Price |
Quantity demanded |
Quantity supplied |
3 |
1200 |
600 |
6 |
1000 |
700 |
9 |
800 |
800 |
12 |
600 |
900 |
15 |
400 |
1000 |
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On the basis of the following Marginal utility data for products X and Y Assume that the prices of X and Y are $2 and $4 respectively and that the consumer's income is $16.
Units of X |
MUx |
MUx/ Px |
MUy |
MUy/Py |
1 |
20 |
48 |
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2 |
18 |
40 |
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3 |
16 |
36 |
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4 |
14 |
32 |
||
5 |
12 |
24 |
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6 |
10 |
12 |
Refer to the above data. How many units of the two products will the consumer purchase to achieve the equilibrium?
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uppose Venezuela can produce petroleum at a lower opportunity
cost because of its natural resources, and China can produce
clothing at a low opportunity cost because of its population and
level of industrial development.
Which statement below regarding comparative advantage is
NOT true?
China has a comparative advantage in clothing production.
Venezuela can produce clothing at low opportunity cost.
Venezuela has a comparative advantage in petroleum production.
China can produce petroleum at high opportunity cost.
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Which statement below regarding monetary and fiscal policy is FALSE?
If AD increases too much, prices will increase and AD will return to equilibrium.
The inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment is known as the Phillips Curve.
Expansionary policy causes AD to shift to the left.
The situation where unemployment is high and inflation is high is stagflation.
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Outline why the culture of a Country might influence the cost of doing Business in that Country. Illustrate your answer with examples.
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Consider a Doctor in hebron, his opponunity cost of staying in his clinic is 50 per hour. The clinic weekly rent is 3OO and electrity and other costs is 10/hour. Normally the doctor stay 4 hours in his clinic per day:
a, What is the marginal cost of staying for one more hour?
b. If the Doctor expect 3 patients in the fifth hour and he
charge 25/patient , is it sensible 10 stay open for the extra hour?
Explain your answer
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The economic functions of the public sector are: 1) Legal framework (property rights and enforcement of contracts), 2) Correct for market failure (no, the market won't do it...that's why it's called market failure), 3) provide common and public goods
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1. Economists classify all of the following as physical capital,
except_______?
a. $20.00 bill
b. Mc Rotunda building where an economics class meets
c. A photocopier
d. A railroad car
e. A factory
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The Economics 207 chapter discusses "Market inefficiencies: Externalities and Public Goods"
The 2 part question is:
a) If there is a positive externality associated with a market activity and the government does not intervene to correct for it, what will be the result of the market activity in terms of efficiency...overallocation or underallocation of resources to the market activity? Discuss your answer.
b) If there is a negative externality associated with a market activity and the government does not intervene to correct for it, what will be the result of the market activity in terms of efficiency....overallocation or under allocation of resources to the market activity? Discuss your answer.
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Add explain please
1. In the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model, when does the aggregate quantity of goods demanded increase?
a. when the expected price level rises
b. when the dollar appreciates
c. when real wealth rises
d. when the interest rate rises
2. What would cause the real exchange rate of the Canadian dollar to depreciate?
a. the imposition of Canadian government import quotas
b. capital flight from Canada
c. an increase in the Canadian government budget deficit
d. an decrease in the world interest rate
3. According to the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model, in the long run what is the impact of an increase in the money supply?
a. It increases GDP, but it does not change the price level
b. It increases the price level, but it does not change real GDP
c. It lowers both the price level and real GDP
d. It increases both the price level and real GDP
4. How would aggregate demand change if foreign incomes increase and the exchange rate value of the dollar increases?
a. Neither change would affect aggregate demand.
b. The increase in income would decrease aggregate demand; the increase in the exchange rate would increase aggregate demand.
c. The increase in income would increase aggregate demand; the increase in the exchange rate would decrease aggregate demand.
d. Both changes would decrease aggregate demand.
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A monopolist is a:
Price taker |
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Price maker |
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Efficient firm |
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Firm with high consumer welfare |
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Consider a 2x2 pure exchange Edgeworth box economy. Each consumer is endowed with two units of x and one unit of y. Consumer A has (strictly) monotonic preferences over good x and is otherwise indifferent between any levels of good y. The preferences for consumer B are given by Ub(x, y) = x + 2y. What ratio of prices Px/Py will clear both markets?
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TYPED ANSWER PLEASE
In present COVID-19 circumstances the government put the restriction on the hiking the prices of the medical items such as “face mask, Sanitizer and the Hand gloves).
Similarly, during the “Ramadan” government put restriction on raising the prices of the essential commodities used during this festive month of “Ramadan”
Considering these situation Discuss concept of
(a) Price Celling and Price Floor ( support with different example)
(b) Analyze the outcome of government intervention by applying these two restrictions.
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What were the major battles that occurred during the first part of 1862. Why were they so significant?
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