ECON1020 Tutorial 2 Long-Run Economic Growth Chapters 5 & 6 Submission due 6am‚ Monday 23rd of March. Question 1 If we boost productivity‚ we can improve economic growth Tony Abbott (Australian Prime Minister) (a) What is labour productivity? (b) Assuming Mr Abbott was talking about labour productivity‚ discuss this meaning of this quote. Do you agree with it? (c) According to the economic growth model presented in the textbook‚ what are the two key factors which determine labour productivity?
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LINEAR PROGRAMMING FORMULATION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS 7-14 The Electrocomp Corporation manufactures two electrical products: air conditioners and large fans. The assembly process for each is similar in that both require a certain amount of wiring and drilling. Each air conditioner takes 3 hours of wiring and 2 hours of drilling. Each fan must go through 2 hours of wiring and 1 hour of drilling. During the next production period‚ 240 hours of wiring time are available and up to 140 hours of drilling
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Collins’s incremental after-tax return on investment? 80‚000 – 7‚200 = 72‚800-4‚000-62‚400=6‚450-1‚920= $4‚480 which is equal to 28 percent. c. Should Collins liberalize credit if a 15 percent after-tax return on investment is required? Assume Collins also needs to increase its level of inventory to support new sales and that inventory turnover is four times. Yes‚ the actual return was higher than the requirement. d. What would be the total incremental investment in accounts receivable and inventory
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INSTITUTIONS AS A FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH DARON ACEMOGLU 1 ‚ Department of Economics‚ MIT‚ 50 Memorial Drive E52-3806‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02142 e-mail: damn@mit.edu SIMON JOHNSON Sloan School o f h f a ~ g e m e n t ‚ MIT‚ 50 Memorial Drive‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02142 e-mail: sjohnson@mit.edu JAMES A. ROBINSON Deparhnent of Government‚ WCFIA‚ Harvard University‚ 1033 Massachusetts Avenue‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02138 e-mail: jmbinson@gov.harvard.edu Contents Abstract Keywords 1. Introduction
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Stephanie Piris ECO 550 Dr. Gerace Assignment 4 December 20‚ 2012 Long-term Investment Decisions 1. Explain why government regulation is or is not needed‚ citing the major reasons for government involvement in a market economy. Provide support for your explanation. In a free market economy‚ buyers and sellers freely trade with each other according to their own self-interest and the laws of supply and demand. Competitive market forces efficiently allocate resources. The role of government
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Analyze each company’s history‚ product / services‚ major customers‚ major suppliers‚ and leadership and provide a synopsis of each company. Pepsi-Cola began as a drink developed by a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham in his drugstore in 1893. The soft drink was made to be a tonic to aid in digestion and as a refreshing drink that gives an energy boost. This concoction made of pepsin and kola nuts was originally called “Brad’s Drink” named after its inventor‚ but was later changed to Pepsi-Cola
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Micro Economic Exam Long Run versus Short Run 1. Introduction Competitive market equilibrium is the traditional concept of economic equilibrium‚ appropriate for the analysis of commodity markets with flexible prices and many traders. It relies crucially on the assumption of a competitive environment where each trader decides upon a quantity that is so small compared to the total quantity traded in the market that their individual transactions have no influence on the prices. This paper
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Time Value of Money 1) A store offers two payment plans. Under the installment plan‚ you pay 20% down and 20% of the purchase price in each of the next 4 years. If you pay the entire bill immediately‚ you can take a 5% discount from the purchase price. | a. | Calculate the present value of the payments‚ if you can borrow or lend funds at a 7% interest rate. Assume the product sells for $100. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) | Present value
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000 | -$2‚000‚000 | 1 | 500‚000 | | 2 | 500‚000 | | 3 | 500‚000 | | 4 | 500‚000 | | 5 | 500‚000 | | 6 | 500‚000 | | 7 | 500‚000 | 5‚650‚000 | a. Compute the NPV and IRR for the above two projects‚ assuming a 13% required rate of return. b. Discuss the ranking conflict. c. What decision should be made regarding these two projects? Answer: a. NPV of A = $211‚305 NPV of B = $401‚592.64 IRR of A = 16.33% IRR of B = 15.99% b. The later cash flow of B causes
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