Short run costs/variable and total revenue - 7) Each of the following situations could exist for a firm in the short run. In each case, indicate whether the firm should produce in the short run or shut down in the short run, or whether additional information is needed to determine what it should do in the short run.
a) a. Total cost exceeds total revenue at all output levels.
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Distribution of costs and benefits - (See attached file for full problem description with diagram)
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15. (Distribution of Costs and Benefits) Suppose that the government decides to guarantee an above-market price for a good by buying up any surplus at that above-market price. Using a conventional supply-demand diagram, illustrate the following gains and
a. The loss of consumer surplus
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production function question - The production function for the personal computers of DISK Inc. is given by Q= 10 (K L)0.5. DISK's competitor FLOPPY Inc's production function is Q = 10K0.6 L0.4.
(a) If K is limited to 9 units, in which company MP of labor greater?
(b) What can you say about the MP of labor for a given K?
17.12 Externalities - Please see attached file for full problem description and chart.
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a. If there are no restrictions on pollution, what will be the amount of discharge?
b. What will be the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded if the government restricts the amount of discharge to Q* but gives the permits away?
c. Where is market equilibrium if the government sells the permits? I...
Expenditure Approach to GDP - (Expenditure Approach to GDP) Given the following annual information about a hypothetical country, answer questions a through d.
Billions of Dollars
Personal consumption expenditures $200
Personal Taxes 50
Exports 30
Depreciation 10
Government Purchases 50
Gross private domestic investment 40
Imports 40
Government transfer payments 20
a. What is ...