Consider the possibility that government spending increases productivity so that with lump sum taxes after an increase in government spending the original equilibrium level of consumption and leisure is still just affordable. (That is this point lies on the frontier of both the before and after PPFs. Be careful to make sure your drawing has this very unusual feature.) How will an increase in government spending affect consumption, hours worked, output and welfare

a) A planner in a small, open economy has a utility function U = x1X2 and production takes place according to the production functions Y1 = 10L, – 0.5L Y2 = 10L2 – L The world prices of the goods are p1 10 and p2 5. The total amount of labour %| %3D available in the economy is 5 units. (i) Formulate the Lagrange equation. (ii) Write down the Karush-Khun-Tucker conditions. (iii) Determine a possible solution.

The reallocation of goods from low to high valued use can take the form of a change in legal ownership or a physical reallocation of the good from an area where it has low value to an area where it has a higher value. In this case, used cars are worth                           [more, less]            in Mexico than they are in the United States. We know this because the price of used cars is                           [higher,lower ]            in Mexico compared to the US. If people are left alone to pursue their self-interest as they define it, owners of used cars will enrich themselves if they physically relocate there cars to Mexico and sell them. They might do this directly or middlemen may do it for them. In either case, used cars                           ["will be sent from u.s to Mexico", "will be sent from Mexico to U.S"]            . The graph shows the used car markets in the US and Mexico when the government interferes in the free market and prevents/regulates the sale of…

On average, the per-capita grocery spending in Maine takes up 9.08% of all personal consumption spending compared with 7.49% nationwide. Could either or both of these consumption figures be considered a point estimate? Explain your reasoning.

Please use the Gauss-Jordan Row Elimination Method. PLEASE SHOW EVERY STEP and (PLEASE DO NOT SKIP A STEP). It is very hard to figure out the step and understand your thinking for each step when it is skipped.

In this hypothetical economy, there are two consumers living over two periods of life. Ann's incomes are $50,000 in both periods. Meanwhile, Bob earns nothing in the first period but $105,000 in the second period. Both of them can borrow or lend at the interest rate r. For simplicity, assume that there are no taxes. a)Assume that both Ann and Bob consume $50,000 in the first period and $50,000 in the second period. Write down the lifetime budget constraint for each consumer then calculate the interest rate r. Describe the economic behaviour of each consumer. b) Suppose the interest rate increases. What will happen to Ann's consumption in the first period? Is Ann better off or worse off than before the interest rate rises? Explain your answer using an appropriate diagram c) What will happen to Bob's consumption in the first period when the interest rate increases? Is Bob better off or worse off than before the interest rate increases? Explain your answer using an appropriate diagram.

Consider Snackistan, a hypothetical country that produces only burritos. In 2017, a burrito is priced at $2.00. Complete the first row of the table with the quantity of burritos that can be bought with $300. Hint: In this problem, assume it is not possible to buy a fraction of a burrito, and always round down to the nearest whole burrito. For example, if your calculations result in 1.5 burritos, the answer should be 1 burrito. Price of a Burrito Burritos Bought with $300 (Dollars) 2.00 Year (Quantity) 2017 2018 Suppose the government of Snackistan cannot raise sufficient tax revenue to pay its debts. In order to meet its debt obligations, the government prints money. As a result, the money supply rises by 10% by 2018. Assuming monetary neutrality holds, complete the second row of the table with the new price of a burrito and the new quantity of burritos that can be bought with $300 in 2018. The impact of the government's decision to raise revenue by printing money on the value of money…

The circular-flow model The following diagram presents a circular-flow model of a simple economy. The outer set of arrows (shown in green) shows the flow of dollars, and the inner set of arrows (shown in red) shows the corresponding flow of inputs and outputs. Based on this model, households earn income when purchase in factor markets. Suppose Poornima earns $500 per week working as a math tutor for A-Plus Tutoring. She uses $9 to take a spin class at Silver's Gym. Silver's Gym pays Manuel $225 per week to work as a trainer. Manuel uses $125 to purchase tutoring services from A-Plus Tutoring. Identify whether each of the following events in this scenario occurs in the factor market or the product market. Event Poornima earns $500 per week working for A-Plus Tutoring. Manuel spends $125 to purchase tutoring services from A-Plus Tutoring. Poornima spends $9 to take a spin class. Which of the elements of this scenario represent a flow from a household to a firm? This…