include numerous micro and macro-economic policies‚ normally known as a policy ‘mix’‚ where the macro policies are short term and micro policies are long term. There are a number of types and causes of unemployment in the Australian economy‚ all of which impact upon Australia’s economic performance. In order to understand the consequence of unemployment‚ types of unemployment must first be explored. Cyclical unemployment is that which takes place during a downturn in economic activity or a recession. Structural
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Chapter 4. Costs and Cost Minimization Problem Set 1. Suppose the production of airframes is characterized by a CES production function: Q = (L½ + K½)2. The marginal products for this production function are MPL = (L½ + K½)L−½ and MPK = (L½+ K½)K−½. Suppose that the price of labor is $10 per unit and the price of capital is $1 per unit. Find the cost-minimizing combination of labor and capital for an airframe manufacturer that wants to produce 121‚000 airframes. The tangency condition
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average variable cost is a. at the same level of output as the minimum average total cost b. at a smaller level of output than the minimum average total cost c. at a larger level of output than the minimum average total cost d. at the same level of output as the average fixed costs e. same as minimum marginal cost 2. The multiplant monopolist maximises profits when a. Marginal cost equals marginal revenue b. When marginal cost in each plant are equal c. When average cost in each plant
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A2 Macroeconomics / International Economy Costs and Benefits of Economic Growth The advantages and disadvantages of economic growth are fiercely debated by economists‚ environmentalists and other commentators. In this note we consider some of the economic and social costs and benefits from expanding levels of production and consumption. In particular we focus on the idea of sustainable growth. The Benefits of Economic Growth According to the UK government‚ ‘a healthy economy leads to higher
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Discuss the costs and benefits of economic growth. PLAN Economic growth an increase in the amount of goods and services produced per head of the population over a period of time. Economic growth is measured as the increase in real GDP over a given period of time‚ usually a year. This figure is expressed as a percentage. Real GDP can be defined as an inflation-adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced in a given year‚ expressed in base-year prices. In the long run
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The Economic benefits of war outweigh the costs. Discuss. The last century witnessed a proliferation of warfare unparalleled in the history of mankind‚ that same century however witnessed also an unparalleled expansion of human economic activity. The two would appear to be linked; war is fundamentally an economic activity. Fighting a war forces an economy to equip large numbers of men with a wide variety of equipment‚ in addition to building warships‚ warplanes and tanks. This equipment has to be
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*Define scarcity and opportunity cost. What role these two concepts play in the making of business decisions? Scarcity is a Ever-present situation in all markets whereby either less goods are available than the demand for them‚ or only too little money is available to their potential buyers for making the purchase. This universal phenomenon leads to the definition of economics as the "science of allocation of scarce resources." Opportunity cost is the cost of an alternative that must be
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Economic Cost of “Power Outages” By Dr. Aisha Ghaus-Pasha Table of Contents Page No. 1. Causes of Power Outages 1 2. Quantifying Outage Costs 2 3. Incidence of Outages 4 4. Pattern of Direct Costs 5 5. Types of Adjustments to Outages 5 6. Extent of Recovery of Output 6 7. Total Outage Costs to the Industrial Sector 6 8. National Costs of Load Shedding 7 9. Policy Implications 9 9.1. Investment in Power Sector 9 9.2. Load Management
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Analyse the economic and social costs and benefits of inequality in distribution of income in Australia. Income inequality describes the extent to which income is distributed unevenly among residents of an area. High levels of inequality indicate that a small number of people receive most of the total income‚ and that most people receive only a small share of the total. There are many advantages and disadvantages associated with the inequitable distribution of income. Income inequality can
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TYPES OF COSTS Introduction :-Production is the result of services rendered by various factors of production.The producer or firm has to make payments for this factor services. From the point of view of the factor inputs it is called ‘factor income’ while for the firm it is ‘factor payment’‚ or cost of inputs.Generally‚ the term cost of production refers to the ‘money expenses’ incurredin the production of a commodity. But money expenses are not the only expensesincurred on the production
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