scarcity force us to make choices? 3. Can we measure the "cost" of our choices? 4. How does supply and demand inform the choices of consumers and business owners? Why is studying supply and demand useful? 5. What factors affect supply and demand? 6. How are prices determined? 7. What is "money"? 8. What gives money its value? 9. Why can’t we just print more currency to solve financial problems? Answers (1-9): 1. Economics is present in our every day life. It has 3 main ideas “What to produce
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gas prices on a sign sitting in front of it. The gas sign said that the price for regular was "an arm"‚ the price for plus was "a leg" and the price for premium was a "first born". As I marveled over what Photoshop can do‚ I began to think about these high gas prices and what is causing them. Everyone talks about‚ complains about‚ and jokes about the high gas prices‚ but no one does anything about them. Many people told me what they thought was causing the high gas prices‚ but I was always wondering
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Competition Commission of India‚ along with the repealing of the MRTP Act and the winding up of the MRTP Commission. It also recommended further reforms in government policies as the foundation over which the edifice of the competition policy and law would be built. The Competition Act‚ 2002 came into existence in January 2003 and the Competition Commission of India was established in October 2003. The Act states that "it shall be the duty of the Commission to eliminate practices having adverse effect
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conducts business responsibility and ethically and to accelerate sustainable growth to operate in tomorrow’s world. By having these objectives‚ it forms the foundation for companies in the decision making process. Strategy One of our goals is to maximize growth and profitability to create value for our shareholders. Our efforts to achieve this goal are based on: (1) transforming our commercial models to focus on our customers’ value potential and using a value-based segmentation approach to capture
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The Price of Blood was created in 1868 by Thomas Satterwhite Noble. When I first examined this painting‚ the first word that came to my mind was “eerie.” I could sense that some sort of conflict or debate was going on between the three men in the painting. The image definitely seemed gloomy because of the expression on the mens’ faces and the use of darker colors that Noble painted with. The image filled me with discomfort because of the way the three men are depicted; the men look as if they are
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PRICES IN ECONOMIC SYSTEM A price is the amount of money a buyer must pay to a seller for a good or service. Price is not always the same as cost. In economics‚ cost means opportunity cost—all that is sacrificed to buy the good. While the price of a good is a part of its opportunity cost‚ it is not the only cost. For example‚ the price does not include the value of the time sacrificed to buy something. Buying a new jacket will require you to spend time traveling to and from the
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But will this really work? In the U.K studies show that placing a minimum price of 50 pence per unit would save up to 3000 lives per year and would result in 41000 fewer cases of chronic illnesses. People’s health comes before anything shouldn’t it? The government has realised the effect this has on people and are attempting to take action without banning it completely‚ which would end in chaos. Some would say why should the government choose how we live our own lives? The government do not
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FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE PRICE OF GARMENTS 1) Quantity –In general‚ as quantity increases‚ price per garment decreases. 2) Number of colors 3) Number of print locations- The size of the print will not affect the price. 4) Sizes- There is additional charges for XXL and up 5) Type of garment Also The final price for a product may be influenced by many factors which can be categorized into two main groups: * Internal Factors - When setting price‚ marketers must take into consideration
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SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (Affiliated to Mumbai University) To Study the Hike in Fuel Prices in Mumbai from Period January 2011 To September 2013‚ And It’s Impact On Customers Buying Behavior In Automobile/Car Sector. Guided by‚ Dr. Rhizu Krishna Submitted By‚ SwarupaMandhare-90 Tauseef Ahmmed-91 UrviGohil-92 VickyAshar-93 VijayTidole-94 Vinita Kale-95 Declaration:- To study the consumer buying behavior‚ our group has conducted a survey among 100 people with
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Prices and Markets Questions for Demonstration Lectures QUESTIONS IN RED MUST BE ATTEMPTED BY STUDENTS FIRST. STUDENTS HAVE FIVE (5) MINUTES TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ON THEIR OWN AND FIFTEEN (15) MINUTES TO DISCUSS THEIR ANSWERS IN A GROUP OF 2-4 INDIVIDUALS. Your tutors will be available throughout this period to help you answer any questions. The questions marked with **** will not de discussed in the tutorial and must be attempted by students on their own. If you have any questions please
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