Macroeconomics Economics is the social investigation and recording of the way individuals‚ businesses and their government function together in an effort to sustain prosperity within an economy through its production‚ distribution and spending habits or how the community consumes money‚ materials‚ services‚ etc.‚ within a community or country. The economy is divided into two separate parts: Microeconomics (the study of behaviors concerning decision-making or demands of consumers) and Macroeconomics
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Economics Unit 2: How Markets Work Investigating Price Changes Portfolio Project Part 1: Chapter 6 Wall Street Journal Questions 1) Why are sports teams considering switching to a variable–pricing strategy for tickets? Sports teams are switching to a variable-pricing strategy for tickets so that they can get a higher profit on games with record attendance numbers. They feel the need to do so because the marginal costs‚ such as construction payment and players’ salaries‚ did not equal to the marginal
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Changes in Supply and Demand affecting Wal-Mart Organic products The article that I chose to discuss regarding supply and demand refers to Wal-Mart Stores Inc selling organic food in their stores. Because consumers and our health crazed society have demanded such a product‚ they have left an impact that will not only benefit themselves but Wal-Marts profits as well. By Wal-Mart supplying organic foods to their customers at the "Wal-Mart" price‚ keeps suppliers and competitors on their toes
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located close to the Hagley Park road police station. Adjacent to the location are housing projects that are under construction‚ hence the demands for hair care will be greater. Proper infrastructure such as: roads‚ water‚ electricity and adequate parking are in place. The raw material needed for operating the beauty salon will be easily sourced from beauty supply stores and other wholesale establishments that are in close proximity. In order to ensure that customers are satisfied
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Increase in Demand (Tastes‚ Ads‚ and Preferences) New RedBull Energy Tea! RedBull Energy Drink is introducing a new line of drinks‚ including the new RedBull Energy Tea. Due to the new line‚ the demand for the product will increase from past history. As the demand increases‚ a shortage will occur because more people will have a higher demand for the new line of products. Since the high demands won’t be able to be met‚ we must raise the prices until the shortage disappears and the new equilibrium
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Assignment 2 Problem 3.1: QD = 317‚500 – 10‚000P (Demand) QS = 2‚500 + 7‚500P (Supply) Where Q is quantity measured in pounds of scrap aluminum and P is price in cents. Complete the following Price (1) | Quantity supply (2) | Quantity Demand (3) | Surplus (+) or shortage (-)(4) = (2) – (3) | 15¢ | 115‚000 | 167‚500 | -52‚500 (shortage) | 16 | 122‚500 | 157‚500 | -35‚000 (shortage) | 17 | 130‚000 | 147‚500 | -17‚500 (shortage) | 18 | 137‚500 | 137‚500 | 0 (Equilibrium) | 19
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September 16‚ 2006 Supply and Demand Mini Ipod University of Phoenix ECO360 Instructor Frank Kingsland Whenever a hot new product comes out‚ the demand for it is usually extremely high. The intense marketing and promotions of these things boost the hype‚ which pushes the demand. However‚ the supply may be limited for these new hot products‚ which give manufactures the leverage as far as pricing is concerned. The Apple iPod Mini is one of those hot products that had limited supply when it first
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Australia’s‚ supply and demand factors largely determine the dollar’s equilibrium price. The exchange rate is sensitive to changes in both demand and supply‚ which can cause changes in the equilibrium exchange rate. Another factor‚ which can affect the supply and demand of Australian dollars‚ is intervention in the market by the Reserve Bank of Australia. DEMAND The demand for Australia’s currency in the foreign exchange market (Forex) is a derived demand. It is derived from the demand for a country’s
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Assignment 1 - Economics The demand and supply schedules for gum are given in the table. a. Draw a graph of the gum market‚ label the axes and the curves‚ and mark in the equilibrium price and quantity. b. Suppose that the price of gum is 70¢ a pack. Describe the situation in the gum market and explain how the price adjusts. c. Suppose that the price of gum is 30¢ a pack. Describe the situation in the gum market and explain how the price adjusts. d. A fire destroys some factories that produce
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b. P = 20/.08 = $250 c. P = D1/(k - g) = 20/(.08 - .02) = $333.33 2) If a stock is expected to pay a dividend of $40 for the current year‚ what is the approximate present value of this stock‚ given at discount rate of 5% and a dividend growth rate of 3%? Answer: P = $40/(0.05 - 0.03) = $40/0.02 = $2‚000 Topic 2: Supply and Demand 1) Suppose that the demand for oranges increase. Explain the long -run effects of the guiding function of price in this scenario. Answer: In the long
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