Theoretical FrameworkSuppose there are two firms, Lieder and Faulover, who are patent holders to produce a novel good. Since nobody else has a patent for the good, the firms would potentially form a duopoly (if they decide to produce). In order to start their productions, the firms must first build the factories, and the size of the factories will determine their outputs. Assume that once a factory is open, a firm commits to the q...
Importance of Industry Structure on Business EnvironmentThe performance of students is assessed by the assessment method – ‘Individual Coursework’ as appropriate to the level and learning outcome of the assessment protocol. The individual coursework constitutes 100% assessment weighting for this module. Students are required to write an individual coursework/essayby discussing the following questions. Identify one industry from...
Problem 1: Income Leisure Model of Labor EconomicsProblem 1. Income Leisure Model of Labour Economics Assume that a worker has the Utility Function U(C,L) = (C^2)(L) ; “C” refers to consumption in dollars and “L” to hours of leisure in a day. The worker has an offered wage of $”w” per hour, “T” hours available for leisure or work per day, and $”Yn” dollars a day from non-labour income. ...
The Purpose and Life Cycle of the Selected Healthcare Establishment's Product/ServiceHealth services continue to affect the gross domestic product, and this dramatic transformation has great demands on each dollar spent to deliver patient-centered products. Health care marketing must be repeatedly applied and practiced strategically to include environmental dimensions, such as technology, socioeconomics, competition, and regulatory. In today&rsq...
QuestionYou are an analyst or economist working for a large organisation that prepares analytical reports for their subscribers. As an analyst you have been tasked by your line manager to write a report on the economic development of a country of your choice over the years. Particularly they want to understand how the economy for the country of you choice has been affected by various economic, financial, currency or pandemic crises. They are i...
Problem identified with the world economy by Linda ScottFirst, watch economist Linda Scott’s video about what she calls the “Double X Economy.” (If you have time, also view the longer video from 2012 that follows, in which she presents her research findings in depth). Then review her 2017 report, “Private sector engagement with women’s economic empowerment: Lessons learned from years of practice.” (You don&rsq...
You will use one of the following methods to complete your project; methods include: Cost-of-illness analysis: a determination of the economic impact of an illness or condition (typically on a given population, region, or country) e.g., of smoking, arthritis, or diabetes, including associated treatment costs Cost-minimization analysis: a determination of the least costly among alternative interventions that are assumed to produce equivalent ...
Task: This assignment will help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in school and professional life: 1.Collect information from appropriate primary and secondary sources.2.Synthesize information to develop informed views.3.Integrate your personal experience and your knowledge about local communities into your report.4.Use concepts you learned to analyze a problem and defend your position.5.Organize wri...
Identify and explain how household, business, and government behaviour determine aggregate demand and supply in an economy. Recognise the key factors which contribute to, and detract from long-term economic growth, including market failure and government policy. Illustrate the operation of open and closed economies, and the processes of balance of payments and exchange rate adjustment. Use these principles in an array of cont...
Questions: 1. “Health care should be a public good”. In your arguments for and against, show the characteristics of private versus public goods clearly. 2. Discuss or reflect on inequality and poverty and the impact of personal-income-tax-funded cash transfers on work effort, also during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. 3. “An ad valorem excise duty on crayfish sales would be fair.” Do you agree? Explain your answer using p...
Task 1 Assessment CriteriaASSESSMENT TOPIC: Private vs. public goods in the UK and social welfare This assessment focused on the difference between private goods, which can be efficiently provided by markets, and public goods and quasi-public goods which markets fail to supply in an equitable way to the public. Merit and demerit goodswill also be considered in order to analyse their positive or negative impacts onsociety, and why government in...
Question 1 A one-time ticket to go to a Bruno Mars concert costs $75, but you can go two nights for $125. What is the average cost per concert for the two-concert ticket? What is the marginal cost of the second concert? What is the total cost of just the second concert? Question 2: Suppose that a product supplier’s supply curve (not the market demand curve) for the product is as follows: At $20, the supplier will supply 1 ...
Executive SummaryAssessment 1: Report- Microeconomics Business report guidelines • ? Cover page – ensure you include your name, Student ID and word count. • ? Executive summary. • ? Table of Contents • ? Body of report with answers to each of your questions, including headings for each question and part of question. • ? Ensure that your report contains a minimum of six academic references (...
TaskTask: What is the most important force affecting labor productivity? Why? How do you think immigration affects labor productivity? You need to mention “the lump of labor fallacy”, See the notes (chapter 7). Second, what are your observations? What can you tell about the immigrant community you study and their impact on the long run economic development? Sources you may use: “On balance, manufacturer...
Covering Expenses and Pricing StrategyImagine the year is 2018, long before COVID-19 . Your family has started a new venture: operating a car wash near a popular lakeside resort, just outside of Prince George. There are many other car wash ventures nearby, and there seem to be new ventures opening and closing all the time. You can see that the customers care only about finding the cheapest price for car washes; they do not care which car wash th...