Calculate the four-firm and six-firm concentration ratios for the computer industry. Calculate the HHI for the industry. Suppose that Appel Computer and Banana Computer were to merge with no change in the sales of any of the different computers. C..
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Suppose that the Phillips curve is given by ?t-?t^e= 0.1-2?t where ?t^e=?t-1 Suppose that inflation in year t-1 is zero. In year t, the authorities decide to keep the unemployment rate at 4% forever. 1. Compute the natural rate of unemployment.
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U.S. Steel is planning a plant expansion that is expected to cost $13 million. How much money must the company set aside now in a lump-sum investment to have the money in 2 years Capital funds earn interest at a rate of 12% per year, compounded co..
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Suppose that the production function of an economy follows the formula Y = F(K, bN) where b denotes the number of units of "human capital" per worker and bN the "effectiveunits" of labor. Due to effective educational policy, the stock of human cap..
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Abby consumes only apples. In year 1, red apples cost $1 each, green apples cost $2 each, and Abby buys 5 red apples and 2 green apples. In year 2, red apples cost $2, green apples cost $1, and Abby buys 1 red apple and 7 green apples. Compute a ..
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Suppose that demand is perfectly inelastic at 40 million bags, so that consumers demand 20 million bags no matter what the price is. What price should you charge if you want the firm to earn only a fair rate of return Assume as always that TC incl..
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Fixed Assets Property, plant, and equipment $2,200 $1,870 $1,814 $1,422 $1,400 Less: Accumulated depreciation $400 $200 $180 $80 $75 Net property, plant, and equipment $1,800 $1,670 $1,634 $1,342 $1,325 Intangible assets $300 $240 $220 $210 $205
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Obtain a linear function for demand in the form Q = A +bP using linear regression formulae (contained in the book/appendix)from these five price/quantity points: P= 20, 17, 15, 10, 8 Q = 2, 12, 16, 20, 30 What % of the variability in Q is explained b..
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f(L,K) = ln(L+1) + ln(K+1) (1) Does this function has any corner solutions? If so, what are the values (2) For what values of (w,r,y), is there an interior solution for cost minimization (3) Find all possible interior solution for (L*,K*)
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Suppose that the velocity of money is not constant but is growing at 1% per year. Real GDP is growing by 5% per year. If the central bank wants to reduce the rate of inflation to 3%, what must be the new rate of money growth? If the real rate if r..
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Determine the long-run effects of this on the quantity of capital per worker and output per worker?(b) In the short run, does aggregate output grow at a rate higher or lower than the growth rate of the labor force?(c) After World War II, growth in r..
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Kenton Limited began retail operations on January 1, 2008. On that date it issued 10,000 shares of common stock for £50,000. On January 31, Kenton used £48,000 of the proceeds to rent a store, paying in advance for the next two years.
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