Ecn601 topic 8 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Topic 8DQ2 Mar23-27,2023 Overseveraldecades,someindustries,suchastextileandclothing,whichwereonceasignificantpartoftheU.S.economy,haveshiftedmanufacturingabroad.Usingtheideaofopportunitycost,provideanexplanationofthereasoningbehindthisshift.Howhasthisshiftaffectedeconomicwell-beinglocally?Howdothegainscomparetothelosses?

Topic 8DQ1 Mar23-25,2023 GotoTheEconomistwebsiteandsearchfortheBigMacIndexforarecenttimeperiod.ComparethePurchasingPoweroftheUnitedStateswithanothercountry.Trytochooseacountrywithwhichyouarenotveryfamiliar.Whatdoesthisparitysayaboutthepotentialstandardoflivinginthecountryyouchose?Whatdoesitsayaboutthepotentialwagelevel?

Topic 8DQ1 Mar23-25,2023 GotoTheEconomistwebsiteandsearchfortheBigMacIndexforarecenttimeperiod.ComparethePurchasingPoweroftheUnitedStateswithanothercountry.Trytochooseacountrywithwhichyouarenotveryfamiliar.Whatdoesthisparitysayaboutthepotentialstandardoflivinginthecountryyouchose?Whatdoesitsayaboutthepotentialwagelevel? Topic 8DQ2 Mar23-27,2023 Overseveraldecades,someindustries,suchastextileandclothing,whichwereonceasignificantpartoftheU.S.economy,haveshiftedmanufacturingabroad.Usingt...

1. Acquiring a firm that sells a substitute good would make the demand curve for your original product ~ 2. The general rule to increase profits when two close substitute brands are jointly owned is ~ 3. After acquiring closely substitutable product brands, a firm can successfully raise prices on both of the brands without losing much of its total sales because ~ 4. Which of the following is an example of price discrimination? 5. The practice of buying a firm’s good in one market at a low ...

1. Acquiring a firm that sells a substitute good would make the demand curve for your original product ~ 2. The general rule to increase profits when two close substitute brands are jointly owned is ~ 3. After acquiring closely substitutable product brands, a firm can successfully raise prices on both of the brands without losing much of its total sales because ~ 4. Which of the following is an example of price discrimination? 5. The practice of buying a firm’s good in one market at a low ...

Topic 8DQ1 Mar23-25,2023 GotoTheEconomistwebsiteandsearchfortheBigMacIndexforarecenttimeperiod.ComparethePurchasingPoweroftheUnitedStateswithanothercountry.Trytochooseacountrywithwhichyouarenotveryfamiliar.Whatdoesthisparitysayaboutthepotentialstandardoflivinginthecountryyouchose?Whatdoesitsayaboutthepotentialwagelevel? Topic 8DQ2 Mar23-27,2023 Overseveraldecades,someindustries,suchastextileandclothing,whichwereonceasignificantpartoftheU.S.economy,haveshiftedmanufacturingabroad.Usingt...

1. Question:Indirectpricediscrimination differsfromdirectprice discriminationbecause: 2. Question:What is it called when each additional worker hired contributessuccessively smalleramountsofoutput? 3. Question:Jim has a better chance of having his offer accepted, since the seller doesnothaveanyoutsideoffers. 4. Question:For a production function with a diminishing, but positive, marginal productoflabor: 5. Question:Nashequilibriumis: 6. Question:Moralhazardimpliesthat: 7. An HVAC company i...

Topic 8DQ1 Mar23-25,2023 GotoTheEconomistwebsiteandsearchfortheBigMacIndexforarecenttimeperiod.ComparethePurchasingPoweroftheUnitedStateswithanothercountry.Trytochooseacountrywithwhichyouarenotveryfamiliar.Whatdoesthisparitysayaboutthepotentialstandardoflivinginthecountryyouchose?Whatdoesitsayaboutthepotentialwagelevel?

Topic 8DQ2 Mar23-27,2023 Overseveraldecades,someindustries,suchastextileandclothing,whichwereonceasignificantpartoftheU.S.economy,haveshiftedmanufacturingabroad.Usingtheideaofopportunitycost,provideanexplanationofthereasoningbehindthisshift.Howhasthisshiftaffectedeconomicwell-beinglocally?Howdothegainscomparetothelosses?

Problems: Chapters 7, 8, and 9 1. Individual Problems 7-3 The variety of Riverside Ranger logo T-shirts includes 12 different designs. Setup between designs takes one hour (and $15,000), and, after setting up, you can produce 1,000 units of a particular design per hour (at a cost of $5,000). Note: Assume Q denotes the quantity produced of a particular design. Which of the following best represents the average cost function for producing any single design? Based on this information, prod...