Economics IB past paper questions Structural questions 1. (a) “The price elasticity of demand and the price elasticity of supply for many primary commodities tend to be low.” Explain what is meant by this statement‚ and how this contributes to the problem of price instability for primary commodity producers. [10 marks] (b) Evaluate the view that it is best to allow primary commodity prices to be determined purely through the free interaction of market forces. [15 marks] 2. Explain what
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PGPM 2008 Term I Microeconomics End Term Full marks 30 Time 2 hours 1. This question contains two parts a. In era of hyperinflation‚ what would be the appropriate strategy for firms in the airlines and automobile sector to cope up with both competitiveness in the market and rising cost 5 b. Read the following answer the following questions Textbook publishers evaluate market size
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Chapter 2. Demand and Supply Markets A market is where buyers and sellers come together to carry out an economic transaction. Markets may be physical places where goods or services are exchanged for money‚ but there are other ways that economic transactions may be made‚ such as online markets. Product markets: the place where goods and services are bought and sold Factor markets (labor market): the place where the factors of production are bought and sold. Financial markets (e.g. foreign
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Sample questions for the Microeconomics Midterm Exam Summer 2013 The exam will cover chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5 and 6 There will be 100 minutes allowed to complete the exam. You will have three types of questions: multiple choice‚ true or false and explain‚ and analysis problems. True or False and Explain (Remember that there is one mark for True or False and 4 marks for your explanation) 1. Economics is only interested in fairness not efficiency. 2. If the marginal
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MicroEconomics 102 Problem Set #1: Chapters 1-4 Due Date: September 20th Name: _______________ 1. Discuss the opportunity costs of attending college for four years. Is college more or less costly than you thought it was? Explain. Luckily for me my Education is being paid for the by United States Government. I have had many unforeseen costs‚ such as rent‚ bills‚ food‚ gas‚ and many other things. 2. A friend pays for your lunch. Is this an example of a “free lunch”
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Competition is essential to achieve efficiency in any market. In an imperfectly competitive market structure‚ however‚ efficiency is lost. The Economist’s article “Let Mexico’s Moguls Battle”‚ describes the lack of competition in the fixed and mobile phone markets in Mexico‚ shows its effects on consumers‚ and outlines the measures taken to promote competition. Figure 1 Figure 1 Telmex and Telcel abuse the lack of competition in the Mexican fixed and mobile phone markets respectively. These “two
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Principles of Macroeconomics / Microeconomics Your Name:___Yurui Yao_____________________ Instructor: Jim Borer‚ MBA Homework Assignment #3 due by 11:59 PM on February 7 (100 points) Part 1: Answer the following multiple choice (MC) questions (you may highlight‚ bold‚ or enter a letter in the blank – 2 points each): 1. __D____ If the price of a sub sandwich increases by 2% and the quantity demanded falls by 5%‚ then there will be a. an increase in the price elasticity of demand. b. an increase
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Microeconomics 12e‚ Ragan - Ch 1 Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A modern economy like Canada’s is largely organized by 1) A) governments at all levels coordinating the activities of firms and citizens. B) benevolent individuals pursuing the public interest. C) the directions of international economic consortiums. D) individuals forming cooperative enterprises and labour unions. E)
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OPEN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITI TERBUKA M A L A Y S I A ------------------------------------------------- BBEK1103 Principles of Microeconomics ------------------------------------------------- Assignment Abdulla Waheed Imad A153282 +960 962 1214 waheed.imad@gmail.com Ahmed Mohamed Villa Collage - Faculty of Computing and Business Management JULY 2008 SEMESTER Assignment Statement Fuel is one of the main inputs for many sectors in the world’s economy. Therefore‚ when a war
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WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF MARKET ECONOMY? Market economy is defined as an economy in which most goods and services are produced and distributed through free markets. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A CAPITALIST ECONOMIC SYSTEM AND SOCIALIST ECONOMIC SYSTEM. CAPITALIST SYSTEM SOCIALIST SYSTEM Capitalist economy system is an economic system in which the ownership and control of important resources such as industries land and capital are in the hands of the private sector of the economy. Socialist economy
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