Reflection Summary Team A – Jaleel Akram‚ Jerrisha Whitmore‚ Joan Sancho‚ Paul Parker ECO/365 Kirby Freeman August 27‚ 2013 Jaleel Akram What I took away from week two’s objectives after discussing and the topics that I feel comfortable with are the relationships between productivity and the cost of production. Productivity is being able to bring forth or produce goods and services. Understanding that there are many different types of cost that business’ incur during the production
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Impact). Many Asian governments are turning to gambling to bolster their economies‚ to capture taxes lost to illegal betting and to boost tourism. Why Hong Kong does not widely develop casino? In fact‚ Hong Kong has the Hong Kong Jockey Club to provide horse-racing betting and football betting to the general public. However‚ in Hong Kong‚ there are some restrictions to the development of gaming‚ so casino cannot be widely developed. The limit land may also one of the factors to affect the development
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Additional borrowing on 7.5% Note. D = Borrowing on 9% Note E = Borrowing on Medium-Term Notes. F = Borrowing on 8.875% Debentures G = Repayment of Other Notes H = Reclassification of Note I = Increase in capital lease obligation b. Please provide a 1-2 paragraph explanation. Exercise 3-2 (20 minutes) a. The effects of a long-term capital lease on a lease are much like that of equipment purchases using installment payment debt. This type of lease transfers all the benefits and risks
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics D.A. Torrez ECO/372 October 25‚ 2012 Kirk Marangi Fundamentals of Macroeconomics What is economics? Economics is the study of what people do to coordinate their want and desires through production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services (Colander‚ 2010). To understand economics‚ one has to understand the basic fundamentals of economics. Economics is based on two groups’ macroeconomics and microeconomics. So what is macroeconomics? Macroeconomics is the
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Macroeconomic Forecast Outline Macroeconomics is‚ "the part of economics concerned with the economy as a whole; with such major aggregates as the household‚ business‚ and government sectors; and with measures of the total economy" (McConnell & Brue‚ p.13). "Two of the most critical questions in macroeconomics are: (1) What determines the level of GDP‚ given a nation ’s production capacity? (2) What causes real GDP to rise in one period and to fall in another?" (McConnell & Brue‚ p.72). So
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Answer the following questions: Question One: Explain why each of the following two statements is False: (Assume that all variables are kept constant in all the 3 statements below) Statement (1):If the price of shoes decreases‚ then the demand on socks will decrease as well because the two goods are complement goods. This statement is false : because they are complement goods so is the price of (x) which is shoes decreases the quantity demand of (y) which is socks must increases. In
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2010. How do you think this affected people’s decision of whether to hold on to money or hold bonds instead? There is no difference between holding money and holding bonds. Because the opportunity cost of holding money is the interest rates that bonds earns. But when the interest rate is nearly zero‚ the OC of holding money is essentially zero. So there is no difference between holding money and holding bonds. 3. Suppose that you own a $1000 bond which earns 5% interest. Furthermore‚ assume that
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ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 Course Outline Semester 2‚ 2013 Part A: Course-Specific Information Students are also expected to have read and be familiar with Part B Supplement to All Course Outlines. This contains Policies on Student Responsibilities and Support‚ Including Special Consideration‚ Plagiarism and Key Dates. It also contains the ASB PROGRAM LEARNING GOALS. Table of Contents 1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 1.1 Communications with
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What is the difference between micro and macroeconomics? Give an example of a microeconomic phenomenon and an example of a macroeconomic one. Micro and macroeconomics describe the same concept of economics at different levels hence they are intertwined ideas. Microeconomics is concerned with individuals in the economy like households‚ workers and business (Taylor & Greenlaw‚ 2016). It concentrates on how business establishes prices‚ how it is affected by taxes and it explains the concept of demand
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Oluwatobi Onibatedo Eco 301 08/24.2013 WEEK 1 HOMEWORK Problem 1 1.a. Suppose the real GDP is currently $97 billion per year and natural real GDP is currently $100 billion. Measured as a percentage‚ what is the real GDP gap? Solutions Actual real GDP- Natural Real GDP =GDP gap over 100 = $97- $100= -3/100 = -3% GDP GAP is -3% The negative answer means the economy as a whole is in a recession. 1(b) Suppose natural real GDP is growing by $4 billion per year. By how much must
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