Economics

Al owns a shoe factory with noisy machines which disturb his neighbor Bob. The v

Al owns a shoe factory with noisy machines which disturb his neighbor Bob. The value of the factory (the present discounted value of its future profits) is $1,000,000. Producing s…

Alabama Little League (Major Division – ages 9 to 12) has now required its teams

Alabama Little League (Major Division – ages 9 to 12) has now required its teams to use corked bats instead of aluminum bats. It is thought that aluminum bats give an unfair advan…

Alabama Little League (Major Division – ages 9 to 12) has now required its teams

Alabama Little League (Major Division – ages 9 to 12) has now required its teams to use corked bats instead of aluminum bats. It is thought that aluminum bats give an unfair advan…

Aladdin Jets is attempting to build an airplane that is made by welding the skin

Aladdin Jets is attempting to build an airplane that is made by welding the skin (outside layer) of the plane. The technique is much less expensive than an alternative riveting te…

Alamo Foods of San Antonio wants to introduce a new computer system for its peri

Alamo Foods of San Antonio wants to introduce a new computer system for its perishable products warehouse. The costs and benefits are as follows: Year Costs Benefits 1 $35,000 $23…

Alan Krueger, an economist at Princeton University who served as chair of the Co

Alan Krueger, an economist at Princeton University who served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama administration, has argued that Adam Smith "... worried tha…

Alan Turing can crack codes using two inputs, labor and machines. In the short r

Alan Turing can crack codes using two inputs, labor and machines. In the short run, Alan has a fixed amount of 4 machines. Cracking codes has production function f(L, M) = 4L1/2M1…

Alas Ernie croaks, leaving behind only the schedule above. You must determine th

Alas Ernie croaks, leaving behind only the schedule above. You must determine the correct depreciation schedule used for each of the 5. Which is the right assignation? Answer A U-…

Alas Ernie croaks, leaving behind only the schedule above. You must determine th

Alas Ernie croaks, leaving behind only the schedule above. You must determine the correct depreciation schedule used for each of the 5. Which is the right assignation? Answer A U-…

Albatross Airlines has a monopoly on air travel between Peoria and Dubuque. If A

Albatross Airlines has a monopoly on air travel between Peoria and Dubuque. If Albatross makes one trip in each direction per day, the demand schedule for round trips is q= 200-2p…

Albert Espinoza-Microsoft Edge https/www.mathl 5019567328questionld-1flushed-fab

Albert Espinoza-Microsoft Edge https/www.mathl 5019567328questionld-1flushed-fabecld-5214675acenterwin-yes ECON-2301-41478 Albert Espinoza &19/8/18 3:32 PM Homework: Homework …

Albert and Franco both follow the life-cycle hypothesis: they smooth consumption

Albert and Franco both follow the life-cycle hypothesis: they smooth consumption as much as possible. They each live for five periods, the last two of which are retirement. Here a…

Albert, Jonas, and Stelios are lumberjacks who live next to a forest that is ope

Albert, Jonas, and Stelios are lumberjacks who live next to a forest that is open to logging; in other words, anyone is free to use the forest for logging. Assume that these men a…

Alchem (L) is the price leader in the polyglue All 10 other manufacturers (follo

        Alchem (L) is the price leader in the polyglue All 10 other manufacturers (follower [F] firms) sell polyglue at the same price as Alchem. Alchem allows the other firms to …

Alcoa and Kaiser, duopolists in the market for primary aluminum ingot, choose pr

Alcoa and Kaiser, duopolists in the market for primary aluminum ingot, choose prices of their 500 foot rolls of sheet aluminum on the first day of the month. The following payoff …

Alcoa, a U.S. firm, has signed a contract to purchase goods from a manufacturer

Alcoa, a U.S. firm, has signed a contract to purchase goods from a manufacturer in Germany for €5,000,000. The purchase was made in June with payment due six months later in Decem…

Alcoa, a U.S. firm, has signed a contract to purchase goods from a manufacturer

Alcoa, a U.S. firm, has signed a contract to purchase goods from a manufacturer in Germany for €5,000,000. The purchase was made in June with payment due six months later in Decem…

Alcohol content in beer is believed to follow a normal distribution. A chemist t

Alcohol content in beer is believed to follow a normal distribution. A chemist takes a sample from 9 bottles of beer and measures the alcohol content, finding a sample mean of 7.5…

Alex Lopez & Sons, Inc. - A hydroponic farm with eight greenhouses for producing

Alex Lopez & Sons, Inc. - A hydroponic farm with eight greenhouses for producing tomatoes in a perfectly competitive industry competing with other greenhouse growers and field…

Alex Lopez & Sons, Inc. – A hydroponic farm with eight greenhouses for producing

Alex Lopez & Sons, Inc. – A hydroponic farm with eight greenhouses for producing tomatoes in a perfectly competitive                                                        ind…

Alex and Tyler enjoy the food at a restaurant named China star. Alex values a me

Alex and Tyler enjoy the food at a restaurant named China star. Alex values a meal there at $15 and Tyler values it at $26. If the restaurant charges only $10 a meal, what is Alex…

Alex carrie runs a surfing school on the north shore of Oahu. He has two inputs:

Alex carrie runs a surfing school on the north shore of Oahu. He has two inputs: Surfboards, which he rents from a local shop for $12 per day, and surfing instructors, whom he hir…

Alex contracted with Safeco to install a sprinkler system in his warehouse for $

Alex contracted with Safeco to install a sprinkler system in his warehouse for $2000. Unbeknowst to Alex, Safeco did a substandard job and installed a sprinkler system that was on…

Alex doesn\'t care about where he lives, but he does care about what he eats. Al

Alex doesn't care about where he lives, but he does care about what he eats. Alex spends all his money on restaurant meals at either American (x_a) or French restaurants (x_f). Hi…

Alex has $20,000, and his utility function is U = W0.5, where W is his wealth. H

Alex has $20,000, and his utility function is U = W0.5, where W is his wealth. His probability of having a heart attack is p and the treatment of a heart attack costs $10,000. A h…

Alex has an income of I = 80 and decides between buying Avocados (A) and a compo

Alex has an income of I = 80 and decides between buying Avocados (A) and a composite good (M) with PM = 1. Avocados normally cost $2. Alternatively, he cay pay $40 to join the dis…

Alex has an income of I = 80 and decides between buying Avocados (A) and a compo

Alex has an income of I = 80 and decides between buying Avocados (A) and a composite good (M) with PM = 1. Avocados normally cost $2. Alternatively, he can pay $40 to join the dis…

Alex is a student that has not yet graduated but is looking for a job. Is he con

Alex is a student that has not yet graduated but is looking for a job. Is he concidered part of the labor force? This is the topic for my discussion. (pretty vauge) - I am going t…

Alex is considering buying a house. He is planning to rent the house and sell it

Alex is considering buying a house. He is planning to rent the house and sell it after few years to buy a bigger house. His current plan is to sell the house after 5 years. The ho…

Alex quit his job at State University where he earned $45,000 a year. He figures

Alex quit his job at State University where he earned $45,000 a year. He figures his entrepreneurial talent or forgone entrepreneurial income to be $5,000 a year. To start the bus…

Alex sees that his neighbors\' lawns all need mowing. He offers to provide the s

Alex sees that his neighbors' lawns all need mowing. He offers to provide the service in exchange for a wage of $20 per hour. Some neighbors accept Alex's offer and others refuse.…

Alex wants to measure the nominal GDP of $993 billion in 2008 dollars. From the

Alex wants to measure the nominal GDP of $993 billion in 2008 dollars. From the data he gathered, he knows the deflator for 1998 is 30 and for 2008, it is 74. What was real GDP in…

Alex, who is risk-neutral, is looking for an one-bedroom apartment to rent for t

Alex, who is risk-neutral, is looking for an one-bedroom apartment to rent for the month of August while he's on vacation in Seattle. All of the one-bedroom apartments in the neig…

Alex: Hi, Brian. I would like to ask you about leverage. The Professor was talki

Alex: Hi, Brian. I would like to ask you about leverage. The Professor was talking about the advantages and disadvantage of banks using leverage. From what I understand, high bank…

Alexander has a straight line or linear production possibility frontier when he

Alexander has a straight line or linear production possibility frontier when he produces soybeans and corn. If he uses all of his resources, he can produce 200 bushels of soybeans…

Alexander studies away from home. While at school, he spends all his income on a

Alexander studies away from home. While at school, he spends all his income on air travel and economics textbooks. In a diagram with air-travel as the x-axis good, as pair increas…

Alexandra consumes only caviar and champagne, but she does have a limited income

Alexandra consumes only caviar and champagne, but she does have a limited income of $400. Her current consumption choice is 5 ounces of caviar, at a price of $50 per ounce, and 6 …

Alexi and Tony own a food truck together that serves only two items, street taco

Alexi and Tony own a food truck together that serves only two items, street tacos and Cuban sandwiches. Some customers purchase both goods together; therefore, they will always pr…

Alexi and Tony own a food truck together that serves only two items, street taco

Alexi and Tony own a food truck together that serves only two items, street tacos and Cuban sandwiches. Some customers purchase both goods together therefore, they will always pro…

Alexxs monopoly currently sells its product at a single price. What conditions m

Alexxs monopoly currently sells its product at a single price. What conditions must be met so that he can profitably price discriminate? The firm must have O A. consumers with dif…

Algebra of the income expenditure model Consider a small economy that is dosed t

Algebra of the income expenditure model Consider a small economy that is dosed to trade, so its net exports are equal to zero. Suppose that the economy has the following consumpti…

Algoma Corporation manufactures toy train cars. Sherwood, the CFO of the company

Algoma Corporation manufactures toy train cars. Sherwood, the CFO of the company, is preparing the financial statements for fiscal year-end 2015. The accounting records are as fol…

Ali obeys the two-periodFisher intertemporal model of consumption. Ali earns Rs.

Ali obeys the two-periodFisher intertemporal model of consumption. Ali earns Rs. 200 in thefirst period and Rs. 400 in the second period. A. If Ali consumes Rs.280 in the first pe…

Ali obeys the two-periodFisher intertemporal model of consumption. Ali earns Rs.

Ali obeys the two-periodFisher intertemporal model of consumption. Ali earns Rs. 200 in thefirst period and Rs. 400 in the second period. A. If Ali consumes Rs.280 in the first pe…

Alice Betty Lemonade (in pitchers) Pizzas Lemonade (in pitchers) Pizzas Without

Alice Betty Lemonade (in pitchers) Pizzas Lemonade (in pitchers) Pizzas Without Trade Production and Consumption 200 100 180 180 With Trade Production 400 0 0 300 he values in the…

Alice Betty Lemonade (in pitchers) Pizzas Lemonade (in pitchers) Pizzas Without

Alice Betty Lemonade (in pitchers) Pizzas Lemonade (in pitchers) Pizzas Without Trade Production and Consumption 200 100 180 180 With Trade Production 400 0 0 300 he values in the…

Alice and Bob are bidding to take over a promising internet startup company owne

Alice and Bob are bidding to take over a promising internet startup company owned by Claire. The company has the same value v to both Alice and Bob, but Alice doesn’t know v. Bob …

Alice enjoys consuming goods x and y. Where (x,y) is the consumption bundle and

Alice enjoys consuming goods x and y. Where (x,y) is the consumption bundle and 0 < < 1, Alice’s utility is: u(x; y) = x^*y^(1) (a) Originally, Alice has income m = 16, and …

Alice has a ticket for a film festival. Every week, one movie will be screened.

Alice has a ticket for a film festival. Every week, one movie will be screened. There are four movies in the festival and she can choose to watch only one. The utility that she ge…

Alice has strictly convex and monotonic preferences over consumption bundles con

Alice has strictly convex and monotonic preferences over consumption bundles con- taining goods x and y. Where (x, y) is the consumption bundle, Alice’s preferences are as follows…