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You should assume that the accident at Chernobyl had no effect on the price of hot dogs or Jane's preference of caviar.
Consider the demand and supply curves for several markets - the market for mineral resources, the market for wheat, the market for sugar
When a monopolist maximizes profits, the price is greater than the marginal cost of producing the output.
If the federal government imposes a price ceiling on ice cream and the equilibrium price is above the government's price ceiling:
It is a common observation that wages are sticky downwards. Discuss the implications of this in relation to part (a) of the question.
What objectives are pursued by members of the OPEC cartel? Discuss what actions they can take to achieve these objectives.
Include rationale for the following questions: * How will you increase revenue? * How will you determine the profit-maximizing quantity?
Suppose that the unemployment benefits provided by the private sector (firms) are increased permanently, please answer the following questions:
General state of the economy as measured by real GDP (or real income) and unemployment.
To what extent should managers base their plans on the assumption that customers and suppliers are self-interested? Does it matter? Give examples.
Suppose the station instead seeks to maximize profits from sales of the DVDs. What price should it charge? How many DVDs should it order from which supplier?
What will happen to market equilibrium price and quantity in the short run if, Consumers expect that the price of the good will be higher
A television station is considering the sale of promotional DVDs. It can have the DVDs produced by one of two suppliers.
Explain what natural monopoly is in terms of the relationship between cost curves and the demand curve.
One of the major issues in macroeconomics is disagreement in the debate over policy activism versus policy rules.
What could we say about the pattern of production and trade in this case? (Hint: Try constructing the world relative supply curve.
Explain why the cost structure associated with many kinds of information goods and services might imply a market supplied by a small number of large firms.
During the summer of 1997, Congress and the president agreed on a budget package to balance the federal budget.
Describe a real-life shortage or surplus of a good you have wanted to purchase or market at your workplace. How is this imbalance reconciled in the marketplace?
Which country has the comparative advantage in the production of computers? How did you determine your answer?
a) Find the economic order quantity. b) Find the annual holding costs. c) Find the annual ordering costs. d) What is the reorder point?
What are possible causes of a movement up or down along the demand curve? What are possible causes of a movement up or down along the supply curve?
If Redstone wanted to minimize average total cost, it would produce how many units?
Using the given supply and demand schedule above, graph the supply and demand curves for rap music CDs.
Calculate total sales using the SUM function. Calculate total sales for each quarter. (March, June, and September each represent a quarter.).