Economics 101 Summer 2012 Answers to Homework #5 Due 6/20/12 Directions: The homework will be collected in a box before the lecture. Please place your name‚ TA name and section number on top of the homework (legibly). Make sure you write your name as it appears on your ID so that you can receive the correct grade. Late homework will not be accepted so make plans ahead of time. Please show your work. Good luck! Please realize that you are essentially creating “your brand” when you submit this
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Economics 130: Exam 3 Study Guide 1) Which market model has the least number of firms? a. Pure monopoly 2) There is no control over price by firms in: a. Pure competition 3) Which is true under conditions of pure competition? a. A large number of firms b. Standardized product (meaning no product differentiation) c. Price takers (no exertion over product price) d. Free entry and exit in and out of the market e. Individual firms have a perfectly elastic demand curve‚ but whole industries
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Question 1 4 out of 4 points A firm selling in two markets is practicing price discrimination Selected Answer: b. when it is charging different consumers different prices and the price difference is not based upon cost differences. Question 2 4 out of 4 points To maximize profit a price discriminating firm should Selected Answer: d. both a and c Question 3 0 out of 4 points If a firm is selling a product in two markets‚ A and
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Review Sheet for Test 1 Chapter 1 • Accounting cost‚ Implicit costs‚ Economic cost • Accounting profit / Economic profit • Normal profit • Finding derivatives o For instance how to find marginal benefit (MB) or marginal revenue (MR)‚ marginal cost (MC)‚ etc. • Optimization rule (For instance‚ how to find output level Q that maximizes total revenue‚ or total profit) • Marginal analysis Chapter 2 • Demand function. • Determinants of demand
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Exhibit 1 1. (Exhibit 1: Total Product) Between points A and B the marginal product of labor is: A) increasing. B) zero. C) falling. D) infinite. Ans: C Exhibit 2: Total Product and Marginal Product | Labor per Day | Total Products (units per period) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 7.0 | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 10.7 | 7 | 11.0 | 8 | 10.5 | 2. (Exhibit 2: Total Product and Marginal Product) The marginal product of the second worker is: A) 1
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"Synonymous to the demand theory that pivots around the concept of the demand function‚ the theory of production revolves around the concept of the production function. A production function can be an equation‚ table or graph presenting the maximum amount of a commodity that a firm can produce from a given set of inputs during a period of time. The concept of production function portrays the ways in which the factors of production are combined by a firm to produce different levels of output. More
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PRODUCTION FUNCTION Objectives After going through this unit‚ you should be able to: familiarise with the concepts and rules relevant for production decision analysis; understand the economics of production; understand the set of conditions required for efficient production. Introduction to Microbes Structure 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Introduction Production Function Production Function with one Variable Input Production Function with two Variable Inputs The Optimal Combination
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OUM TOPIC 8: MONOPOLY‚ MONOPOLISTIC AND OLIGOPOLY TOPIC 8: MONOPOLY‚ MONOPOLISTIC AND OLIGOPOLY Introduction Apart from perfect market competition‚ we will look at three other types of market structure‚ namely monopoly‚ monopolistic and oligopoly in this topic. We will also compare between the characteristics of the market structure. In this topic‚ the emphasis will be on monopoly‚ while the other two structures will be discussed briefly. Learning Objectives At the end of this topic
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Basic methods of price determination Following points must be taken into consideration before fixing the price of a product. Costs Competition Demand Legal Considerations Elements of Marketing Mix etc. However‚ major determinants of price are - Costs‚ competition and demand. Based on this there are three major approaches to setting the price of a product. They are: 1. Cost oriented pricing 2. Competition oriented pricing 3. Demand oriented pricing Cost oriented pricing In
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20 CHAPTER 3 NEW ALTERNATE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM 3.1 Introduction The transportation problem and cycle canceling methods are classical in optimization. The usual attributions are to the 1940’s and later. However‚ Tolsto (1930) was a pioneer in operations research and hence wrote a book on transportation planning which was published by the National Commissariat of Transportation of the Soviet Union‚ an article called Methods of ending the minimal total kilometrage in cargo-transportation
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