Macroeconomics Basic economics concepts Basic economics problems Production possibilities curve INTRODUCTION Economics is one of the oldest disciplines among the humanities and is categorized as a social science. Economics examines and analyses the economic activity of people in order to satisfy their needs and desires. Human wants are the starting point of economic activity and provide the basis for economics. Generally‚ economics deals with the economic problems of individuals
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MICROECONOMICS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 INTRODUCTION – THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ECONOMICS Economics comes from the verb ‘to economise’‚ and this means making ends meet. This is a study of how society makes decisions‚ regarding the allocation of scarce resources. Economics as a subject is divided into two parts; Economics‚ social science concerned with the production‚ distribution
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CostEconomic SystemMarketProfitDemandSupplyElastic- Economics Final Exam Study Guide Name_________________________________ InelasticPartnershipCorporationSole ProprietorshipMonopolyOligopolySurplusShortageIncentiveWagner Act of 1935Collective BargainingBoycottAntitrustGross National Product (GNP)EquilibriumFree Enterprise SystemEntitlementsFiscal policyMonetary PolicyConsumer Price IndexEquilibrium PriceComplementsEffective Demand- Economics Final Exam Study Guide Name_________________________________
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References: • McConnell‚ C. R.‚ Brue‚ S. L. 2007. Economics: Principles‚ Problems‚ and Policies. 17th edition. McGraw Hill. • Mankiw‚ N. G. 2007. Principles of Economics. 4th edition. Thomson South-Western. • Tesco‚ (WWW) Available from: http://www.tesco.com.my [Accessed: 10th April 2011] • Giant‚ (WWW) Available from: http://www.giant.com.my/ [Accessed: 10th
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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 opportunity cost‚ unemployment‚ discouragement of investment and savings‚ and shortage of goods. Positive effects include the reserve bank adjust their real interest rates and encourage investment in non-monetary capital projects. However the economics in today’s time believe that an economy is said to be in a favorable and a stable condition only if the inflation rate is steady or favorably low(as compared to zero or negative). Most of the most developed countries have managed sustain an inflation
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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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Chapter 5: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use As we shall see in later chapters‚ the ability to predict how costs respond to changes in activity is critical for making decisions‚ controlling operations‚ and evaluating performance. Three major classifications of costs were discussed in this chapter—variable‚ fixed‚ and mixed. Mixed costs consist of variable and fixed elements and can be expressed in equation form as Y = a + bX‚ where X is the activity‚ Y is the cost‚ a is the fixed cost element‚ and
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PROBLEM 1. The Huyden Company builds equipment to customer’s specifications. On March 1‚ two jobs were in process with the following costs and information: | Job 43 | Job 44 | Direct materials | $10‚200 | $34‚400 | Direct labor | 21‚000 | 10‚400 | Applied overhead* | 4‚950 | 7‚370 | Total cost | $36‚150 | $52‚170 | | | | Machine hours | 45 | 67 | *Applied on the basis of machine hours During March‚ Job 45 was started and Job 44 was completed and delivered to
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Midterm Exam You will have 2 ½ hours to complete the exam. The exam is open note and open book‚ everything but open conversation. There are nine (9) problems worth 30 points each. Take your time. You cannot stop and restart the exam. You will not need a proctor for the exam. You will need to know how to calculate the following: Product costs Period costs Variable costs Fixed costs High-low method Prepare a contribution format income statement Prepare a traditional format income statement
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