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When McDonald's introduced its Dollar Menu strategy in Fall 2002, why was the company hoping the demand for its product was elastic? Did this turn out to be the case? Why or why not?
Both of these companies want to know if they could make some changes in their pricing strategy to increase their sales to college students and thereby increase their overall profits.
can the project be financed when the entrepreneur issues equity? what would be the value of all equity firm now? what would be the value of the levered equiy?
why do you think the compensation plan differ at the two firms? In particular why do you think Kaufmann s pays commission to salespeople, while Parkleigh does not?
Use demand and supply diagram to illustrate each case, and explain each of your diagrams. Outline any two reasons, why the marginal revenue product differs between workers in different jobs.
Two rolls are to be selected without replacement. What is the probability of selecting a defective roll followed by another defective roll?
Suppose a second nation has the following data. Plot the PPC, and then determine which nation has the comparative advantage in which activity.
Test at the 2.5% level of significance whether changes have occurred during the 1-year period. State the critical value for the test. Find the value of the test statistic.
Aassuming that the government's objective is to stabilize output and inflation, use an AD-AS diagram to illustrate how this policy action might actually prove to be counterproductive.
Explain how the circular flow diagram relates to the current economic situation. Using the circular flow diagram, explain a way that your family interacts.
They estimate your share of gas, motel, lift tickets, and other expenses to be around $30. Question: What is your total cost for the trip? Consider - and list - both explicit and implicit costs.
Marginal cost (mc) = 135 + 1.2q as the plant manager, should you recommend to the owners that the plant be shut down for a while? justify your answer using at least two analytical techniques and pre
Explain how each of the following variables will be affected by proposed steps that you have identified in the first part of the discussion: money supply, interest rates.
Prepare a proposal recommending monetary policy actions designed to correct problems with spending, employment, and prices. Defend your choices.
Assuming that the marginal cost is zero to provide the rides to those in attendance, what is the pay-per-ride price (consider only the data given) that will maximize profits? What would be the profi
Assume you have a 1-year investment horizon and are trying to choose among three bonds. If all three bonds are now priced to yield 6% to maturity, what are their prices?
That is, first firm 1 sets its price, then firm 2 sets it price. Identify any subgame perfect Nash equilibria to this game. Explain your reasoning.
Now suppose that disposable income decreases to $100,000 next year, and then remains at $100,000 in all future years. What is permanent income in next year (YP(2012)) and consumption next year (C201
compare and contrast the Nielsen rating or a given episode on a TV series with the comments posted about the same show on TWOP.
Calculate the range of marginal revenues on the vertical portion of the MR curves at the level of output where a kink in demand curves takes place.
Determine if it makes any difference whether a nation's currency depreciates when the economy is operating at less than full capacity versus full capacity. Explain your rationale.
Interest 15% and the firm is expected to grow at an annual rate of 7% (assume growth rate is constant) If the current profits of the firm are $150 million.Why is it important to discount future prof
Given our current economic situation, determine the steps that the Federal Reserve should take to help stabilize our economy.
If the number of labor hours increases by 10% and the number of hours of capital used decreases by 10%, what is the percentage change in output?
There is evidence that homeowners with virtually identical houses tend to ask more if they paid more for the house. What fallacy are they making?