1a) Price elasticity of demand (PED) measures the degree of responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to a given change in price of the good itself‚ ceteris paribus. It is found by taking the percentage change in quantity demanded of good X divided by the percentage change in the price of good X. The numerical value of the price elasticity of demand is always negative due to the inverse relationship between quantity demanded and price as stated in the law of demand. When we interpret
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High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy ACC 202-02 Managerial Accounting Professor Jackie Lewis North Carolina Wesleyan University High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy The United States economy as a whole has been rapidly dwindling down of late‚ from its all time high marks in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Many Americans believe that the cause for this large downswing in the economy is due to the fact of the cost
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Why does oil prices rise and fall? Of all industries in the world‚ oil industry is indeed an international business which affects most countries in the world. As the oil is the most consumed energy‚ it plays a vital role in daily lives as well as economy and social development. Also‚ the oil industry leads to new technology development both directly and indirectly. It has been deployed as a means for economy and political negotiation. Nevertheless‚ “crude oil” when refined into various petroleum
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effects‚ and what’s in their medicine. Medicine is so expensive because prices are generally shaped by what the market will bear‚ drugmakers and some economists argue that price controls or other efforts aimed at slowing spending by targeting profits mean cutting money that could go toward developing the next new cure. A drug’s price should reflect its effectiveness‚ The “most important factor” that drives prescription drug prices higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world is the existence
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What can we say about the price elasticity of demand for nicotine products (such as cigarettes‚ pipes‚ tobacco) in the group of nicotine addicted users‚ versus the group of "social smokers"? Price elasticity of demand is defined as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. (Douglas‚ E.‚ (2012) sec. 4.2) The price elasticity of demand is the same for addicted users and social smokers. Smoking is an expensive habit. In Mississippi where I live tax on a
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contribute to rising gasoline prices. The major cause for increasing gasoline prices has to do with refining capacity. Even if oil were inexpensive‚ we would still have a problem converting it into the gas that fuels our economy. That is what keeps the gas prices high. When gas supplies are short‚ due to an “inability to refine crude oil into gas efficiently‚” prices increase. This is a component of supply and demand economics. In a positive aspect‚ rising gasoline prices do serve a purpose; they
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congruence throughout an organization. 13-4 An investment center is a responsibility-accounting center‚ the manager of which is held accountable not only for the investment center’s profit but also for the capital invested to earn that profit. Examples of investment centers include a division of a manufacturing company‚ a large geographical territory of a hotel chain‚ and a geographical territory consisting of several stores in a retail company. 13-5 [pic] 13-6 A division’s ROI can be
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(i) What is meant by ’cross-price elasticity of demand’? It is a measure of the responsiveness of demand for a good to a change in the price of another good. This good can either be a substitute good or complementary good. (ii) Comment on the cross-price elasticity of demand between platinum and gold. When the price of platinum rises demand for gold rises. Because gold can be a substitute for platinum people will want to buy gold more when the price of platinum increases. (b)
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Food Prices and Supply Kirk Condyles for The New York Times Updated: July 26‚ 2012 In the summer of 2012‚ scorching heat and the worst drought in nearly a half-century sent food prices up‚ spooking consumers and leading to worries about global food costs. On July 25‚ the United States government said it expected the record-breaking weather to drive up the price for groceries in 2013‚ including milk‚ beef‚ chicken and pork. The drought has affected 88 percent of the corn crop‚ a staple of processed
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Despite of continuous claims of curbing price rise making by the government‚ prices of commodities rose by more than 300 per cent in comparison with the per capita income in the past one year. The prices are soaring up more than the income in India. The middle class are being hit hardly with the price rise. According to a study‚ the prices of eight essential commodities such as wheat‚ pulses‚ tea‚ coffee‚ sugar‚ spices and non-vegetarian products has increased at an average of 19 percent in
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