Ecn 361 topic 1 dq - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ECN Topic 8 DQ 1 Using the theory of wage determination, explain why wages in developing countries, where levels of capital are small, are typically quite low.

ECN Topic 7 DQ 1 In many college towns, private independent bookstores typically locate on the periphery of the college campus. However, in some college towns, the university has used political power to restrict private bookstores near campus through community zoning laws. Use your knowledge of markets to predict the price and quality of service differences in the market for college textbooks under the two different market regimes.

Topic 3 DQ 1: Consider the market for white athletic socks, which consumers consider to be identical products. If the demand is very elastic and the supply is very inelastic, how would the burden of a new tax on athletic socks be shared between consumers and producers? What if the situation were reversed – a very inelastic demand and a very elastic supply? How would that change the way consumers and producers share the burden of the new tax? Justify your answer.

ECN Topic 6 DQ 1 Suppose that a small family farm sold its output for $100,000 in a given year. The familyspent $25,000 on fuel; $40,000 on seed, fertilizer, and pesticides; and $25,000 on equipment, including maintenance. The family members could have earned $20,000 working at other occupations. What is the family's accounting cost? What is the family's economic cost? Could the family's economic cost ever exceed its accounting cost? Why?