ASSIGNMENT 1 Busn 521: Managerial Economics This assignment is due on Friday Oct 17th‚ 2014. Problem Set 2 1. Pat and Kris are roommates. They spend most of their time studying (of course)‚ but they leave some time for their favorite activities: making pizza and brewing root beer. Pat takes 4 hours to brew a gallon of root beer and 2 hours to make a pizza. Kris takes 6 hours to brew a gallon of root beer and 4 hours to make a pizza. a. What is each roommate’s opportunity cost of making a pizza
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JET Copies Case Problem page 1 Assignment #1: JET Copies Case Problem By: Jenna Kiragis Quantitative Methods 540 7/29/2012 JET Copies Case Problem page 2 In Excel‚ use a suitable method for generating the number of days needed to repair the copier‚ when it is out of service‚ according to the discrete distribution shown. Lost revenue of Jet Copies due to breakdown can be done by generating
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ociety’s Use of Quantitative Models Serita A Riggens MSA 640 Quantitative Applications in Decision-Making Central Michigan University Instructor: Dr. Howard E Van Auken August 11‚ 2010 Society’s use of Quantitative Methods The use of quantitative models in real-world decision making is a practice that has become the norm in society. Decision makers have searched continually for ways to reduce or eliminate the uncertainties in the decision making process. For decades
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ECONOMETRICS: PS5 PROBLEM SET 5: ESTIMATION PROBLEMS 1 We have the following variables: Y: Food expenditure in USA. X: Family income. P: Price index. Two different regressions are estimated with the following estimation results (standard errors are in brackets): Coefficient for Regression X Y/P Y / X; P 0.112 (0.003) Coefficient for P 2.462 (0.407) -0.739 (0.114) Determination coefficient 0.614 0.978 Assuming that the true equation for Y includes both X and
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The Difference between Quantitative Research Methodology & Qualitative Research Methodology By Arash Farzaneh‚ eHow Contributor Researchers are often faced with the decision of choosing the methodology that best suits their study and objectives. There are both advantages and disadvantages and strengths and weaknesses to quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. In the end‚ the researcher needs to make a choice of which option works best for the particular study at hand. Statistical
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Problem Set 2 Name: __________________________________________ Problem Set 2 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4. 1. The following table presents data for wages in the market for internet security professionals. (HINT: in the labor market the roles are reversed. Those who want to hire labor are the demanders. The workers enter the work force providing labor to the market place so they are the suppliers.) Wage Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied $50‚000
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PROBLEM SET 3 Name: ________________________________________ Problem Set 3 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6. 1. Data for the market for graham crackers is shown below. Calculate the elasticity of demand between the following prices. Price of crackers Quantity Demanded (per month) $3 80 $2.5 120 $2 160 $1.5 200 $1 240 $1.00 - $1.50: ___________________________________ $1.50 - $2.00: ___________________________________ $2.00 - $2.50: ___________________________________
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1Problem Set 5 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. What impact will an unanticipated increase in the money supply have on the real interest rate‚ real output‚ and employment in the short run? How will expansionary monetary policy affect these factors in the long run? Explain. “In the short run‚ shifts in monetary policy exert an impact on real output and employment. A shift to a more restrictive policy will tend to reduce real output and employment‚ while
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Department of Economics Economics 011 Section 14 Prof. Steve Suranovic Fall 2012 Problem Set #2 – Answers Answer all of the following questions from the book and those below. HW #2 is due in class on Wednesday Feb 22nd . A. Questions from Text and Readings R&T Chapter 2-5 (online)‚ Chapter 2.4 Review and Practice (in printed textbook); Concept Problems 2‚ 3; (for Extra Practice complete Numerical Problems 1 – 5 (not required for HW1)) CP2. Why does the downward-sloping production possibilities
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Problem set 3 (Answer) 7.6. A farmer uses three inputs to produce vegetables: land‚ capital‚ and labor. The production function for the farm exhibits diminishing marginal rate of technical substitution. a) In the short run the amount of land is fixed. Suppose the prices of capital and labor both increase by 5 percent. What happens to the cost-minimizing quantities of labor and capital for a given output level? Remember that there are three inputs‚ one of which is fixed. b) Suppose only the cost
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