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An externality exists when, |
A person engages in an activityinfluences the well-being of a bystander and yet neither pays nor receives |
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On the foreign exchange market, an increase in a country’s exchange ratees |
Decrease the quantity demand of its currency |
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averagefixed cost |
increase as output increases |
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Economists can be college professor as business analysis. If an increasein businesses’ need for econ analysis |
less economists will decide to become professors |
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At a price of $9.50/pound, people buy 45 pounds of lamb. At a price of $10.50/pound, people buy 35pounds of lamb. What is the arcelasticity of demand for lamb in this price range? |
2.5 |
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Anexternality exists when |
a person engages in an activity that influencesthe well-being of a bystander and yet neither pays nor receives payment forthat effect. |
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What is true for monopolythat is not true for perfect competition?'> |
the firm and the industry are exactly the same entity |
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Theamount of money that a wheat farmer could have earned if he had planted barleyinstead of wheat is |
an implicit cost |
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The term which means whatever must begiven up to obtain an item is |
opportunity cost |
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1. Scarcity, every economic decisioninvolves |
trade off (giving up something) |
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1. Milk can be used to make yogurt andcheese, other things equal, if consumption starts demanding more yogurt |
demand of milk will increase |
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1. if resources are owned by individualsinstead of government |
resources used will be guided by changing related to prices as owners attempt to maximize self interest |
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demand for cocaine is uni elastic price of cocaine were to rise 10% |
dealer income from the sale of cocaine would fall 10% |
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1. Price for a 27 TV = $450. Consumers buy 1000 of them, prices rises to$550 by 600 of them. What is the priceelasticity of demand in this range?s |
2.5 |
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1. In economics “short run” is definedasan |
a. As a period of time when at least oneof the four factors of production is fixed in supply |
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1. The total cost to build 8 tracthouses is $1,000,000. total cost to build 9 tract houses $1,050,000. What is the Margin cost of the 9thtract house. |
MC = Change in TC / Change inQuantitytract house. |
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1. Once it becomes obvious that a commonresource is being overused |
as a period of time when at least one of the four factors of production is fixed |
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if the equilibrium of a dollar in terms of pesos is 20. what is the equilibrium price in terms of dollars |
.05 |
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accounting profit is equal to |
total revenue minus the explicit cost of producing goods and services |
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1. Comparative advantage is based on? |
opportunity costs |
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1. Which of the following would nottend to lower the price of VCR? |
increasing price of pay per view movies on cable tv |
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1. Fresh tuna can be canned or used tomake sushi. Other things equals, ifconsumers starts demanding more sushi? |
less tuna will be canned and more will be used in tuna sushi |
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1. At a price of $9.50/pound, people buy45 pounds of lamb. At a price of$10.50/pound, people buy 35 pounds of lamb. What is the arc elasticity of demand for lamb in this price range? |
2.5 |
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in economics short run is defined as |
a period of time during which at least one production input is fixed |
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1. Compared to perfect competition,monopoly in the long run? |
restricts outputs changes a higher price produces at greater than the minimum average total cost is able to make greater profits |
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1. A foot-Loofah is worth $15 toEdna. But she buys one on sale at Bathand Body works for just $8 what is the consumer surplus that results fromedna’s purchase? |
$7 |
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1. If purchases power parity exists andthe exchange rate is 1.50 u.s. dollars per British pound, then a latte that hasa price of $4.00 in Northridge, California, has a price of _ in London,England? |
2.67 |
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because of scarcity every economic decision involves |
trade off |
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1. Anincrease in demand for a product will |
draw more resources into the production of the good |
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in a market economy |
resources move to higher valued uses in response to change in price |
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1. Ineconomics, short run is defined as? |
a. Aperiod of time during which at least one production input is fixed. |
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1. The entryof new firms into a competitive industry will very likely |
shift theshort run industry supply curve to the right cause themarket price to fall reduce theprofits of firms in the industry cause themarket quantity sold to rise |
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1. whichof the following would cause an increase in the demand for us dollars. |
an interest rate cut in Europe |
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Costof $500,000 a year to rent and buy stock. 50,000 a year at working foraccounting and wants to quit what is the opportunity cost? |
550000 |
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Whatwill cause outward shift of the Demand curve for electricity? |
increase in price of heating oil |
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a raise in the demand for a resource to produce some product (x) will |
raise the cost of using the resource for an alt. product Reduce the use of that resource in alt lower valued production Increase the value of the resource |
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Economistscan be college professor as business analysis. If an increase in businesses’need for econ analysis |
less economists willdecide to become professors |
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Priceelasticity of demand body |
percentage change of quality demand divide change in price |
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Helena does her bathroom Saturday night and she wants to see a movie andsurf the web. If she doesn’t clean her bathroom and surf the web what is thevalue (note she can not see the movie and surf the web). |
Value to Helena ofsurfing the web |
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Nodoubt ticket is $45 and you want to illegally sell it (scalp) for $75 what isthe opportunity cost? |
75 |
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Lawof demand states |
Price and quantity demand of a good are inverserelated |
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Morebuyers enter a market Demand increases…. |
Quantity supply lends to increase The product are able to use resourcing with higher opportunity cost Price of good will raise (or increase) |
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Elasticdemand at any time |
cigarettes |
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GoodA has many substitutes and Good B has none what is true |
Demand for Good B is likely to be inelastic andGood A is elastic |
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Ineconomics the cost of something is? |
what you must give to get it |
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InLA sushi and sashimi are very similar food. What effect will an increase in price of sushi have on the demand curve forsashimi in LA? |
the sashimi demand curve will shift to the right |
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Airlineknow from exp. Vacation travel haveelastic demand for travel whereas business travels have an inelastic demand fortravel in order maximize the airline should? |
Try to decrease price for vacationtravelers and increase price for business travelers. |
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Monopolistsets price a $12 and sells 250 units. The marginal revenue cost corresponding to this level of output are $6and $8 respectively. What recommendation would you give this monopolist. |
lower price |
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Consumersurplus is equal the area below the _________ and above___________ |
Demand Area; Price |
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On the foreign exchange market, an increase in a country’s exchange rate |
decrease the quantity demand of its currency |
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Ifyou want to know the long-run equilibrium output of one perfectly competitivefirm, and you are permitted to see only one curve, which one below is mosthelpful? |
average total cost |
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an increase in demand for a product will |
draw more resources into the production of the good |
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The entry of newfirms into a competitive industry will very likely |
shift the short run industrysupply curve to the right cause the market price to fall reduce theprofits of firms in the industry cause themarket quantity sold to rise |
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Apositive consumption externality occurs when |
When jack receives abenefit from johns consumption of a certain good |
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Video store gave an estimate it will cost 500,000 and to quit her jobshe makes 50,000 and the revenue will be 530,000 what is her econ profit? |
30k |