(1) As an  alternative to antitrust and competition law, economic regulation can and has been established in three exceptional cases: (1) for those markets where it is clear that competition cannot be achieved by market forces  (2) Where deviation from efficiency is deemed socially desirable  (3) Where the social and private benefits are clearly different, since in each of these cases, it is clear that...
Question One (30 points)Answer the following Three questions: (Your answer is expected to be provided after each question) Question One (30 points) A local shop orders 400 cases of Coca Cola each week and sells them at a price of $5.00 per case. At the end of the first week, they have only sold 160 cases. (6 points each) What is the total revenue received from sales? What economic situation is the shop facing, surplus or ...
Business Cycle AnalysisYou work for Quantigration, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturing plant headquartered in the United States. Capitalizing on advancements in its product, Quantigration has aggressively expanded and acquired fabrication plants and workers around the world. You have recently joined the EWC, an employee-run Economic Watch Committee. Your department manager, Gregory, is putting together his staffing budget for the upcoming yea...
Introduction to the AssignmentThere are five equally-weighted questions and you should answer all of them. All questions are based on the âPastureâ story below. Explain concisely all steps you undertake to answer the questions. Some questions ask you to âexplainâ, state in words, or âdiscussâ. This should be possible with one or at most...
Overview of Paper SubmissionYour paper submission will incorporate concepts introduced in the Voices on the Economy PDF (Chapter 3) posted earlier this semester. Chapter 3 presents three different points of view. Conservative, Radical, and Liberal. You will present each of these points of view in a balanced, objective manner as you identify general macroeconomic policies OR policies for a specific policy area. You will have a choice betw...
The Gardening Market Dominated by Home Depot and Lowe’sHome Depot and Lowe’s are competing in an oligopoly market. Both companies dominate the gardening market share both in volume and revenue. In this case, because it is two companies controlling the industry, it would be a duopoly. Even though both companies sell extremely similar substitute products, they both try to differentiate themselves from each other as well as take on di...
TaskThe objective of this assignment is to choose a manufactured consumer product that is meaningful to you and to read six academic articles relevant to this commodity. This is an annotated bibliography. For this assignment, you should identify and summarize six academic sources. Try to choose the most relevant sources. You should choose articles on the commodity or industry you are studying or general articles about commodity chains, commo...
Problem 5.5: Increase in w1 and w2 with w1/w2 unchanged5.5. Consider the problem investigated in (5.16) (5.21). Â (a)Show that an increase in both w1 and w2 that leaves w1/w2 unchanged does not affect ?1 or ?2. Â (b)Now assume that the household has initial wealth of amount Z > 0. Â (i)Does (5.23) continue to hold? Why or why not? Â (ii)Does the result in (a) continue to hold? Why or w...
You only submit research idea that is related to international trade, for obvious reasons. Mini research proposal will be at most 250 words (excluding references). They will feature the following things: A brief description of your research idea Explanation of how it relates to prior literature and what your idea might contribute to this literature A description of the methods to be used A description (brief) of the data you are thinking...
Peppa Company produces two products, X and Y, both made from the same material. Until now, it has used traditional absorption costing to allocate overheads to its products. The company is now considering an activity based costing system. Information for the two products for the last year is as follows: X Y Production and sales volumes (units) 30,000 50,000 Selling price...
Complete All the following 12 short-answer questions (26 marks total). Total word count: 700 words. How does implicit rationing differ from explicit rationing? Please give an example.(2 mark) Outline two methods of explicit rationing.(2 marks) What is sensitivity analysis, why is it important and what form can it take? Please support your answer with evidence.(2 marks) What are quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and cri...
Task Question 3 a) Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP). (4 marks) b)Explain the following expenditures in the Expenditure Approach for measuring the GDP: i) Consumption ii) Investment iii) Government expenditure iv) Net Export c) Suppose the production and prices of pizza and burgers in Country Z in 2014 (base year) and 2015 are as follows: Quanti...
Question: The main aim of this assignment is to understand the effectiveness of UAE economic policies as part of COVID-19 post strategies. This will help to enhance the economic growth of various sectors and will lead to improved growth. Read the “UAE develops systematic response plan for economic sustainability and business continuity: UAE Government Meeting” Page No. 6 (from the uploaded file). Discuss that what were the m...
Learning outcomes from the Module Descriptor/Specification:Throughout the module you will asked to engage in a range of formative assessment tasks. These may be in the classroom or to be completed in between taught sessions. These formative assessment activities are designed to build your knowledge, understanding and ability to apply concepts learned in class. In order to further equip you with topic specific knowledge and understanding, and ...
Traditional Method of Cement ProductionWhat is the cement-making process Philippine cement industry? The traditional method of cement production involved mining raw materials such as calcium carbonate,silica, alumina, and iron ore, which were extracted from limestone and clay, and crushing and stacking these into a stockpile for grinding. The mix was dried and ground again before cooking in a kiln fed with silica and/or clay, and underwent st...