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I studied PPE at Lady Margaret Hall college, Oxford University, and currently work as an Economics A Level teacher. I have also examined several different economic units for Edexcel AS and A2.
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Your friend is thinking about opening a hardware store. He estimates that it would cost $50,000
per year to rent the store and another $50,000 on other expenses. In order to be an entrepreneur,
he would have to quit his job as an economics lecturer that earns him $100,000 per year. If
your friend thinks he could sell $180,000 worth of merchandise per year, should he open the
store if he is rational? Why, or why not? Explain your answer with reference to a principle of
economics. (10 marks)
Calculate and comment on PED if a rise in demand from 200 to 250 is produced by a decrease in price from $30 to $15.
PeD=%change in demand divided by % change in price
%change is calculated by formula new-old divided by old times 100
%change on demand is new which is new quantity 250 minus old times 100 which is 200 divided by 200 and at end multiplyed by 100 to get percentage so % change in demand equal to 25% now as for % change in price we will apply also rule new minus old divided old so answer will be 15 minus 30 divided by 30 equal – 50% (we ignore negative sign) so PEd will be equal change in demand divided change in price so 25 divided by 50 will be equal 0. 5 so demand here is less than one so demand is inelastic
I need to edit something whole I was wroting I forgot to mention in some areas we will multiply by a 100 to get % change so here we use 2 rules in this problem which is ped=% change in demand divided % change in price and also to bring each one we used the rule new minus old divided by old times 100 hope I helped you
Assume that there are 50 (000) people that require cellular phone, the government decides to give a subsidy per cellular phone. Calculate the subsidy per cellular phone that the government needs to provide?
My question is explain why the value of income elasticity of demand for a good can be positive, negative or zero while the value of its price elasticity of demand is likely to be negative for 8 marks
I have a ques…… then if we have a ques related to macroeconomics…ques. elaborate classical theory of employment ?.. then what should ans we give in exams….I mean what we write from types,essentials,determination of income and employment, and criticism.? plz give reply in 2 days
I read an article from 2011 that PRC never made good on bonds it sold to Americans. The PRC forced another country to pay them for bonds they bought. They made good on paying the British because they needed trade deals with them kept in effect. They receive interest payments from US for investments.
Question is, I cannot find an update on whether they paid, the then estimated 750 million, to Americans holding those bonds.
Thank you
Walt Knowles