rate of 3%? Answer: P = $40/(0.05 - 0.03) = $40/0.02 = $2‚000 Topic 2: Supply and Demand 1) Suppose that the demand for oranges increase. Explain the long -run effects of the guiding function of price in this scenario. Answer: In the long run‚ the higher price of oranges will signal more firms to enter the orange market‚ as it will seem more profitable than some other markets. As firms enter‚ supply increases‚ causing the price to fall relative to the short-run price and quantity
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GMAC Gregg Schoenfeld ® Work-Life Balance: An MBA Alumni Report GMAC ® Research Reports • RR-05-09 • October 13‚ 2005 Introduction The issue of work-life balance has permeated the business community for decades (Carruthers‚ 2005; Spinks‚ 2004; Parsons‚ 2002)‚ and companies have responded with work-life programs to address the issues raised by their employees (Roberts‚ 2005). MBA students‚ as current and future members of the business community‚ are also aware of the issue. According to
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is defined as the process of determining the needs and wants of consumers and being able to deliver products that satisfy those needs and wants‚ through an exchange process. A demand is a want for which the consumer is prepared to pay a price. A want is anything or service the consumer desires or seeks. Wants become demands when backed by purchasing power. A need is anything the consumer feels to keep himself alive and healthy. A transaction consists of a value between two parties. Marketing is
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Supply and Demand Shopping for a personal computer these days involves more than comparing hard drive size‚ physical memory‚ and price. A couple of years ago‚ when I was in the market for a new computer‚ I knew I wanted a laptop‚ and that’s about all I knew. I researched the internet looking for the type of laptop I would need as an adult online student. The details I needed to consider were use‚ size‚ weight‚ battery life‚ warranty‚ and operating system. This was at the time when tablet computers
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What are the uses of National Income figures? Before understanding the uses of National Income figures it is of the utmost importance to define National Income and the three methods used to calculate it. National Income is the aggregate money value of goods and services produced by the factors of production over a given period of time in a country. It is the annual report and as a result it is referred as the real income‚ that is‚ income measured in terms of goods and services. When there is income
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Examples 6.3‚ 6.4‚ and 6.5 (page 338) – Large Sample Hypothesis Test of a Mean Example 6.3 A manufacturer of cereal wants to test the performance of one of its filling machines. The machine is designed to discharge a mean amount of 12 ounces per box‚ and the manufacturer wants to detect any departure from this setting. This quality study calls for randomly sampling 100 boxes from today’s production run and determining whether the mean fill for the run is 12 ounces per box. Set up a test of
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1. Suppose there are 100 consumers with identical individual demand curves. When the price of a movie ticket is $8‚ the quantity demanded for each person is 5. When the price is $4‚ the quantity demanded for each person is 9. Assuming the law of demand holds‚ which of the following choices is the most likely quantity demanded in the market when the price is $6? Explain and show calculations‚ While the question asks of the choices given what the quantity demanded will be‚ there are no choices
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Next‚ consider the cost that is given up in order to getting what an individual wants. In economics‚ cost is often viewed in the terms of the opportunity given up when a decision is made; this is called opportunity cost (Gale‚ 2008). For example‚ I chose to go back to college my personal trade off is that I do not have much time for anything other than work and school; therefore‚ I have traded my time for a higher education . The incentive in this decision was that I would be able to choose
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elasticity of labour demand with respect to wage = % change LD (demand for labour) % change in wage (w) WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SUPPLY OF LABOUR = LS = g(w‚ # of earners‚ level of education) Note: the increasing level of education increases the hour of work (LS) Sidenote: explained about wealth – which is the accumulation of income which is not consumed vs income which is meant to consume. Labour Supply Equilibrium Ls=Ld Labour Demand Tool and Die makers for example are at a shortage‚ which
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Running head: The Effects of Supply and Demand The Effects of Supply and Demand Sheri Wren University of Phoenix 16 August 2010 The effects of Supply and Demand Many items factor in on a decision to buy anything these days. I have chosen a car to be the item that I will discuss today. I will be discussing what factors can cause possible changes in supply and demand for my good. I will also discuss some substitutes and compliments for my good. Finally I will discuss how the necessity
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