Answer four of the following. In each case answer True, False or Uncertain and explain your...
1. Answer four of the following. In each case answer True, False or Uncertain and explain your answer. Limit each answer to one page. A firm has a technology that relies on only one input (call it x). The output of the firm(call it y) increases as you increase x but at a diminishing rate. Based only on the information provided thern y-100 exp(-x) would be a valid representation of this firm's production function. (a) (b) Consider a person who...
1. Answer four of the following. In each case answer True, False or Uncertain and explain your answer. Limit each answer to one page (a) A firm has a technology that relies on only one input (call it x). The output of the firm (call it y) increases as you increase x but at a diminishing rate. Based only on the information provided then y-x would be a valid representation of this firms production function (b) Consider the system of...
1. Answer four of the following. In each case answer True, False or Uncertain and explain your answer. Limit each answer to one page. (a) The inflation rate fell from 3% in 2010 to 2% in 2011 . Prices were 1% lower in 2011 than in 2010. (b) A firm has a technology that relies on only one input (call it x). The output of the firm (call it y) increase as you increase x but at a diminishing rate....
Answer four of the following, each question carries equal weight. In each case answer True, False or Uncertain and explain your answer. Limit each answer to one page. 1. (a) A consumer has a utility function that depends on only one good, X. Utility rises with x but at a decreasing rate. Based only on the information provided then U=ln(x) would be a valid representation of this consumer's utility function. (b) Consider a person who begins day 0 with 1...
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true, false, or uncertain and explain your answer. Be sure to clearly define any concepts included in your answer and label all graphs. Suppose that inverse market demand for Firm A sweatshirts is P= 200 – 2QD and inverse market supply for these sweatshirts is given by P = 7.5 + ½QS. The economic incidence of a tax on Firm A sweatshirts will fall more on consumers than on producers. Dan’s Deli...
1. Answer four of the following, each question carries equal weight. In each case answer True, False or Uncertain and explain your answer. Limit each answer to one page (a) A firm has a cost function that shows the minimum cost of producing a given level of output, (b) Consider a person who begins day 0 with 100 euro. At the start of the next day her money is halved and (c) Consider the system of equations Q. Cost rises...
1. Answer four of the following, each question carries equal weight. In each case answer True, False or Uncertain and explain your answer. Limit each answer to one page (a) A firm has a cost function that shows the minimum cost of producing a given level of output, Q. Cost ed then C-exp(Q) would be a rises with Q at an increasing rate. Based only on the information provid valid representation of this firm's cost function. Consider a person who...
Which of the following is counted in this year’s GDP explain your answer in each case? Interest received on an AT&T corporate bond. Social Security payments received by a retired factory worker. Unpaid services of a family member in painting the family home Income of a dentist from the dental services provide. A monthly allowance a college student receives from home. Money received by Josh when he resells his nearly brand-new Honda automobile to Kim. The publication and sale of...
Evaluate each of the following statements (TRUE/FALSE) and provide a one-two sentence(s) long explanation for your answer (graphs, charts, formulas, and short calculations can be used as an explanation, too). Keep in mind that a statement is false if there is at least one case when the argument does not hold. To receive full credit for each statement, both the answer and the explanation must be correct. 1. Two years ago, you bought a stock that had paid dividend of...
42) What is the effect of each of the following impacts on reserves of. 'X Answer as increase, decrease, ?, no effect (a) New technology in production (b) Increase in production cost (c) Taxes (f) Increase in price of "X, (g) New technology in consumption (h) Exploration 43) What is multicollinearity? What impact might it have on the econometric model 44) A property owner is faced with three options (A, B, C) to choose from (A) A large-scale investment (A)...