example how does QE affect the exchange rate of a country? Ceteris paribus‚ if a country engages in QE‚ this will normally lead to a depreciation of its exchange rate. It is possible that QE will increase the money supply and via the quantity theory of money (MV=PT) lead to a rise in inflation. Speculators believing that this will happen then sell domestic currency thus causing the currency to depreciate. It is true that as yet QE has not caused significant increases in the money supply
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the company’s current/retained earnings Dividend Yield = yield a company pays its shareholders in the form of dividends; calculated by the amount of dividends paid per share over the course of the year divided by the stock price P/E Ratio = (aka the price earnings ratio) most common measure of how pricey the stock is; equivalent to a stock’s market capitalization divided by its post tax earnings over a year’s period Defining the Market The retail industry is comprised of
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A production possibilities frontier (PPF) is a curve showing the maximum attainable combinations of two products that may be produced with available resources and current technology. At which point is the country’s future growth rate likely to be the highest? Briefly explain why. Point W (top) because it is where the most resources are used to produce capital goods. What happens if a country produces a combination of goods that efficiently uses all of the resources available in the economy? The
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Microeconomic First Homework Chapter 1 4. You win $100 in a basketball pool. You have a choice between spending the money now or putting it away for a year in a bank account that pays 5 percent interest. What is the opportunity cost of spending the 100$ now? Answer: By spending the money right away the opportunity cost is 5 percent of 100 dollars that is 5 dollars plus the 100$ itself. So the total opportunity cost is $105‚- 5. The company that you manage has invested $5 million in developing
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Aqsa Kiran Prof. Moinul Islam 7th Feb‚ 2015 Intermediate Microeconomics PPE-3100 Home Work -1 1. Suppose a teenager has $20 and likes both rap music (R) and country music (C) with a set of preferences so that U = C1/2R1/2. Suppose that the iTunes price of a rap music song is and the price of a country music song is. Find optimum levels of R and C. What is the greatest level of affordable utility (Use Lagrange method)? U = C^1/2 R ^1/2 Constrain = Pc +PR = 20 Applying Lagrange Method
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BQOE II FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROECONOMICS Munzarina Ahmad Samidi Norehan Abdullah Jamal Ali Zalina Mohd. Mohaideen Project Directors: Prof. Dr. Mansor Fadzil Prof. Dr. Shaari Abd. Hamid Open University Malaysia Munzarina Ahmad Samidi Norehan Abdullah Jamal Ali Zalina Mohd. Mohaideen Universiti Utara Malaysia Wan Azman Saini Wan Ngah Universiti Putra Malaysia Lilian Kek Siew Yick Open University Malaysia Module Writers: Moderators: Translated & Edited: Pearson (M) Sdn. Bhd. Compiled
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Considering the elements of microeconomics‚ create a list of three (3) best practices that would benefit any small business or start-up. Explain your rationale. The element of microeconomics is every business endeavor is an exchange between a buyer and a seller. Understanding the factors that determine demand and supply is the first best practice that would benefit a small business startup. The demand reflects the willingness and ability of buyers to purchase goods and services at different prices
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decrease owner’s capital). 2. Paid rent (decrease cash‚ decrease owner’s capital). 3. Reflected supplies expense (decrease supplies on hand‚ decrease owner’s capital). d) Borrowed money from a bank (increase cash‚ increase notes payable). Q2 a) b) c) d) e) f) g) No effect Decrease Decrease No effect Increase Increase Increase Q3 Use accounting equation ASSETS = LIAB + (CAPITAL + EARNINGS) $400‚000 Assets - $160‚000 Liabilities = $240‚000 Owners’ Equity and - 200‚000 (Capital) = $40‚000 (Retained Earnings)
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Microeconomic and Tourism I. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………. II. The significance of tourism to economic. ………………………………………… III. The impact of tourism on local society. …………………………………………... IV. The effects of tourism on microeconomics……………………………………….. V. UAE as an example for the subject. ………………………………………………. VI. Clusters and competitiveness of the UAE. ……………………………................ VII. Conclusion. ………………………………………………………………………… VIII. List of figures. ………………………………………………………………………
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It is often said that a good theory is one that can be refuted by an empirical‚ data-oriented study. Explain why a theory that cannot be evaluated empirically is not a good theory. A theory is useful only if it succeeds in explaining and predicting the phenomena it was intended to explain. If a theory cannot be evaluated or tested by comparing its predictions to known facts and data‚ then we have no idea whether the theory is valid. If we cannot validate the theory‚ we cannot have any confidence
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