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Penn State | ECON 102
Introductory Microeconomic Ana
Professors
- Agee, Mark Douglas,
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- Harvey, Hanafiah,
- Clifford,
- Mateer,
- Mcleod
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Penn State ECON 102
ECON 102 ANSWER KEY for Homework 2 Read these instructions carefully! Carefully answer each of the questions below. You can write or type your answers for the questions EXCEPT THE GRAPH FOR PART 3D) MUST BE COMPLETED BY HAND (NOT USING THE DRAWING TOOLS I -
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ECON 102 Homework 1 _ Read these instructions carefully! Carefully answer each of the questions below. You may write or type your answers for the questions EXCEPT THE GRAPHS FOR PART 1E) and 2F) MUST BE COMPLETED BY HAND (NOT USING THE DRAWING TOOLS IN WO -
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ECON 102 Homework 5 _ Read these instructions carefully! Carefully answer each of the questions below. You can write or type your answers for the questions EXCEPT ANY GRAPHS MUST BE COMPLETED BY HAND (NOT USING THE DRAWING TOOLS IN WORD OR ANY OTHER PROG -
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ECON 102 Homework 2 _ Read these instructions carefully! Carefully answer each of the questions below. You can write or type your answers for the questions EXCEPT THE GRAPH FOR PART 3D) MUST BE COMPLETED BY HAND (NOT USING THE DRAWING TOOLS IN WORD OR AN -
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Chapter 1: The Scope and Method of Economics Economics: the study of how individuals and societies choose to use the scarce resources that nature and previous generations have provided, with emphasis on choice. Economics is a behavioral or social science. -
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Chapter 2: The Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice Background o Capital: things that are produces and then used in the production of other goods and services Ex. Buildings, equipment, desks, etc. o Factors of production (factors): the inputs into the p -
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Amy Ellis 907115346 1. (50 points) a) Give an example of a normative economic statement. (8 points) The cost of beef should be raised by 3% to provide the cattlemen a higher standard of living. b) Define each of the following terms: (15 points - each def -
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Amy Ellis 907115346 1. (42 total points) Suppose that a monopolistically competitive firm must build a production facility in order to produce a product. The fixed cost of this facility is FC = $24. Also, the firm has constant marginal cost, MC = $3. Dema -
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ECON 102 Homework 1 _ Read these instructions carefully! Carefully answer each of the questions below. You may write or type your answers for the questions EXCEPT THE GRAPHS FOR PART 1E) and 2F) MUST BE COMPLETED BY HAND (NOT USING THE DRAWING TOOLS IN WO -
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Amy Ellis 907115346 1. (50 total points) Joe runs a farm. He rents the land for $100 a day, and he can hire workers for $20 per day for each worker. His short run production function is given in the first two columns of the following table. Workers 0 1 2 -
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Amy Ellis 907115346 1. Use the graph below to answer the following questions. (26 points) a. What is the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand between P=100 and P=80? (5 points) % change in price: (100-80)/(100+80)/2)*100%=(2/9)*100% % change -
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Amy Ellis 907115346 1. (25 total points). You are given the following information about the costs of a perfectly competitive firm. Quantity 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 TFC 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 TVC 0 20 35 45 75 120 180 You are hired to determine the profit-maximizing q -
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Amy Ellis 907115346 1. (20 points) Quantity of Willingness to Society\'s the public pay of person Willingness to willingness good 1 pay of person 2 to pay 1 65 35 100 2 55 25 80 3 45 15 60 4 35 5 40 5 20 0 20 The table above shows the willingness to pay fo -
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A demand curve slopes downward because of the negative relationship between price and quantity demanded. o The demand curve slopes downward because of a negative relationship between price and quantity demanded A friend mentions that he wants to learn mo -
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Name: _Alexandra Bartsch_ User ID (ex. abc5678): _azb5271_ Participation Homework #5: 1. Suppose that society restricted the economic opportunities of right-handed persons to jobs in construction while left-handed persons could work any job. ( Hint: think -
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Participation Homework #4: Due Thursday, March 15th at the end of your section. Your Name: Alexandra Bartsch Your PSU email: azb5271@psu.edu Directions: All homework answers MUST be TYPED. No EMAIL SUBMISSIONS. The homework is collected in class. If you c -
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Name: Alexandra Bartsch_ User ID (ex. abc5678): _azb5271_ Participation Homework #6: Due Thursday, April 19th by the end of your scheduled class. Directions: All homework answers MUST be TYPED. No EMAIL SUBMISSIONS. The homework is collected in class. If -
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ECON102 EXAM #2 STUDY GUIDE A. Chapter 5 Price Control 1. Price controls are an attempt to set, or manipulate, prices through government involvement in the market. (Example: Minimum Wage) 2. There are 2 main types of price controls: a. Price Ceilings - cr -
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A. Chapter 16 Understanding Consumer Choice 1. Assumptions Behind Consumer Choice a. Consumers always choose the highest valued alternative. However, transitivity is often violated. b. One good can be substituted for another. c. Decisions are made without -
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A. Chapter 7 Market Inefficiencies: Externalities and Public Goods 1. Externalities a. In order for a market to work efficiently, two things must happen: a.i. Each participant must evaluate internal costs a.ii. External costs must not exist b. Internal co -
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ECON102 Notes 3/15/2012 Chapter 16 Assumptions Behind Consumer Choice: (1) Consumers always choose the highest valued alternative (However, transitivity is often violated (2) One good can be substituted for another good (3) Decisions are made without perf -
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ECON NOTES CH. 15 EXAMINING INCOME AND INEQUALITY Why Do Earnings Differ? 3 essential ingredients to guarantee equality of wages: o Homogenous people if everyone was the same o All jobs would need to be equally attractive o All workers would need to be p -
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ECON NOTES CHAPTER 9 THE FIRM IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET Competitive Markets Firms in competitive markets are Price Takers (they accept the price). This means that firms have no control over the price that they charge. How is this possible? o All of the fir -
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ECON NOTES CHAPTER 8 BUSINESS COSTS AND PRODUCTION Profits and Losses Profit (or loss) = Total Revenue Total Cost Costs have two components o Explicit (tangible costs) The electricity bill, advertising in the local newspaper, employee wages o Implicit -
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Suppose that two players are playing the following game. Player A can choose either Top or Bottom, and Player B can choose either Left or Right. The payoffs are given in the following table, where the number on the left is the payoff to Player A, and the -
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ECON 102: INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY (3 credits): Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution. Instructor: Norman Clifford Email: nzc1@psu.edu Communication: In general, questions a -
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ECON 002 Homework 2 _ Read these instructions carefully! Carefully answer each of the questions below. You can write or type your answers for the questions EXCEPT THE GRAPH FOR PART 3D) MUST BE COMPLETED BY HAND (NOT USING THE DRAWING TOOLS IN WORD OR ANY -
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ECON 102 Homework Assignment 6 _ Read these instructions carefully! Carefully answer each of the questions below. You can write or type your answers for the questions EXCEPT ANY GRAPHS MUST BE COMPLETED BY HAND (NOT USING THE DRAWING TOOLS IN WORD OR -
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Shannon Sarles 93A6fi206 ECON OO2 Homework 1 1. a) Give an example of a normative economic statement. Should we tax religious establishments or give them tax breaks? b) Define each of the following terms: Opportunity cost: What we give up when we make a d
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