BEO2264 MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS TUTORIAL QUESTIONS TOPIC 1 Question 1 (a) Discuss how microeconomic theory can help to explain the effects of lowering the minimum wage for teenage employees in the retail industry (b) How is the usefulness of a theory evaluated (c) “Observation without theory and theory without observation are equally useless in explaining the complexities of the real world”. Discuss. Question 2 (a) Distinguish between positive analysis and normative analysis. (b) The following statements were overheard in a conversation between two students. Student A: “Making unemployed people work for social security benefits is a poor social policy because it is exploitative”. Student B: “Making unemployed …show more content…
There are four people (A, B, C and D) living on the island. Their preferences are as follows: A has a strong preference for pineapples; B has a strong preference for coconuts; C doesn’t care for any pineapples; and D doesn’t care for any coconuts. (a) For each of the four people, draw a representative indifference curve in a diagram (measure pineapples along the vertical axis). (b) Define the MRS of coconuts to pineapples (MRSC,P). (c) Discuss the shape of each indifference curve you have drawn for part (a) and relate them to the MRSC,P. Question 4 The utility function that Jane receives by consuming food and clothing is given by U= F*C. (a) In a diagram, draw the indifference curves associated with utility levels of 12 and 24 (measure clothing along the horizontal axis). (b) Suppose that the price of food is $1 per unit and the price of clothing is $3 per unit, and Jane has $12 to spend. Graph the budget line that Jane faces in the diagram you have drawn for part (a). (c) From your diagram, find Jane’s utility-maximising choice of food and clothing. (d) What is the MRSC,F at the point of utility maximisation? TOPIC 4: INDIVIDUAL AND MARKET DEMAND ___________________________________________________________________________ Question 1 What is; (a) A price consumption curve (b) An income consumption curve (c) An Engel curve (d) An inferior good Question 2 Scott consumes only two goods steak and beer. When the price of steak
2. Based on the scale of measurement for each variable listed below, which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for describing the data?
1. Use the graph below to predict what the results will look like if the null hypothesis is
b) (10 points) Based on your results in a), graph publishers on a bubble chart using the
Q6: How much production fixed expenses should be allocated to 1 kg of "complete meal"? Give a specific number and your logic to support the
Raising minimum wage would affect teenage workers. With younger adults and teenagers finishing up school, about half look for a job, while some don’t want to or have other plans such as going to college. If minimum wage were to be increased, it would make more people want to get a job. Increasing minimum wage would put more money in consumer’s pockets to spend in stores; therefore, stores would require more staff. Teenagers would have more money which would enable them to apply more funds towards their education to improve themselves. Supporters feel if people are going to get paid more, they would want to get a job. An increase in your pay would increase the consumer rate of purchasing things, and would require more staff due to more customers since they have more money to purchase things. According to Economic Policy Institute, “Over three-quarters 3.4 million of the affected workers were adults age 20 or older. The other 1.1 million workers were teenagers, age 16-19. Despite the relatively small number of affected teens, this nevertheless represents a large share, 19.9%, of all teen workers.” (Heidi Shierholz). Those who oppose believe that increasing minimum wage would cause prices of products and services to increase rapidly and cause people to limit their spending. As prices go up,
Part 1 – Complete the following chart using information from the lesson. Print the chart.
23) Which of the following is observed in a scatter plot when there is an inverse relationship between x and y?
11. For each of the following, indicate whether you would use a pie, line, or bar chart, and why.
For problems 12 to 14, do the following: (a) Make a scatter diagram of the
The participants were three members of a family. The first was male and 67 years of age. The second was female and 52 years old. The third member of the family was male, and 25 years old.
2. Refer to the above table to answer this question. Suppose that Mia has a budget of $7 and the price of a litre of soya milk is $1, what is the maximum quantity that Mia might purchase?
The data sets for problems 5 and 6 can be found through the Pearson Materials in the Student Textbook Resource Access link, listed under Academic Resources. The data is listed in the data file named Lesson 20 Exercise File 1. Answer Exercises 5 and 6 based on the following research problem:
1. Use your graph to answer and note that the dot in the graph turns red when you select that line in the table. What is the minimal, or threshold, stimulus? 0V.
1b. What are the sub-components of this problem: these are usually a set of decisions they must make involving choices regarding the above problem?