is to explain the derivation of the demand function and to provide an understanding of the consumer decision-making process. Consumer Preferences Individuals make choices based on their personal tastes and preferences. Tastes and preferences are shaped by many factors. Some of the factors are family environment‚ physical condition‚ age‚ sex‚ education‚ religion‚ and location. In the analysis that
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An oligopoly describes a market situation in which there are limited or few sellers. Each seller knows that the other seller or sellers will react to its changes in prices and also quantities. This can cause a type of chain reaction in a market situation. In the world market there are oligopolies in steel production‚ automobiles‚ semi-conductor manufacturing‚ cigarettes‚ cereals‚ and also in telecommunications. Often times oligopolistic industries supply a similar or identical product. These
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MICROECONOMICS ASSIGNMENT Demand & Supply of Lauric Oil TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1.1 What is lauric oil? And what are its applications? Page 3 2. Factors affecting demand 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Population and food demand Crude oil and biodiesel Prices of palm and other vegetable oil Important events of Year 2011 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 3. Factors affecting supply 3.1 3.2 3.3 Climate Incremental supply forecast for 2011 – 2012 New policy highlights Page 8 Page 8 Page 10
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days B. work fewer hours than they will on slower days C. work more hours than they will on slower days D. not work any hours 12) A firm’s demand for labor is derived from the A. opportunity costs associated with labor and leisure B. desires and needs of the entrepreneur C. cost of labor inputs D. demand for its output 13) Owen runs a delivery business and currently employs three drivers. He owns three vans that employees use to make deliveries‚ but
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economy. * The world oil price rises sharply. * U.S. businesses expect future profits to fall. a. Explain for each event whether it changes short-run aggregate supply‚ long-run aggregate supply‚ aggregate demand‚ or some combination of them. A deep recession in the world economy decreases aggregate demand. A sharp rise in oil prices decreases short-run aggregate supply. The expectation of lower future profits decreases investment and decreases aggregate demand. b. Explain the separate effects
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Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. The first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859. Since those two historic discoveries‚ technology and industry have exponentially grown to a point of absolute necessity today. The requirement of energy and oil throughout the world grows with advancement. As developed countries‚ like the United States‚ Japan‚ China‚ and Canada‚ progress and grow in population‚ more demands for energy and fuel are created. Likewise‚ as less advanced countries bring
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The Demand for Resources Multiple Choice Questions Derived dema1 1. Resource pricing is important because: A) resource prices are a major determinant of money incomes. B) resource prices allocate scarce resources among alternative uses. C) resource prices‚ along with resource productivity‚ are important to firms in minimizing their costs. D) of all of the above reasons. Answer: D 2. Which of the following statements best illustrates the concept of derived demand? A)
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