shows the price of aluminium over the past six years. It can be seen from Figure 1 that the price of aluminium has fluctuated a great deal during this period. For example: between July 2008 and February 2009 the price fell by 57%; in August 2009 alone the price rose by 16%. In an essay of 1500 words or fewer‚ use economic analysis to explain changes in the price of aluminium over the period shown in Figure 1 and why the price fluctuations have been so great. Figure 1: The monthly LME spot price for aluminium
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Demand 10. The long-run price elasticity of demand for a product is generally _________ the short-run elasticity for the same product. A. lower than B. equal to C. higher than D. not comparable to 11. Assume the demand function for skin care products is given by Q = 1‚000 – 20 P + 5I. If P=$25 and I=$1‚000 currently‚ then: A. skin care products are a normal good. B. the elasticity of demand is equal to 11. C. skin care products are inferior. D. The price is too high 12. If the demand
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one towards life’s many goals. One of the most prestigious global investment companies is T. Rowe Price. Based in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ the company manages over $640 billion in assets‚ as of October 2013. Three quarters of total assets under management are dedicated to equity and balanced strategies. The company has offices in 12 countries around the world‚ and serves clients in 30 countries. Price offers a variety of retirement and brokerage solutions‚ as well as savings plans‚ advisory planning
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Gold Prices Forecast As we all know that gold prices are fluctuating widely over the last few years‚ and a wide increase in the bullion rates has been recorded. According to economists and forecasters‚ there are different reasons of this widespread increase in gold prices. Most of them say that this is because of the relationship between crude oil and gold. And because of this correlation between prices of oil and gold‚ the gold prices are constantly changing but its not the only reason these
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This matter is an application for conditional bail your honour. Mrs. Ayoub is a 51 year old divorced woman that lives on her own and has been charged with larceny under section 117‚ common assault under section 61 and resisting arrest‚ under section 58 of the Crimes Act 1900. Your honour‚ I submit my client has neither presumption in favour or against bail as she doesn’t fall under sections 8 to 9. Therefore Mrs. Ayoub has no presumption for bail however‚ under section 13 of the Bail Act‚ my client
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law of one price states that identical goods in different locations should have the same prices without taking transportation costs and tariffs into consideration and under free competition. This paper investigates whether this law holds or not. The analysis is based on 57 countries from all over the world. The data consists of six goods which are coke‚ rice‚ sugar‚ gasoline‚ a movie or theatre ticket and the perfume “Amor Amor” from Cacharel. Firstly the theory of the Law of One Price will be briefly
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Price/Earnings Ratio Model (P/E) The P/E looks at the relationship between the stock price and the company’s earnings. The P/E is the most popular metric of stock analysis. A valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to its per-share earnings. For example‚ if a company is currently trading at $60 a share and earnings over the last 12 months were $2 per share‚ the P/E ratio for the stock would be 30 ($60/$2). The earnings multiplier can be computed as follows: P/E Ratio = Current
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OWOYOMI OLUWATOSIN ADEDAPO 1/16/2013 | ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS | AN ESSAY OF THE EVALUATION OF FACTOR PRICE EQUALIZATION THEORY. | MAT NO: SSC0905121 | INTRODUCTION Factor price equalization is an economic theory‚ by Paul A. Samuelson (1948)‚ which states that the prices of identical factors of production‚ such as the wage rate‚ or the return to capital‚ will be equalized across countries as a result of international trade in commodities. The theorem assumes that there are two goods
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Costs and Prices One thing that is stressed the most in today’s society is a college education. Not only do parents want their children to have one‚ something that is even more stressed is the price we pay to obtain one. Something that needs to be understood is the difference between college costs and college prices. College costs refer to what the institutions spend on education and related services‚ while college prices are what the students and their families are charged for a higher education
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The Problem of Rising Prices Price rise is a world phenomenon today and inflation is affecting every section (rich and poor) of society. About three decades ago we could purchase wheat at thirty rupees a quintal‚ but today we cannot get it at less than three hundred rupees a quintal in big cities. Everything was within the reach of man until a few years ago. Today there is no limit to the price rise of all kinds of items. Millions of people in the world have to go hungry. They have to work hard
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