Economics

2- Refer to Table 5–5 https://ezto-cf-media.mheducation.com/Media/Connect_Produc

2-  Refer to Table 5–5 https://ezto-cf-media.mheducation.com/Media/Connect_Production/bne/Saunders_7e/chapter05/Table%205-5.jpg a. T-bill ask price b. T-bill bid price Monday, May…

2- Suppose you want to measure the impact of low skilled workers in the labor ma

2- Suppose you want to measure the impact of low skilled workers in the labor market generated by an increase in the minimum wage. To do so, you?re going to use the D-I-D methodol…

2- This example is not real! Look at the following graph that shows counties per

2- This example is not real! Look at the following graph that shows counties per capita expenditure in Brazil. In 1999, half Brazilian counties got money to spend in health and th…

2- Which of the following will be most likely to cause the production possibilit

2- Which of the following will be most likely to cause the production possibilities curve for a country to shift inward? Question 9 options: a- an increase in the labor force b- a…

2- what is the governing equation for this situation and what is the inflation r

2- what is the governing equation for this situation and what is the inflation rate? 3. ( a) You wish to obtain an annual rate of return of 12% from a bond investment. You will bu…

2-(a) Sue has a monopoly over the production of strawberry shortcake. Her cost f

2-(a) Sue has a monopoly over the production of strawberry shortcake. Her cost function is C(y) y+10y. The market demand curve for strawbeny shortcake is p (y) = 1 00- y Sue's pro…

2-17 Consider the accompanyingig questions , and answer the following questions.

2-17 Consider the accompanyingig questions , and answer the following questions. breakeven graph for an investment $40 $35 $30 Total Revenue Total Cost S20F $15 - $10 $5 $0 0 250 …

2-26 An refinisher of antiques named Constance has been so successful with her s

2-26 An refinisher of antiques named Constance has been so successful with her small business that she is plan- ning to expand her shop with all new equipment. She is going to sta…

2-3 Paragraphs in Length (With additional references) Go to the website for repo

2-3 Paragraphs in Length (With additional references) Go to the website for reports on Global Competitiveness at: http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-competitiveness Click on the…

2-4 Interest versus dividend income During the year just ended, Shering Distribu

2-4 Interest versus dividend income During the year just ended, Shering Distributors, Inc., had pretax earnings from operations of $490,000. In addition, during the year it receiv…

2-4 won a case against Sephora to prevent the retailer from staying open late an

2-4 won a case against Sephora to prevent the retailer from staying open late and forcing its workers to work "antisocial about 20 percent of its business after 9 p.m., and the S0…

2-40. A company is analyzing a make-versus-purchase situation for a component us

2-40. A company is analyzing a make-versus-purchase situation for a component used in several products, and the engineering department has developed these data: Option A: Purchase…

2. $1,000/$1,050/$990/$1,040 3. 1% less/5% more/1% more/4% more/4% less/5% less

2. $1,000/$1,050/$990/$1,040 3. 1% less/5% more/1% more/4% more/4% less/5% less 4. real/nominal 2. The opportunity cost of holding assets as money Aa Aa Suppose you have been told…

2. (0, 7, or 10) Suppose country X produces two goods, chocolate bars and bottle

2. (0, 7, or 10) Suppose country X produces two goods, chocolate bars and bottles of water. In the base year, 2002, the typical country X consumer purchased 100 n h chocolate bars…

2. (10 Points) A monopolist faces a demand curve given by: P = 70 – 2Q, where P

2. (10 Points) A monopolist faces a demand curve given by: P = 70 – 2Q, where P is the price of the good and Q is the quantity demanded. The marginal cost of production is constan…

2. (10 Points) A monopolist faces a demand curve given by: P = 70 – 2Q, where P

2. (10 Points) A monopolist faces a demand curve given by: P = 70 – 2Q, where P is the price of the good and Q is the quantity demanded. The marginal cost of production is constan…

2. (10 marks) The countries of East Wakovia and West Wakovia have the production

2. (10 marks) The countries of East Wakovia and West Wakovia have the production possibilities tables for tobecco and corn shown below. Note that the costs of producing tobacco an…

2. (10 marks) The countries of East Wakovia and West Wakovia have the production

2. (10 marks) The countries of East Wakovia and West Wakovia have the production possibilities tables for tobacco and corn shown below. Note that the costs of producing tobacco an…

2. (10 points) Barnes & Noble has ascertained that when the price of a certain c

2. (10 points) Barnes & Noble has ascertained that when the price of a certain calculator is $45, sales are 22 per month. When the price is $35, they sell 34 per month. a. Cal…

2. (10 points) Consider a duopoly with homogeneous products, where two competing

2. (10 points) Consider a duopoly with homogeneous products, where two competing firms pick price (Bertrand duopoly). As you learned in lecture and read in Chapter 14, both firms …

2. (10 points) The income elasticity of money demand is 4/5 while the interest e

2. (10 points) The income elasticity of money demand is 4/5 while the interest elasticity is -0.2 (minus 20%). Real income is expected to grow by 2.5% over the next year, and the …

2. (10) The Coase Theorem (This is a modified version of the James Meade example

2. (10) The Coase Theorem (This is a modified version of the James Meade example referred to in the book.) A beekeeper and the owner of an orange orchard have a synergistic relati…

2. (10) The Coase Theorem (This is a modified version of the James Meade example

2. (10) The Coase Theorem (This is a modified version of the James Meade example referred to in the book.) A beekeeper and the owner of an orange orchard have a synergistic relati…

2. (12 points) Suppose there are n identical firms in a market. Each firms cost

2. (12 points) Suppose there are n identical firms in a market. Each firms cost function is given by C = 648 + 8q2, where q is the amount that an individual firm produces. This me…

2. (13 points) Assume that a firm pays taxes on revenue and is allowed some dedu

2. (13 points) Assume that a firm pays taxes on revenue and is allowed some deductions. a. (3 points) Derive and explain the user cost of capital if the firm's nominal interest pa…

2. (13 points) Suppose that when a consumer goes out to eat he has a choice betw

2. (13 points) Suppose that when a consumer goes out to eat he has a choice between pizza and salad, and chooses pizza. The next week at the same restaurant he has a choice betwee…

2. (15 points). Suppose the income tax in a certain nation is computed as a flat

2. (15 points). Suppose the income tax in a certain nation is computed as a flat rate of 5 percent, but no tax is levied above $50,000 in taxable income. Taxable income is compute…

2. (15 points] Consider the following game Player 2 Yes No Player 1 No y. 0 1. 1

2. (15 points] Consider the following game Player 2 Yes No Player 1 No y. 0 1. 1 a. Assume y= 1, For what values of x does this garne have n unique Nash equilibrium? What is that …

2. (18 points) The demand edq uation for a firm\'s product is:-500-30P 2PA +041

2. (18 points) The demand edq uation for a firm's product is:-500-30P 2PA +041 V" is quantity of the firm's product demanded "P" is price per unit of the firm's product "PA is pri…

2. (18 pts.) Ball Bearings, Inc. operates in a perfectly competitive market and

2. (18 pts.) Ball Bearings, Inc. operates in a perfectly competitive market and faces the following production costs uantity Total Fixed Costs Total Variable Costs $100 100 100 10…

2. (2 points) Now suppose you estimate the model in question 1 and get the follo

2. (2 points) Now suppose you estimate the model in question 1 and get the following outpat: Source dr MS Murber of obe 242 6.21 0.0139 0.0427 Adj R-squared0.0359 36557 Mode 82955…

2. (20 points) The provision of truthful, reliable and relevant information to c

2. (20 points) The provision of truthful, reliable and relevant information to consumers is considered an important input into individual's choice decisions and for shaping consum…

2. (21%) the 2-year project. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class, an

2. (21%) the 2-year project. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class, and will be sold after You are assigned to evaluate proposed acquisition of an equipment at a cost of…

2. (25 points) Th improve the production activities in his plant. The estimated

2. (25 points) Th improve the production activities in his plant. The estimated initial investment and annual revenues are as shown below. If the proposals are all expected to hav…

2. (25 points) Th improve the production activities in his plant. The estimated

2. (25 points) Th improve the production activities in his plant. The estimated initial investment and annual revenues are as shown below. If the proposals are all expected to hav…

2. (26 points) Consider a T period problem where consumers have preferences over

2. (26 points) Consider a T period problem where consumers have preferences over consumption and leisure. Consumers can work in competitive rms which hires labor and capital. Ther…

2. (3.5 pts) The country described in the table below produces and consumes only

2. (3.5 pts) The country described in the table below produces and consumes only three goods: energy drinks, pizza, and t-shirts. The quantity produced and price of each good in 2…

2. (3.5 pts) The country described in the table below produces and consumes only

2. (3.5 pts) The country described in the table below produces and consumes only three goods: energy drinks, pizza, and t-shirts. The quantity produced and price of each good in 2…

2. (30 points - 10 points each part) In this problem, we are going to obtain dat

2. (30 points - 10 points each part) In this problem, we are going to obtain data on consumption and disposable income from the Federal Reserve.         Go to FRED (Federal Reserv…

2. (30 points total) Lisa is about to graduate with an undergraduate degree in e

2. (30 points total) Lisa is about to graduate with an undergraduate degree in economics. She estimates that if she gets a job after the university the present value of her lifeti…

2. (30 points) a. According to the table below, what is the value of M2? Please

2. (30 points) a. According to the table below, what is the value of M2? Please show your work. Currency held by public SSO0B Small Time deposits = $800B Checkable Deposits- $500B…

2. (32pt) Suppose two countries, Canada and Mexico, produce two goods, timber an

2. (32pt) Suppose two countries, Canada and Mexico, produce two goods, timber and televisions. Assume that land is specific to timber, capital is specific to televisions, and labo…

2. (35 points) Company X is operating in a monopolistically competitive market w

2. (35 points) Company X is operating in a monopolistically competitive market with a total cost of TC (Q)-1000+4Q2. The demand function faced by X is given by P(Q) 600-100O a) (5…

2. (4 points) There are two ice cream vendors, Ben and Jerry, on a crowded strip

2. (4 points) There are two ice cream vendors, Ben and Jerry, on a crowded strip of each. There are five permissible locations for ice cream vendors to locate, cleverly named posi…

2. (5 points) For each of three potential buyers of oranges, the table displays

2. (5 points) For each of three potential buyers of oranges, the table displays the willingness to pay for the first three oranges of the day. Assume Allison, Bob, and Charisse ar…

2. (5 points) Suppose that all the available land in country A is being rented f

2. (5 points) Suppose that all the available land in country A is being rented for cither housing or farming. Describe what would happen in the markets for farmlands and housing l…

2. (5 pts each) Let\'s see how a utilitarian dictator would arrange things for C

2. (5 pts each) Let's see how a utilitarian dictator would arrange things for Charle Elizabeth and Mary. One heroic assumption that utilitarians make is that you can actually comp…

2. (50 points) Your landlord has started a new business and proposes that you in

2. (50 points) Your landlord has started a new business and proposes that you invest in it. According to him, your initial investment would be $100,000. During the first two years…

2. (50) So far, we have considered only what are known as pure strategies, where

2. (50) So far, we have considered only what are known as pure strategies, where players simply choose one of the actions available to them. However, employing pure strategies als…

2. (7 points) Ed and Wendy are a married couple with no children. Each earns $75

2. (7 points) Ed and Wendy are a married couple with no children. Each earns $75,000 per year, and their combined household adjusted gross income i Kristen also have $150,000 in c…