Kelsea Shick Economics October 5‚ 2010 An economic system consists of production‚ distribution/consumption of goods and services of an economy (Grolier). Without any of the above an economy would not become as industrialized and successful as either the
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ECONOMICS ASSIGNMENT Glossary SA – South Africa GDP – Gross Domestic Product FDI – Foreign Direct Investment MBA 2013 January Intake 1 ECONOMICS ASSIGNMENT Question 1 Using appropriate diagram‚ illustrate and explain what has happened in the Chinese economy since 2005? What have been the year-on-year GDP growth rates and what‚ in your opinion‚ has led to this performance? What are some of the other economic problems China seems to be experiencing? Over the past three decades
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Question 2 (0.5/0.5) Exhibit 2–4 Production possibilities curve data | A | B | C | D | E | F | Capital goods | 150 | 140 | 120 | 90 | 50 | 0 | Consumer goods | 0 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | | | | | | | | In Exhibit 2-4‚ the concept of increasing opportunity costs is represented by the fact that: a) Greater amounts of capital goods must be sacrificed to produce each additional unit of consumption goods. Question 4 (0.5/0.5) As shown in Exhibit 8-3‚ in order to
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Quiz 1 1. An increase in the imports of clothing into the U.S from India wills benefits the____________ & hurt the___________. A) U.S. clothing producers; Indian clothing producers B) Indian consumers; Indian clothing producers C) U.S consumers; Indian clothing producers D) U.S consumers; U.S clothing produces 2. Suppose Country A‚ a labor-abundant country‚ produces only wheat & cloth. The following equations illustrate the prices & costs of wheat and cloth in
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Assess the view that making an oligopolistic market more contestable is the best way to improve the efficiency of that market. The theory of perfectly contestable markets was presented as a generalization of the theory of perfectly competitive markets and was presented as providing guidelines for the conduct of regulation‚ namely to allow freedom of entry and exit and to ensure equal access of competitors. An oligopolistic market is a particular market that is controlled by a small number of firms
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The purpose of this paper is to prepare a speech that will be provided to a number of reporters that are not well versed with economics. In this paper I will put emphasis on international trade and foreign exchange rates and how those affect the GDP‚ domestic markets‚ and students. I will also outline some of the benefits on goods and services that are imported from other countries and how those contribute to our economy in the United States. What happens when the dollar-value of goods and services
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Sample Midterm #1 Questions 1. Which of the following does not constitute a form of direct foreign investment? a. Franchising b. International trade c. Joint ventures d. Acquisitions of existing operations e. Establishment of new foreign subsidiaries 2. Which of the following theories identifies specialization as a reason for international business? a. theory of comparative advantage. b. imperfect markets theory. c. product cycle theory. d. none of the above 3. Agency costs faced by multinational
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1. A nation’s standard of living is best measured by its a. | real GDP. | b. | real GDP per person. | c. | nominal GDP. | d. | nominal GDP per person. | 2. Productivity is defined as the quantity of a. | labor required to produce a nation’s GDP. | b. | labor required to produce one unit of goods and services. | c. | goods and services produced from each unit of labor input. | d. | goods and services produced per unit of time. | 3. The equipment and structures available to
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1. Suppose that there are two states that do not trade: Iowa and Nebraska. Each state produces the same two goods: corn and wheat. For Iowa the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of wheat is 3 bushels of corn. For Nebraska the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is 3 bushels of wheat. Present production is: | |Iowa |Nebraska | |Wheat |20 million bushels
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Opportunity Cost‚ Supply and Demand 1. The following table shows output per hour for Martha and Stewart who make gift baskets and potholders: (a) What is the opportunity cost of a gift basket for Martha? What is the opportunity cost of a gift basket for Stewart? Who has a comparative advantage in producing gift baskets? How can you tell? (b) What is the opportunity cost of a potholder for Martha? What is the opportunity cost of a potholder for Stewart? Who
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