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    TC Equation - Economics and Management

    Please refer to attached word document for instructions. 1) A monopoly firm in a small island country produces and supplies to the country. It faces a market demand curve for its products. The demand equation is linear, so is the firm's total cost (TC) function. The following table exhibits the data for Quantity, Price,

    Regulation and Consumer Surplus

    If the consumer surplus is small, does it mean that the demand will be greater for regulation or the supply will be smaller for regulation?

    Labor economic questions

    Determine whether True or False a) A firms labor demand curve will be more elastic if product demand is more elastic. b) The earned income tax credit has been shown to increase labor force participation. c) monopsonists are defined by their ability to set prices in the product market. d) an increase in the demand for

    Labor econ

    You have been asked by your boss to predict what the hours of work by your employees would be following a proposed raise. you have had a flexible policy of workers choosing their hours and would like to determine whether the raise would have a huge impact on hours worked. you have the resultsof studies conducted for three other

    tariffs and import quotas..

    Chp 8 17. Suppose Americans can buy any number of birdcages on the world market at a price P0. American manufacturers have an upward sloping supply curve that intersects the American demand curve at a price above P0. a. At what price must American birdcages sell? Illustrate the gains to Americans from the existence of the

    Managerial Economics

    You are the manager of a monopoly, and your demand and cost functions are given by 2 P=200-2Q and C(Q)=2,000+3Q , respectively. a. What price-quantity combination maximizes your firm's profits? b. Calculate the maximum profits c. Is demand elastic, inelastic, or unit elastic at the profit-maximizing price-qu

    Economics

    The tax burden falls mainly on consumers when demand is relatively elastic and it falls mainly on producers when demand is inelastic. True or false? Explain and give examples.

    Sample Question: Demand and Supply

    A) Demand and supply conditions in the perfectly competitive market for unskilled labor are as follows: QD = 120 - 12P (Demand) QS = 8P (Supply) where Q is millions of hours of unskilled labor and P is the wage rate per hour. 1. Graph the industry demand and supply curves. 2. Determine the industry equilibrium price/out

    Demand for and supply of labor

    How do you solve for a, b, c, e in the equations: Qd = a-bW and Qs = c+eW when you know the equilibrium wage (or price) is $4, there are 100,000 people employed, Elasticity of demand is equal to -0.4 and Elasticity of supply is equal to 0.2?

    Demand Estimation/Regression Model

    Please Show Your Work. Thank you. The MacWend Drive-In has determined that demand for hamburgers is given by the following equation: Q = 205.2 + 23.0A - 200.0PM + 100.0PC + 0.5I (1.85) (2.64) (-5.61) (2.02) (4.25) where Q is the number of hamburgers sold per month (in 1,000s), A is the adver

    Macroeconomics: Production Possibilities Frontier

    1. Draw and explain a production possibilities frontier for an economy that produces milk and cookies. What happens to this frontier if disease kills half of the economy's cow population? 2. Use a production possibilities frontier to describe the idea of "efficiency." 3. What is the difference between a positive and a norm

    Impact of globalization on the firm's strategy

    Need some info and help Trying to figure out how to go about these. 1. In a committee meeting of the United Nations you are considering the following questions: A.When is international trade an opportunity for workers? When is it a threat to workers? B.What are some of the major challenges confronting the internatio

    Thr 1991 Rochester, New York serious ice storm

    In 1991, Rochester, New York, had a serious ice storm. Electric power was out in houses for days. The demand for power generators increased dramatically. Yet the local merchants did not increase their prices, even though they could have sold the units for substantially higher prices. Why do you think that the merchants adopt

    Microeconomics questions

    Please see the attached file for full problem description. --- 1. Suppose a monopolist faces the market demand function P = a - bQ. Its marginal cost is given by MC = c + eQ. Assume that a > c and 2b + e > O. a) Derive an expression for the monopolist's optimal quantity and price in terms of a, b, c, and e. b) Show that

    Market failure, government failure, or both?

    JockMart owns a large textile factory in a small, remote community. The JockMart factory is the only source of employment for the community, so that the firm enjoys monopsony power. The supply curve for textile workers is described by L^S = 160w, where L is the number of workers hired and w is the hourly wage. JockMart's labor d

    supply and demand for financial planners

    PROBLEM 1: As a manager of a financial planning business you have two financial planners, Phil and Francis. In an hour, Phil can produce either one financial statement or answer 10 phone calls, while Francis can either produce 3 financial statements or answer 12 phone calls. Does either person have an absolute advantage in prod

    Fluctuations in Gasoline Prices

    What are the reporting reasons on why gasoline prices have been fluctuating and trending upward for the past 12 months. What are the ground reasons? Where are the online sources that can provide concrete evidence? I am unable to use the Wikipedia as a source only b/c that source can be edited by students and might not ha

    Fluctuating and increasing gasoline prices

    Fluctuating and increasing gasoline prices. What is your analysis on this topic and relate it to the United States economy. What are the three or four segments of our economy that are affected by fluctuating prices for gasoline. A "segment" of the economy is a particular industry or business that is national in their operation.

    Three trade-offs within a specific good/service to be produced

    Microeconomics is considered to be the study of scarce resources. Here, consumers (both individuals and organizations) must make allocation decisions. These three basic trade-offs include which goods/services are to be produced, how to produce them, and who gets them. Briefly explain the three trade-offs within a specific good/s

    Microeconomics - multiple-choice

    (See attached file for full problem description) --- 1. The OPEC Cartel has had periods of success as well as failure. Of the following factors, which does not contribute to success in a cartel? a. a low price elasticity of demand for oil (inelastic demand). b. restricted supply of other forms of energy, such as nucle

    Automobile industry and macroeconomics

    BASED ON THE BELOW. WHAT COULD I CONCLUDE? SINCE I REALLY KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY? Interaction of Fiscal and Monetary Policy Intelligent fiscal policy and appropriate monetary policy allow for a stabilizing influence on United States' economy. The government is able to take action through expansion

    Aggregate Demand Curve

    The question asked that suppose that the aggregate demand curve is P=120 - Q, where P is the price level and Q is real output (in billions of dollars). If the short-run aggregate supply curve (which is a horizontal line in the relevant range) shifts upward from P = 102 to P = 104, what happens to real output?

    The aggregate consumption function

    EVERYTHING MUST HAVE CHARTS IN EXCEL. The aggregate consumption function for an economy is: C=$200 billion + .75 Yd, Yd= disposable income. Assume that aggregate demand must shift by $160 billion to close a recesionary gap. A: what change in government spending will return the economy to full employment GDP?

    4. Reserve requirements

    4. Suppose Bank A, which faces a reserve requirement of 10 percent, receives a $1,000 deposit from a customer. Assuming that it wishes to hold no excess reserves, determine how much the bank should lend. Show your answer on Bank A's balance sheet. Assuming that the loan shown in Bank A's balance sheet is re-deposited in B

    aggregate demand and supply equation

    If an economy is in equilibrium when net taxes = $50 trillion, saving = $40 trillion, government purchases = $50 trillion, exports = $30 trillion, and imports = $10 trillion, then planned investment spending must equal a. zero b. $50 c. $10 d. $20 e. the answer is indeterminate

    Exchange Rates of British Pounds

    See attached file for full problem description. Determining the Exchange Rate Use these data to answer the following questions about the market for British pounds: Price of pound Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied (in $) (of pounds) (of pounds) ______________

    Oligopoly: Supply and Demand Problem

    America's Water Meter Industry is dominated by four firms: Rockwell, Badger, Neptune and Hersey. Rockwell has 35% market share, and the remaining share the rest. Demand is very inelastic and there is barrier to entry due to economies of scale. The firms, fearing that profits may fall to competitive levels have, have set prices c