1. What is the ‘economic problem’? The fundamental economic problem is related to the issue of scarcity. Scarcity means that resources are limited and short in supply in the world (e.g. diamond). Because of limited resources and unlimited demands‚ society needs to decide how much to produce and distribute these relatively scarce resources. The basic economic problem can be define as what to produce‚ how much to produce and for whom to produce. Some countries are lucky to have great natural resources
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Economics The economics course provides students with a basic foundation in the field of economics. The course has five sections: fundamental concepts‚ microeconomics‚ macroeconomics‚ international economics‚ and personal finance. In each area‚ students are introduced to major concepts and themes concerning that aspect of economics. Fundamental Economic Concepts SSEF1 The student will explain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity‚ opportunity
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command economy. In mixed economy both the private and public sector need to co-exist to overcome the weakness of one another. Most countries practice mixed economy for a number of reasons as mentioned below. Where there is free market enterprise economic forces are unfettered. Supply and demand determine the prices of goods and services. Prices in turn tell businesses what to produce‚ if the people want more of a particular good than the economy is producing the price of the good rises. That catches
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the discount rate used to determine present values. Thus‚ all managerial decisions should be analyzed in terms of their effects on value‚ as expressed in this equation. Q1-3 Describe the effects of each of the following managerial decisions or economic influences on the value of the firm: A. The firm is required to install new equipment to reduce air pollution. New equipment installed will increase the operating cost. And the sales may increase if the customers have positive attitude to
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Money Market on the Nigerian Economic Development Mr. Okpe Innocent Ikechukwu Department of Accountancy‚ Enugu State University of Science and Technology‚ Enugu‚ Enugu State of Nigeria Abstract The objective of this study is to examine the impact of money market on the Nigerian economic development; it has been prepared as a contribution to the quest for promotion of entrepreneurship as an engine growth. To access the multidimensional role and medium scale enterprises in bringing out rapid industrialisation
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Economics is the social science that studies the behavior of individuals‚ households‚ and organizations (called economic actors‚ players‚ or agents)‚ when they manage or use scarce resources‚ which have alternative uses‚ to achieve desired ends. Agents are assumed to act rationally‚ have multiple desirable ends in sight‚ limited resources to obtain these ends‚ a set of stable preferences‚ a definite overall guiding objective‚ and the capability of making a choice. There exists an economic problem
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Economics | | |Sr. No. |Core Areas |Percentage | |1. |Micro-Economics |15% | |2. |Marco-Economics |15% | |3. |Econometrics
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and foremost‚ both of these terms mentioned are sub-categories of economics itself. As the names of ‘micro’ and ‘macro’ imply‚ microeconomics facilitates decisions of smaller business sectors‚ and macroeconomics focuses on entire economies and industries. These two economies are mutually dependent‚ and together‚ they develop the strategy for the overall growth of an organization. They are the two most important fields in economics‚ and are necessary for the rise in the economy. Microeconomics focuses
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Chapter 2 Identifying Key Terms 1. Other terms for the market economic system are capitalism and invisible hand. 2. Many American believe that their economic system accounts for the high______ in the United States 3. The concept of _____ allows people to buy and own land‚ a home or their own business. 4. The____ can make profits or incur great losses. 5. A person may keep the___ they earn from selling. 6. Most people live in countries that have a ____. 7. Adam Smith said the economy is directed
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will compare and contrast different economic systems and explain how they answer the three basic economic questions of what to produce‚ how to produce‚ and for whom to produce. a. Compare command‚ market‚ and mixed economic systems with regard to private ownership‚ profit motive‚ consumer sovereignty‚ competition‚ and government regulation. b. Evaluate how well each type of system answers the three economic questions and meets the broad social and economic goals of freedom‚ security‚ equity‚
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