Entries by Sarah Kaelo

Which is not a factor of production? 

Question 1.1. (TCO 1) When a state government chooses to build more roads, the required resources are no longer available for spending on public education. This dilemma illustrates the concept of production expenses. unemployment issues. unintended consequences. opportunity cost. Question 2.2. (TCO1) Which is not a factor of production? Money Land Labor Capital Question 3.3. […]

what would economists strongly suspect about this industry?

what would economists strongly suspect about this industry?1. Which of the following statements is true about a downward-sloping demand curve that is a straight line? The slope and the elasticity are the same at all points. The slope remains the same, but elasticity rises as you move down the demand curve. The slope remains the […]

their marginal and total utilities are proportionate

1.  In the theory of comparative advantage, a good should be produced in that nation where: the production possibilities line lies further to the right than the trading possibilities line its cost is least in terms of alternative goods that might otherwise be produced its absolute cost in terms of real resources used is least […]

effects of macroeconomic indicators on your own decision making.

Purpose of Assignment  To locate, retrieve, and evaluate the effects of macroeconomic indicators on your own decision making. Assignment Steps  Resources: Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products. Scenario: Consider your last big purchase such as […]

A basic characteristic of a command system is that  wages paid to labor are higher.

Question 1.1. (TCO 1) When a state government chooses to build more roads, the required resources are no longer available for spending on public education. This dilemma illustrates the concept of production expenses. unemployment issues. unintended consequences. opportunity cost. Question 2.2. (TCO1) Which is not a factor of production? Money Land Labor Capital Question 3.3. […]

Evidence from empirical studies of long-run cost-output relationships

Evidence from empirical studies of long-run cost-output relationships Question 1 Evidence from empirical studies of long-run cost-output relationships lends support to the: existence of a non-linear cubic total cost function hypothesis that marginal costs first decrease, then gradually increase over the normal operating range of the firm hypothesis that total costs increase quadratically over the […]

c. fixed costs are independent of the output level

PART 1 1. Which of the following is not an assumption of the linear breakeven model: a. constant selling price per unit b. decreasing variable cost per unit c. fixed costs are independent of the output level d. a single product (or a constant mix of products) is being produced and sold e. all costs […]

Why has consolidation of the healthcare system not yielded the typical savings of increased scale?

Learning Objective:   Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis Recognize relationships among different disciplinary approaches to the study of human cultures and the natural world Integrate learning from different disciplines to illuminate intersecting topics of investigation Week #6 PBL Assignment 1.Choose a side on whether you think resource allocation should be distributed by need or by […]