After having described the functioning of the walrasian economy (links with the various schools ,hypotheses ,conclusions) you will discuss its contributions of its limits.
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Country A and B each have 1000 units of labour. In-country A one unit of labour can produce 10 computers or 30 kg of cheese. Country B can use one unit of labour to produce 14 KG of cheese or 16 computers. Suppose country B follows its comparative advantage in deciding what to produce and trades with Country A at a trade price of 1.7 kg of cheese per computer and country B consumes 6400 computers at home, then country B gain from trade would be
______ kg of cheese
do not round your calculations untik you reach the final answer. Round two decimals.
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Tell the economic story of the US 2000-2010 decade. Be sure to include specific examples and data points that help tell the story. Like a brief overview of what happened in the economy.
You can include things like the GDP, civilian unemployment rate, interest rates, unemployment/inflation, foreign trade, and fiscal policys that effected this decade. Not too much information but just an overview. Thanks!
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A manufacturing company is planning to purchase a conveyor belt. They would like you to compare two following conveyor belt options and let them know which conveyor belt company should purchase at MARR is 12%. Justify your answer using PW analysis.
Convey belt 1: initial cost 30,000 and annual maintence cost is 5,000 decreased by 800 each year until the end of its life. the annual savings is 20,000 and salvage is 10,000. The useful life is 3 years.
convey belt 2: Initial cost is 30,000 and annual maintenance cost is 10,000 decreased by 12% each year until the end of its life. annual savings is 15,000 increased by 22%. The salvage value is 20,000 and the useful life is 4 years
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Because technology is rapidly changing the world,
grandparents aren’t the experts they were in past generations when
the pace of change was slower. A mobile society and large
segregated “adult” communities keep grandparents and grandchildren
apart for most of their lives.
Children today look to their peers to teach them
“important” things such as the best TV show, the newest fashions,
drug information, sex information, etc. According to Robert and
Shirley Strom, this undermines our society because it breaks it up
into special interest groups who feel they have nothing in common
with each other.
Do you agree with the Stroms' assessment? Why or why
not? How might this phenomenon affect generativity? Does it matter?
If we should improve intergenerational relations, how could we best
go about doing it?
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Buck is an accounting major. After completing 75% of the required more credits toward an accounting degree, Buck decided that couldn’t spend his career stuck in an office, and wanted to become a Police Officer. Buck however, remembered the lessons on marginal analysis and sunk cost from his macroeconomics class and decided to complete his accounting degree.
Explain how Buck could have arrived at this decision.
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Consider National Competitive Advantage and determine whether firms from a particular country have a global advantage in their firm’s industry.
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To recover your investment and earn a MARR of 10% per year, how long will you have to own a business that costs $230,000 to setup, generates $50,000 per year in income and has $15,000 per year in expenses ?
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Nick, a director of the NH Oil Corporation, is specially trained in petroleum trading. The Corporation’s board approves several deals in which it pays too much for petroleum. If Nick approves all the deals without first reviewing them, he is most likely:
_____6) Daisy is a director of Extra Corporation. At a meeting of the board of directors, Daisy strongly opposes a proposal for Extra to merge with Filler Inc. because the merger would result in Daisy losing her board position and certain private benefits. If the merger would otherwise be an excellent financial deal for Extra, Daisy’s opposition likely:
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The French Government announced that it will need to spend 8 billion Euros to repair Notre Dame cathedral. At the same time, the Filipino Government announced it was going to spend 20 million pisos to rebuild a bridge in Manila that was destroyed in a recent mudslide. Economists at the International Monetary Fund have posted data on income and consumption patterns for both France and the Philippines posted below. Based on this data:
1) What will be expected overall GDP growth in France resulting from the Notre Dame cathedral repair?
2.) What will be expected overall GDP growth in the Philippines resulting from the Manila bridge rebuilding project?
3.) Explain why the growth amounts in relation to the project sizes differs for France versus the Philippines.
French Consumption Patterns Per Disposable Income Level:
|
Disposable Income Level |
Consumption Amount |
|
25,000 € |
17,500 € |
|
27,000 € |
18,900 € |
|
29,000 € |
20,300 € |
|
31,000 € |
21,700 € |
|
33,000 € |
23,100 € |
|
35,000 € |
24,500 € |
|
37,000 € |
25,900 € |
Filipino Consumption Patterns Per Disposable Income Level:
|
Disposable Income Level |
Consumption Amount |
|
₱11,500 |
₱10,350 |
|
₱12,000 |
₱10,800 |
|
₱12,500 |
₱11,250 |
|
₱13,000 |
₱11,700 |
|
₱13,500 |
₱12,150 |
|
₱14,000 |
₱12,600 |
|
₱14,500 |
₱13,050 |
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(B) Discuss the economic policies conducted by policymakers in the United States in response to the spread of COVID-19. Discuss how effective these policies are in dealing with the economic consequences of this event. Use concepts and tools from macroeconomics to support your answer.
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International economics Name:____________________
Balance of Payments
1. Use the table below to answer the following questions.
a. Classify the transactions below by putting a dollar value in the appropriate column. Total the columns at the bottom. The first is done as an example.
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Transaction |
Current Account: Inflow of Dollars |
Current Account: Outflow of Dollars |
Financial Account: Inflow of Dollars |
Financial Account: Outflow of Dollars |
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A |
A U.S. business sells $400 of soybeans to China |
$400 |
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B |
A Chinese financial firm buys $800 15% stake in U.S. based firm |
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C |
U.S. workers in Ireland receive $350 in payments |
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D |
A Chinese firm sells $1100 of machinery to the U.S. |
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E |
A Chinese airline provides $200 of flights to U.S. residents |
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F |
A U.S. firm buys 20% ownership in a German business for $1000 |
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G |
A U.S. financial firm buys $700 of Japanese bonds |
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H |
A U.K. financial firm buys $1050 of U.S. stocks, none totaling over 10% of outstanding shares |
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I |
Armenians in U.S. send $100 home to relatives |
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J |
Chinese financial firm earns $100 in interest from U.S. treasuries held |
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L |
U.S. provides advertising for Japanese automakers for $600 |
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Column Totals |
b. Does the U.S. have a current account surplus (inflow of dollars) or deficit (outflow of dollars)? How much?
c. Does the U.S. financial account have a net inflow of dollars or a net outflow of dollars? How much?
Use the letters in the first column to answer the following questions.
d. Which transaction(s) represent a remittance? ________
e. Which transaction(s) represent a direct investment? ________
f. Which transaction(s) represent a U.S. export of goods? ________
g. Which transaction(s) represent a U.S. service export? ________
h. Which transaction(s) represent a portfolio investment? ________
i. What is the total amount of dollar inflows? __________
j. What is the total amount of dollar outflows? __________
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York Airlines offers three classes of service on their flights between Toronto and Vancouver: economy, premium economy, and business class. Andrew, a student, is willing to pay a maximum of $300 for an economy class ticket, but is willing to pay up to $100 extra to travel in premium economy or in business class. Rebecca, a successful CEO, is willing to pay up to $500 for an economy class ticket, $800 for a premium economy ticket, and $1,000 for a business class ticket. For simplicity, suppose that York Airlines’ marginal costs are negligible (it has to pay a fixed cost to fly the airplane, but there are no marginal costs per seat sold, regardless of the class of service), so the management of the airline simply wants to maximize revenues.
(a) If the airline could perfectly price-discriminate, what class of service, and at what price, would it offer to each of the travelers? What would be the airline’s total revenues in such a case?
(b) Now suppose that the airline cannot perfectly price-discriminate; they must offer tickets in all classes of service to all customers, and tickets in a particular class of service must be sold at the same price to all customers. Suppose that the airline management decides to charge $300 for economy class tickets, $399.99 for premium economy tickets, and $1,000 for business class tickets. What kind of ticket will Andrew purchase? What kind will Rebecca purchase? What are York Airline’s total revenues?
(c) Suppose that business class tickets go on sale, and their price falls to $790. What kind of ticket will Andrew purchase? What kind will Rebecca purchase? What are York Airline’s total revenues?
(d) Suppose that the airline decides to reduce the cost of business class tickets even further, cutting the price down to $590. What kind of ticket will Andrew purchase? What kind will Rebecca purchase? Is this a good pricing strategy for the airline?
(e) Now suppose that York Airlines decides to get rid of the premium economy seats on their fleet. They maintain their $300 economy class tickets, but increase the price of business class tickets back up to $790. Is this a good strategy for the airline?
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1. What is meant by the real exchange rate? What behaviors of the real exchange rate led economists to reject strong versions of PPP?
2. What is meant by a half-life? Why did Rogoff think half-lives are too long?
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