Sample questions for Econ 3308-W 2020

3. To be effective, a national drug policy should be affordable, accessible, sustainable, and transparent. In your opinion, what obstacles prevent Canada from achieving these goals? What solutions do you recommend to minimize the effects of these obstacles?

Explain the difference between the practice of advertising and the practice of public relations. Find an example of an ad that delivers sales and one that creates a public positive attitude. (If possible, find examples from the same company).

Sample questions for Econ 3308-W 2020.

15. According to the latest data, there are approximately 7.3 million obese adults and more than 600,000 obese school-aged children in Canada. Prevalence estimates based on waist circumference are even worse as 37% of adults and 13% of youth are abdominally obese. Obesity therefore, creates a large burden on Canada’s health cost and the economy. Comment.

Suppose you want to analyze the level of foreign aid that Canada gives to developing countries each year. You are told that Canada’s aid depends on the population of these countries, their level of poverty, and how good governance is in these countries (measured by absence of corruption, etc.) Indicating your notation, write this information:

i) As a general function.

ii) As a linear function.

iii) Comment on the likely sign of the coefficients in your linear function. (Note: your mark will depend heavily on the quality of your explanation. So be sure to be clear; explain your line of reasoning.)

Assume that you are on the collective bargaining panel discussing the wage talks representing the employers. What are some points you will use to defend the employers on why an increase of the wages above the inflation rate should be turned down as it is detrimental to the economy?

Discuss how issues related to the spread of the corona virus is affecting the following variables within your country.

a.         Unemployment

b.        Consumer demand

c.         Government spending

What aspect of company’s financial statements do bank examine carefully

Please explain carefully

The European Union (EU) has always been touted as a prime example of a successful economic union. However, many persons started questioning the strength of the EU after the UK left earlier this year. Assume that you are an advisor to the committee that deals with the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) and that some members of the committee are having doubts about the success of the CSME based on what is happening with the EU. Presents a case for the Caribbean to still try to make the CSME a reality.

Economics history question: (just need 2-3 sentences per question thanks).

The First Great Wave of Globalization: Migration

a. What are three factors affecting the decision to emigrate?

b. How did the composition or origins of immigrants to the US change over time?

c. Why were immigrants “instant adults” in the US?

d. Were immigrants substitutes or complements to American workers?

Discuss TWO benefits the UK probably experienced as a result using their own currency.

3. A carbon tax makes the individuals and firms to pay for the full social cost of carbon pollution. Do you think the carbon tax is a good policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Australia? Why or why not? Whenever appropriate, you should supplement your answers with suitable diagrams.

(Hint: What are the pros and cons of a carbon tax?)

Please assist if familiar with economics. thanks.

An equipment has an initial cost of $20,000 and a useful life of 7 years. Each year the equipment decreases in value by 15%. The operating and maintenance cost is $1200 the first year and increases thereafter by $1000. Additionally, it has a breakdown cost of $2500 the first year and increases by $1500 henceforth. Create a table to display all necessary costs and show the annual marginal cost. Interest rate is 10%.

On Juan’s twenty-sixth birthday, he invested $7,500 in a retirement account. Each year thereafter, he deposited 8 percent more than the previous deposit. The account paid annual compound interest of 5 percent. If Juan decided to wait 10 years before investing for retirement,

how much would he have to invest at that time to have the same account balance on his sixtieth birthday?

please round the answer to the nearest Dollar !

The answer is not 20,306.24 it is wrong i have tried it.  

Economics history question

a). What does the arbitrage inequality tell us about trade costs if we know prices in both markets and markets are fully competitive?

b). How can trade can rise even if trade costs do not change?

c). Explain why the division of labor is determined by the “extent of the market”.