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"Supply and demand curves can be used to show the effects of charging market conditions. The diagram below shows hypothetical supply and demand curves for oak flooring. Use the diagram to answer the questions that follow. "

"a. What might be included in the “total cost” of acquiring and watching a movie on DVD? What about the “total cost” of seeing a movie at the multiplex? b. Do you have any advice for your friend regarding her consumption of movies? "

Explain what appears to be the improved trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the U.S.  What factors might improve the trade-off?  What factors would make it worse?

"a. Compute the coefficient of price-elasticity of supply for the seven prices ranges given above and complete the table. b. What do you notice about the algebraic signs for the values that you have just computed? Explain why this is so. c. Write the expression for the price-elasticity of supply...

"Solve for X and Y using either substitution or elimination methods. a. 4X + Y = 16 ,    2X + 3Y = 24 b. 12X + Y = 25 ,  8X - 2Y = 14 "

In light of the given economic crisis in the United States and increasing unemployment, some legislators have considered proposing a policy that would require companies to lay off or fire their H-1 workers before laying off or firing any other full-time American workers. Would such a law be supported by Kant’s ethical theory?

A company in an oligopolistic industry has identified two sets of demand curves. If the company is the only one that changes prices (that is, other companies don’t follow its lead), its demand curve is Q = 82 – 8P.  If, however, it is expected that competitors will follow the price actions of the company, then the demand curve will be Q = 44 – 3P.

"How do you think each of the following affected the world price of oil? (Use demand and supply analysis.) a. Tax credits were offered for expenditures on home insulation. b. The Alaskan oil pipeline was completed. c. The ceiling on the price of oil was removed. d. Oil was discovered in the...

"Analyzing the factors improving and worsening the trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the U.S. Explain what appears to be the improved trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the U.S.  What factors might improve the trade-off?  What factors would make it worse? "

"The heat needed to evaporate water from the ocean is about 10 kcal/mole.  How many joules of solar energy are consumed in the evaporation of a kg of water from the ocean? 2.) Compare the thermal energy stored in atmospheric moisture in question 1 to the gravitational potential energy released...

"a. Fill in the missing data for price (P), total revenue(TR), marginal revenue (MR), total cost (TC), marginal cost (MC), profit (π), and marginal profit (Mπ) in the following table:b. At what output level is profit maximized? c. At what output level is revenue maximized? d. Discuss any differences in your answers to part B and C. "

"a) At this output level, calculate the average cost and the marginal cost. b) Draw a diagram showing the current situation of the firm. c) In addition to the above information, suppose the price of the output is $13/unit, if the firm wants to maximize its profit, what should it do?  ...

"Solve the following equations: 1. x2 + 7x + 10 2. x2 + 5x - 24 "

The amount of fluid in a half-liter bottle of diet cola is normally distributed and, from past experiences the standard deviations known to be 1.20 milliliters (ml). A sample of 50 bottles reveals a mean weight of 502.1ml. Construct and interpret 90 percent on confidence interval for the mean. Be sure to interpret the meaning of this interval.