The University of Alberta Economics 102 – B1 Introduction to Macroeconomics First Term Examination Special Code: 24 A. Wong 90 Minutes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. July 15‚ 2010 Section I: Multiple Choice. Do all 50 questions for 50 marks on the NCS sheet provided in pencil. Each question is worth 1 mark. For each questions‚ choose the BEST possible answer. The goal of macroeconomics is a. to explain how economic changes affect prices of particular goods. b. to devise policies
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competition as a process for maximizing profits is comparatively simple to comprehend because it is simple to see how a business can glance at their competitors internationally to realize where they are deficient or where they are exceling. Benefiting from another businesses marketing strategies or product ideas can help a boost a business’s product sales and can heighten their business. We all concur we should take a step back to see the big picture. Looking at each of our respective trades we often
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ECO1010F Essay1 2013 Student Number: CHXTAW001 Name: Robert Chao Introduction In South Africa‚ there are many socio economic issues. The four main issues that the country is dealing with are unemployment‚ poverty‚ crime and HIV/AIDS. “South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 25.2% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to 23.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011‚ says Statistics South Africa (Stats SA‚ 2013)” As a result‚ the poor have limited access to economic opportunities and basic services.
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Barbados and its Economic Challenges Tourism emerged as the dominant industry in Barbados in the 1970’s‚ replacing the sugar industry as the main foreign exchange earner. It is estimated that tourism currently accounts for 54% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings and 14% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Approximately‚ 10% of the labour force is employed in the industry. Barbados currently has the highest Human Development Index in the Caribbean region and its GDP per capita of US$16
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tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups. c. From each according to his ability‚ to each according to his needs. 3. (10 points) In Henry Hazlitt’s “Broken Window” story the glazier gained $250 in business because the hoodlum broke the window of the baker. Some witnesses argue that the glazier will now have $250 more to spend with other merchants and that the smashed window will go on providing money and employment in ever-widening circles. The logical
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Profits Katherine Carpenter Liberty University Econ 213 Gwartney states that profits are; “An excess of sales revenue relative to the opportunity cost of production. The cost component includes the opportunity cost of all resources‚ including those owned by the firm. Therefore‚ profit accrues only when the value of the good produced is greater than the value of the resources used for its production.” An example of a profit would be bakery offers a cheesecake for $20 and the total cost to make
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St Atanagio is a remote island in the Atlantic. The inhabitants grow corn and breed poultry. The accompanying table shows the maximum annual output combinations of corn and poultry that can be produced. Obviously‚ given their limited resources and available technology‚ as they use more of their resources for corn production‚ there are fewer resources available for breeding poultry. Maximum annual output options Quantity of Corn (pounds) Quantity of Poultry (pounds) 1 1200 0 2 1000 300
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Question 2: (a) Suppose the income elasticity of demand for pre-recorded music compact disks is +5.0 and the income elasticity of demand for a cabinet maker’s work is +0.5. Compare the impact on pre-recorded music compact disks and the cabinet maker’s work of a recession that reduces consumer incomes by 10 per cent. (2 marks) (b) How might you determine whether the pre-recorded music compact discs and MP3 music players are in competition with each other? (2 marks) (c) Interpret the following
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PROBLEM SET 1 Name: ______________________________________________ Problem Set 1 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 2. 1. Based on the information provided for the market for video games‚ answer the following questions. PRICE Q DEMANDED Q SUPPLIED $50 5 9 $45 7 7 $40 9 5 $35 11 3 $30 13 1 a.) Draw and properly label the demand and supply graphs (this means you must label the axes and any lines you include on the graph). b.) What is the equilibrium
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Chapter I 2. To mitigate agency problems between senior executives and shareholders‚ the compensation committee of the board should devote more to long term incentives; the idea is to align the pocketbook interests of managers directly with those of stockholders‚ and the reason is to motive a manager and make him or her to act in the interests of the firm’s stockholders depends on the structure of his or her compensation package‚ the threat of dismissal‚ and the threat of takeover by a new group
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